Several local investors are looking into setting up food and heavy industry projects worth a combined EGP 500 mn in the industrial zone in Sohag’s Girga, Sohag Investors’ Union head Mahmoud El Shandaweely said. The union is set to meet with these investors by the end of next month to look into diversifying their investments into other sectors, including manufacturing medical equipment, automotive components, household appliances, and tiles, among others, according to El Shandaweely.