Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly inaugurated on Sunday, June 7, 2026, the first phase of El-Gharably Industrial Complex for integrated engineering and steel structures in New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria. Madbouly emphasized the importance of accelerating the second phase factories in cooperation with international companies to meet domestic market needs, support national industry, and boost production capabilities in vital sectors.
The Prime Minister stated that steel structure projects are critical due to their pivotal role in supporting infrastructure, industry, transport, and energy sectors, thereby accelerating national development plans. Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem stressed that the iron and steel industry is a main pillar of the national economy and an essential element for localizing heavy industries, enhancing the domestic industrial base, and building a competitive sector capable of expanding into foreign markets.
Operations Manager Ahmed Sobhy explained that the 315,000-square-meter complex has an annual production capacity exceeding 100,000 tons. He noted that the project relies heavily on local iron and currently employs approximately 3,000 workers, with plans to increase the workforce to 5,000.
Additionally, strategic partnerships are being developed with leading global companies, including Trelleborg, Vidor Group, Metal-Technik, Erciyas, and Tabor, facilitate advanced technology transfer and boost exports. Sobhy added that the first phase includes a 100,000-square-meter steel structures factory with an annual capacity exceeding 100,000 tons.
The factory acts as a strategic partner feeding major national projects, including the "Decent Life" initiative, Abu Qir New City, and the West Arc Axis. It is equipped with advanced manufacturing technology, managed by 1,500 specialists, and holds top international quality, safety, and environmental certificates, qualifying it for global export.
The first phase also includes Egypt’s largest maintenance and engine overhaul workshop complex, spanning 50,000 square meters with 700 workers. It has a monthly capacity of 20 engine overhauls, 10 comprehensive renewals, and 40 general repairs, serving multiple sectors.
Additionally, an industrial and medical gases factory with a daily capacity of 550 cylinders was established. Chairman and CEO Moataz El-Gharably reviewed the second-phase plans that focused on foreign partnerships. This includes studying a partnership with Poland's Tabor to establish a railway wagons factory (GTRM) with an investment of 25 to 40 million euros to produce 300 wagons annually, allocating 40% for export and creating up to 500 jobs.
El-Gharably added that the company is studying a partnership with Poland's Metal-Technik to manufacture agricultural machinery, targeting investments of 15 to 25 million euros to produce 1,000 tractors annually, with 50% allocated for export.