Tanneries center to be established in Robeiki leather city

CAIRO - 10 October 2019: Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Saeed el Assar and Industry Ministry Amr Nassar signed on Thursday a contract for operating, managing, maintaining and developing the tanneries center in Robeiki Leather city in line with environmental and safety standards.

This falls within the framework of a project for moving tanneries from Sour Magra el-Oyoun to Robeiki.

It marks an important step for upgrading leather industry in Egypt.

Nassar said the project is meant to depend on the local industry to secure all needed equipment and machines for operating, maintaining and developing the leather industry.

It would reduce leather imports, he said, noting that the leather industry is expected to witness a breakthrough in the coming period.