CAIRO - 10 April 2024: Kaolin, or China Clay, as it is commonly called, is a type of fine, white, soft rock; its reserves in Egypt reach about 200 million tons.
Kaolin is a hydrated aluminum silicate crystalline mineral formed over many millions of years by the hydrothermal decomposition of granite rocks.produced from feldspar rocks.
According to information, kaolin is mainly used in making porcelain, pottery, and in the manufacture of Chinese ceramics. Kaolin is also used in the paper industry and can be used in water treatment and the manufacture of pharmaceutical tablets, chemicals, soap, cement and dozens of industries.
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Kaolin deposits are also found in three main locations. the first of which is in Wadi Netash, Masbaa Salama, and Farsh Al-Ghizlan, all in the Sinai Peninsula, the second is on the western coast of the Gulf of Suez in Abu Al-Darraj and Galala Al-Bahriyya, and the third is in the Kalabsha and Aswan region.
In order to exploit it, Dr. Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of the Public Business Sector, witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Sinai Manganese Company, affiliated with the Holding Company for Chemical Industries in the Abu Zenima region in South Sinai, and the Spanish “Global Attack” company, in order to establish a new kaolin calcining plant and manufacture it to produce the kaolin needed for the iron industries.
Dr. Mahmoud Esmat emphasized that the new factory and the manufacturing plan in its various stages, in addition to the economic return that raises the value of a ton from $100 to $400, "is of great importance in the way of localizing makers and introducing modern technologies to produce products that are used in vital and strategic industries."
He further noted that the company possesses large reserves of the raw material whose economic value can be increased through transformative industries.
He also explained that the project aims to turn Egyptian crude into a high-quality component for use in many industries such as: refractories, rubber, plastic, fiberglass, ceramics, paper, coatings, and paints to meet the needs of the local market and export.
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