The EGP 1 billion ($20.3 million) project will be developed by the Main Development Company (MDC), SCZONE’s development arm, and will cover 200,000 square metres. It is designed to provide ready-to-operate factory units, allowing companies to begin production without constructing facilities from scratch.
Development will take place over two phases spanning 36 months. Each phase will cover 100,000 square metres at a cost of EGP 500 million, with the first phase scheduled for completion within 18 months, according to SCZone.
SCZone chairman Walid Gamal El-Din said the project targets small and medium-sized manufacturers, particularly in textiles, food processing, agricultural manufacturing, and medical supplies. The model has previously been applied in the Ain Sokhna industrial zone, he said.
Separately, SCZone signed a contract on Monday to establish the Pitcairn Food Industries project in Ain Sokhna, with total investments of $8 million (about EGP 400 million).
The food processing facility will be built on a 10,000-square-metre site and is expected to produce 18,000 tonnes of frozen vegetables and potatoes annually, alongside 73 million ready-made meals. Production is scheduled to begin in early 2027, with the project expected to create 450 direct jobs, according to SCZONE.
The plant will supply domestic and regional markets, including airlines, hotels, hospitals, and humanitarian relief operations, with an emphasis on exports.
SCZone oversees four main industrial zones—Qantara West, Ain Sokhna, East Port Said, and East Ismailia—linked to six seaports along the Suez Canal corridor connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
Qantara West, located near agricultural areas in Ismailia and Sharqiya governorates, has attracted manufacturing projects in recent years, particularly in the agro-industry.
The Ain Sokhna Industrial Zone, covering about 210 square kilometres at the southern entrance of the canal on the Red Sea, hosts more than 240 industrial projects and is integrated with one of Egypt’s main seaports.
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