Sphinx Glass MD Mohamed Khattab sees continued economic development in Egypt as one of the key drivers for demand of quality glass products in Egypt. "We are seeing a major shift in the Egyptian glass processing sector as demand generation coming from the domestic market & neighboring emerging markets could see Egypt's glass processing capacity double over the coming 5y," said Khattab. "Egypt's annual float glass production capacity has already jumped from 140,000/t to 340,000/t & is expected to grow to around 600,000/t by year's end which is a clear indication of the industry's desire to ramp up manufacturing capabilities & establish itself as an international player." Sphinx Glass began production of high quality float glass products March 2010 & is already meeting domestic customer needs as well as exporting to customers in neighbouring markets. Its state-of-the-art facility already boasts a production output of 200,000 tons per annum and was designed to support two float lines, enabling it to double its production capacity in the future.
