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Egypt’s exports of building materials, refractory and metallurgy industries hit $1.19 billion from January to February of 2022, recording an increase of 29 percent, compared with $926 million during the same period last year.<\/p>\n

The UAE topped the list of importing countries by $221 million, followed by Canada with a value of $120 million in the first two months of 2022 according to a report released by the Export Council for Building Materials.<\/p>\n

Italy came in the third place with a value of $113 million, followed by Saudi Arabia with $98 million and Spain with $71 million, the report said.<\/p>\n

Exports to Thailand noticeably soared by 3,244 percent to register $34 million and to Ghana by 350 percent to $25 million from January to February of 2022.<\/p>\n

Exports to the US increased by 59 percent to stand at $33 million from January to February 2022, against $21 million in the corresponding period of last year.<\/p>\n

cement exports hit $104M in 2 months<\/h4>\n

Furthermore, Egypt’s exports of cement hit $104 million from January to February of 2022, compared to $43 million in the same period of 2021.<\/p>\n

Six countries acquired 66.3 percent of total Egyptian cement exports in January and February, the report noted.<\/p>\n

Ghana topped the list of cement importers from Egypt with imports of $23.2 million in the first two months of 2022, followed by Cameroon with imports worth $12.2 million, Ivory Coast with imports of $10.8 million and Libya with imports amounting to $8.3 million, the report said.<\/p>\n

Exports of cast iron, steel hit $200M in 2 months<\/h5>\n

In addition, Egypt\u2019s exports of cast iron and steel went up 4 percent during the first two months of 2022, registering about $200 million against $192 million in the corresponding period of 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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