{"id":606447,"date":"2023-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/09\/17\/acdima-to-set-up-usd-165-mn-pharma-factory\/"},"modified":"2023-09-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T00:00:00","slug":"acdima-to-set-up-usd-165-mn-pharma-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/09\/17\/acdima-to-set-up-usd-165-mn-pharma-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Acdima to set up USD 165 mn pharma factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong> Acdima to set up USD 165 mn factory in SCZone: <\/strong>The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) board on Thursday greenlit a decision allowing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/acdima-egypt.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Arab Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances<\/a>(Acdima) to set up a USD 165 mn factory for the production of 28 active substances used in the pharma industry, according to an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3EHL2sk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SC<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3EHL2sk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zone stateme<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3EHL2sk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">nt<\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> In detail: <\/strong>The first phase of the project, worth some USD 101 mn, will see Acdima set up production lines for 21 pharma raw materials and is set to start operations in 2026. The second, USD 64-mn phase of the project for the remaining seven inputs is scheduled to come online in 2030. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> A first for SCZone Istithmar: <\/strong>The factory will operate in partnership with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e8e527ee-b9a0-4d91-a8f7-1bc89fd7a494\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SCZone\u2019s joint-stock<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e8e527ee-b9a0-4d91-a8f7-1bc89fd7a494\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">investment company<\/a> \u2014 dubbed SCZone Istithmar \u2014 marking the company\u2019s first endeavor. The company was set up in August with the aim of planning and managing the authority\u2019s current and future investments, as well as helping establish industrial development and utilities companies that serve the SCZone in partnership with private investors. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> ANOTHER RECORD YEAR FOR SCZONE- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> SCZone revenues hit new record: <\/strong>Revenues from the SCZone recorded nearly EGP 6.1 bn in FY 2022-2023, the highest recorded level in the zone\u2019s history. Revenues rose 78% y-o-y from EGP 3.49 in the previous fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> ALSO FROM THE SCZONE BOARD- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Next stops for the SCZone roadshow 2.0: <\/strong>The SCZone will carry out a promotional campaign targeting global investments, with a focus on the Brics countries, Gulf countries, European nations, and the US. The SCZone\u2019s roadshow has recently visited countries including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c21ee194-650f-4fc5-b830-f5b12ff2e908\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">India<\/a>, China, Japan, the Netherlands, and Vietnam and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1c186f77-1a11-4c13-9178-8aafabe7d8a1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">has plans<\/a> to go to South Korea, Germany, the UK, Vietnam, Singapore, and Brazil before the end of the year. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> OCI HyFuels receives temp permit: <\/strong>OCI subsidiary OCI Hyfuels received a six-month renewable license to roll out green methanol bunkering services at the East and West Port Said ports, according to the statement. OCI refueled the world\u2019s first green-methanol powered container ship, chartered by Maersk earlier this year. We have more news on Maersk\u2019s plans for green fuels in Egypt in this morning\u2019s newswell. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The factory will produce some 28 active substances for the pharma industry\\<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":606448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7272],"tags":[3706,72,7115,125,131,5515,427,416],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-606447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investment-watch","tag-acdima","tag-enterpriseam","tag-healthcare","tag-investment-watch","tag-manufacturing","tag-oci-nv","tag-pharma","tag-suez-canal-economic-zone","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"32d7e6cb-c928-48ce-8662-3542d7f62d69","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/9\/1010.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Egypt\u2019s Acdima to set up USD 165 mn pharma factory. 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