ECBM: Egypt's glass exports hit $154M in 6 months

CAIRO - 19 August 2020: Egyptian exports of glass declined in the first six months of 2020 by 22 percent to register $154 million against $199 million in the corresponding period of 2019.

In its monthly report released on Tuesday, the Export Council for Building Materials, Refractory & Metallurgy Industries (ECBM) said that in the first six months of 2020, Egypt exported products to about 91 countries, including 13 ones for the first time.


The US topped the list of importers of Egyptian glass with its imports standing at USD 25 million in six months, it also said. Turkey came in the second position with its imports put at $21.527 million, it added.


Morocco was third on the list with imports worth $6.157 million whereas the Netherlands came fourth with $12.067 million, the report noted.