1st factory to manufacture household appliances launches in Sohag under ‘Made in Egypt’ title

CAIRO – 11 July 2022: The first factor to manufacture household appliances in Upper Egypt was launched under the name “Made in Egypt,” within the industrial zone in the new city of Sohag.

All the components of Egyptian products and manufactured by Egyptian workers, where the product is sold in the Egyptian markets, and on its way to be exported to foreign markets as well.

The final products are of high quality that competes French and Chinese products, and at competitive prices.

The industrial zone in the new city of Sohag is located in the fourth district. It is about 1.5 km away from the new city of Sohag. The area of ​​the industrial zone is 97 acres, and the total plots of land in the region are approximately 307, and the total number of job opportunities in the region is around 15,000.

The Governor of Sohag, Major General Tariq El-Fiqi, says that President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed the necessity of supporting the investment system in the governorate, providing all the needs of investors, identifying their demands, and overcoming all obstacles in front of them, in order to produce national products of a high level of quality, to compete in global markets.

 

This is meant to provide job opportunities for the youth and people of the governorate.

At the beginning, Nagy Ayoub Gadallah, the factory manager in Sohag Governorate, says the factory has been in the new city of Sohag for 4 years and manufactures all household products from original raw materials and all stages of manufacturing are done by 100% Egyptian hands. The products of the factory are superior to imported products. We use Egyptian engineers and technicians at the highest level And the price is lower than the price of all imported products and is suitable for everyone. We give a warranty that does not exist anywhere for 5 years and the product is against breakage and through practical experience.

The director of the factory added that the factory and the process of its establishment came under the directives of President El-Sisi, the President of the Republic, and within the framework of Egypt’s Vision 2030, and to encourage investors.

For his part, Nader Abdel-Zaher, director of the Enterprise Development Branch in Sohag Governorate, explained that the Enterprise Development Authority is the entity concerned with developing small, medium and micro enterprises in Sohag Governorate.