Ministry of Public Business Sector – 2025 Achievements
A Year of Tangible Progress and Measurable Results
In 2025, the Ministry of Public Business Sector and its affiliated companies achieved a broad range of accomplishments across industrial, productive, and service sectors, reflecting a qualitative leap in financial and operational performance. This progress included a significant increase in production capacity, enhanced competitiveness, accelerated implementation of investment projects, comprehensive technical and human capacity-building programs, modernization of factories and production lines, restructuring of boards of directors, and the revival and development of long-idle industrial and tourism assets. These efforts contributed to maximizing economic returns from state-owned assets, deepening local manufacturing, increasing exports, supporting national industry, and strengthening the contribution of state-owned companies to the national economy.
This positive performance was achieved within the framework of the Ministry’s strategy derived from Egypt Vision 2030, the government’s work program, and the State Ownership Policy Document. These directions were translated into clear executive strategies across the affiliated holding companies, including those for metallurgical industries, chemical industries, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, cotton, spinning and weaving and ready-made garments, tourism and hotels, and construction and development. The strategy aims to enhance operational efficiency, maximize returns on state investments, and reinforce principles of governance, sustainability, and occupational safety.
Financial and Performance Indicators (FY 2024–2025)
Preliminary indicators for FY 2024–2025 show:
Total revenues: approximately EGP 126 billion, reflecting a growth rate of nearly 20% year-on-year.
Net consolidated profits: about EGP 24 billion.
Exports: increased by 27% to reach nearly USD 1 billion.
These results indicate the achievement—and in several cases, the surpassing—of targeted revenues, profits, exports, and private-sector partnerships. They also reflect continuous improvement in production and marketing performance and enhanced competitiveness in international markets through expansion into new regional and global markets and increased reliance on higher value-added products. In addition, the total market capitalization of affiliated companies listed on the Egyptian Exchange rose by approximately 36%, alongside the return to profitability of several major companies after years of losses.
Reviving Idle Assets and Strategic Industries
During 2025, the Ministry placed strong emphasis on reviving long-idle industrial assets. Key achievements included the completion of the revival and development project of El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company, which resumed operations and production in the last quarter of 2024 after more than 15 years of suspension. The company expanded production of “Nasr Sky” tourist buses to international specifications, increased the local component ratio from 52% to 63.5% within one year, and contracted to manufacture and supply 250 buses to East and West Delta transport and tourism companies, in addition to other entities. New products were introduced, including the “Nasr Star” minibus with a local content exceeding 70%, delivery of the first batch to New Alamein City, preparations for producing electric buses and minibuses, and the completion of a comprehensive upgrade of passenger car manufacturing facilities with state-of-the-art assembly, welding, and painting lines.
The Egyptian Carbon Anode Blocks Company in the Ain Sokhna Economic Zone was also restarted after more than two and a half years of suspension, following comprehensive rehabilitation works. A five-year renewable agreement was activated with BP for the calcination of green petroleum coke. Operations began in October 2025 with an initial design capacity of 150,000 tons per year, with plans to double production to 300,000 tons annually by the first quarter of 2026. The company exported its first shipment in December 2025.
In Aswan, the ferrosilicon plant at the Egyptian Chemical Industries Company (KIMA) was restarted in April 2025 after a shutdown of nearly five years. This project contributes to adding value to local raw materials and substituting imports of silicon-manganese alloys used in the iron and steel industry. The plant was rehabilitated at a cost of approximately EGP 53 million, and an agreement was signed with El Sharq El Haqi Company (an Egyptian company with Saudi investments) to operate the plant at a targeted capacity of 18,000 tons annually, generating returns estimated at USD 1.8 million per year for KIMA.
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies
In the pharmaceutical sector, the revival of El Nasr Pharmaceutical Chemicals Company formed part of the national strategy to localize drug manufacturing and strengthen pharmaceutical security. The comprehensive development included four new and upgraded factories compliant with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards, which were inaugurated and commenced operations in October 2025. Investments in modernization projects across the pharmaceutical holding companies exceeded EGP 3 billion, covering the upgrade of 97 production lines in line with international GMP standards. These efforts supported export growth, registration of 18 new pharmaceutical products, resumption of dozens of previously discontinued medicines, and modernization of drug portfolios to meet domestic market needs at competitive prices.
A joint venture agreement was also signed in May 2025 between the pharmaceutical holding company and an American firm to manufacture and export pharmaceutical products and dietary supplements to global markets. In the field of medical supplies localization, a trilateral Egyptian–Qatari–American partnership agreement was signed in October 2025 to establish an integrated medical manufacturing system, enhancing Arab and international industrial integration and medical technology localization.
Spinning, Weaving, and Circular Economy
The year 2025 witnessed accelerated progress in the national project to modernize the spinning and weaving industry. All first-phase factories were fully operational, while the second phase advanced significantly with the completion and operation of the new “Spinning 2” factory at Misr Shebin El-Kom Spinning and Weaving Company, with a production capacity of 10 tons per day. Final preparations are underway in the remaining factories at Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in El Mahalla El Kubra, alongside ongoing trial operations and installations in several textile complexes.
Significant progress was also achieved in the third phase, which covers the development of additional spinning and weaving companies across multiple governorates using the latest global technologies and integrated infrastructure. Furthermore, partnerships were established with foreign and local investors to set up companies for recycling plastic and textile waste, supporting sustainability and circular economy objectives.