Mapei opens its second facility in Egypt

The new factory is located in 10th of Ramadan City and covers an area of 30,000 sqm. It will produce adhesives for tile installation and concrete additives for the local market, where the construction sector is experiencing rapid growth.

Mapei is continuing its industrial expansion in North Africa. The company, a global leader in the production of chemical products for the building industry, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Egypt, in 10th of Ramadan City, north-west of Cairo.

Covering a total surface area of 30,000 square metres, the new plant will produce Mapei’s main product lines for the local market, including tile adhesives, mortars, concrete additives and grinding aids for cement production. It is the Group’s second production facility in Egypt, alongside the Vinavil polymer plant, which has been operating in Suez since 2002 and currently employs 150 people.

“Egypt is a very attractive market for the global construction industry,” said CEO Veronica Squinzi. “With a steadily growing population of more than 100 million, the country is seeing rising demand for residential construction, supported by major government investment plans in infrastructure, hospitality and transport. The presence of two industrial sites, Mapei and Vinavil, will strengthen our competitiveness while boosting local production capacity, generating employment and facilitating technology transfer.”

As Marco Squinzi explained, the new plant is designed to manufacture a wide range of products using cutting-edge technologies and is strategically located near key logistics corridors.

“Proximity to the Cairo-Suez and Cairo-Ain Sokhna routes will allow us to distribute our products efficiently within Egypt and to neighbouring markets across North Africa and the Middle East,” he said. “It will also serve as a gateway to sub-Saharan Africa, thanks to existing trade agreements and the growing economic integration among African nations.”

Designed to meet the needs of the local construction sector by ensuring proximity, shorter delivery times and tailored technical support, the facility is also equipped with a quality control laboratory and dedicated space for Mapei Academy training programmes, free events aimed at professionals and businesses to help develop local expertise. As a regional hub, the plant has been built with scalability in mind, with the possibility of expanding production and storage capacity according to demand and adding new production lines in the future.

Mapei Egypt was established in 2017 in New Cairo as a sales office in a country where the Group had already been present since 2002 through Vinavil. Over the years, Mapei’s solutions have contributed to some of Egypt’s most important infrastructure and urban development projects, including Line 4 of the Cairo Metro, the Alamein Towers, the government district and the Central Business District (CBD) of the New Administrative Capital.

In Egypt, the Group generates turnover of €60 million and employs 220 people.

Pictured: Mapei CEO Veronica Squinzi (left) with Bassem Moustafa, General Manager of Mapei Egypt, and Simona Giorgetta, member of the Mapei Board of Directors.