Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Director General of the National Service Projects Organization of the Armed Forces, Major General A.H. Walid Abu Al-Magd; Chairman of the Board of Directors of El-Nasr Company For Intermediate Chemicals, Major General Ihab Abdel Samie and Chairman of the Board of Directors of PIL Company for Medical Dressings, Dr. Abdel Moneim Azmy.

The Spokesman for the Presidency stated that the President was briefed on the details of the project to establish a factory for high-quality medical bandages in order to cover local needs. The project is established in partnership with Canadian expertise and in line with the highest approved international standards.

In this context, President El-Sisi gave directives to double the project’s proposed production capacity, which would later help in exporting.

During the meeting, a presentation was given detailing the establishment of a huge industrial complex in Ain Al-Sokhna to produce phosphate and nitrogen fertilizers, in cooperation with the longstanding foreign partnership in this regard.

The President further directed to give special attention to all details of this important project, which is considered as a new addition to the fertilizer production system at the local level. This is due to the fact that the local fertilizer production system is one of the most important inputs in and requirements for agricultural production and food security, which will help achieve the state’s strategic orientation toward increasing the area of ​​agricultural land in Egypt.