By Sarah Saad
Egyptian Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed salah El Dien Mostafa on Monday asserted keenness on supporting state’s efforts to reinforce the contribution of the private sector to achieving sustainable industrial development.
This came during the minister’s meeting with Papyrus Egypt company CEO Heba Nael and Papyrus Australia CEO Ramy Azer to discuss a technology that converts banana waste into biodegradable products.
The meeting, which falls within the framework of following up on co-operation between the Ministry of Military Production and Papyrus Egypt company, tackled the mechanisms of producing eco-friendly cardboard food packages through an integrated system relying on converting banana waste into biodegradable products.
The project is carried out through two phases; the first of which is establishing a factory of Papyrus company in the Upper Egypt governorate of Sohag, followed by the second stage that entails setting up an automated production line for producing food packaging using banana fibers at “Military Factory 200”, which is affiliated to the Military Production Ministry.
Under the co-operation protocol, Papyrus Australia company will purchase all the production of the factory 200, promote it locally and export it abroad, the minister of state said.
Papyrus company uses a world-first Australian technology that converts banana waste into biodegradable products. The technology is 100% sustainable and does not consume any chemicals or water during the conversion process.
The use of this technology by Papyrus Egypt and Papyrus Australia provides an affordable, recyclable, sustainable and completely biodegradable alternative to the destruction of the world’s forests.
The converted banana waste can be used to create a number of products, including paper, furniture, fertilizer, and even food packaging.
