The National Initiative for the Development of Egyptian Industry, commonly known as Ibdaa(Arabic for ‘Just Start’) was launched under directives from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
The initiative especially targets those benefiting from the presidential Decent Life initiative. It aims to make them part of an integrated national project for industry, develop the human element and localize development.
Ibdaa mainly has three main goals:
The initiative is made up of the following three axes:
Major projects
The partnerships concluded within Ibdaa have contributed to the provision of direct and indirect jobs by expanding existing industries and localizing modern industries with the aim of reducing imports. These partnerships have so far created over 3,000 jobs in various industrial fields.
Hawa Factory for Light Vehicles is the most outstanding of these major projects.
Hawa Factory
The project aims to localize the manufacture of diesel-powered engines for motorcycles and tricycles (2-3 wheels) of four-stroke quality, with capacities between 200 and 250 cc. It produces five different models. This is a feeder plant for the light transport industries complex.
Factory Data | |
Total imports | $100 million (Approximately 50,0000 engines a year) |
Savings in imports | $56 million |
Investment cost | 330 million pounds |
Technology | Chinese – HUNAN Xinyttrium precision |
Production lines | 11 production lines for manufacturing and assembling parts for motorcycles and tricycles |
Industry Support Pillar
This aims to achieve the following:
The Industry Support Hub team has received 1,692 requests for support so far. The Hub has provided support to 789 factories and 497 new investors.
These factories include the following:
NooR Tex Factory
It is specialized in making textile products. The factory aspires to reach maximum operating capacity during the first quarter of 2024.
Factory Data | |
Production capacity | 34 tonnes of fabric per day |
Percentage of local component | 60% |
Production lines | 19 production lines (Preparing – printing – dyeing – washing – wrapping and packaging) for various fabrics |
Products | 7 different types of dyed and printed fabrics |
Jobs | 800 jobs immediately afterfirst year |
Sweetana Factory
It is specialized in the production of chocolate. The factory expects to reach its maximum operating capacity during the first quarter of 2024.
Factory Data | |
Production capacity | 200,000 cartons per month |
Savings in imports | EGP120 million after first year |
Investment cost | EGP20 million in first stage, and EGP50 million in second stage |
percentage of local component | 40% |
Production lines | Over 11 production lines (Mixing; moulding;filling, and packaging) of various products |
Products | 28 products made of chocolate |
Jobs | 300 direct and indirect jobs after third year |
FuTech Factory
It is specialized in LED and other related industries. The factory aims to deepen local manufacturing, utilizing modern design techniques and advanced research, address inferior products and reduce energy subsidies through the following:
• Introduce high-efficiency and long-life smart lighting equipment that meets green lighting standards
• Manufacture high-tech lighting fixtures, including energy-saving and smart LED bulbs and lamps
• Provide systems that rely on solar energy
Factory Data | |
Production capacity | 1 million torches and 5 million linear bulbs annually
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Savings in imports | $20 million |
Investment cost | EGP500 million |
percentage of local component | 50% |
Production lines | 4 production lines |
Products | 6 different products (Torches – bulbs – electronic transformers) |
Jobs | Between 40% and 50% of workers are females between 19 and 45 yearsof age. Five-per cent of jobs are specified for disabled persons. |
UPVC Factory
The project aims do the following:
• Manufacture UPVC profiles for use indoors and windows, instead of aluminium
• Manufacture drainage pipes from raw PVC
Factory Data | |
Production capacity | 532 tonnes in first stage. 5,000 tonnes are targeted. |
Savings in imports | $13.75 million |
Investment cost | EGP70 million |
Production lines | 3 production lines |
Products | Multilayer PVC pipes from 10mm to 400mm |
Training, research and development
This aims to do the following:
The above can be achieved through the implementation of a complete strategy that consists of the following:
• Short-term plan that provides short training courses (technical, vocational and educational) for current and new employees in the industry and liberal professions sector
• Long-term plan that develops state-run technical education and vocational training institutions in accordance with international accreditation standards
Donations from projects’ owners and factories supported by Ibdaa initiative for the Decent Life Foundation
Factory Name | Donations to “Decent Life” Foundation |
Hawa engines for light vehicles | 5% of Hawa’s profits for a full year |
NooR Tex Factory | 5,000 clothing sets, equivalent to EGP1million for the children of the villages of Decent Life Foundation |
FuTech Factory | – Labour Day wages – 1,000 smart torches for the villages of MenoufiaGovernorate affiliated with Decent LifeFoundation |
UPVC Factory | 2,000 linear meters of 8-inch diameter drainage pipes |
Sweetana Factory | 5,000 boxes of chocolates for martyrs’ families and the children of Decent Life Foundation in villages in different governorates |
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