Cargill in Egypt
Cargill has been active in Egypt since 1994 and today has over 300 employees, with headquarters in Cairo and additional activities in Alexandria. As well as our grains, oilseeds and sugar trading activities in Cairo, Cargill has a majority shareholding in a soybean processing plant – The National Vegetable Oils Company – in Borg Al-Arab, and a majority shareholding in a grain discharge terminal – The National Stevedoring Company – in Dekheila. From our office in Cairo we also serve our food ingredients customers, offering a broad portfolio including cocoa and chocolate, sweeteners, starches, texturizers and oils and fats. Our animal nutrition business also provides feed formulation and feeding programmes to customers in Egypt.
Activities
- grain trading for feed and food applications
- soybean processing
- sugar trading and distribution
- grain discharging
- food ingredients
- animal feed ingredients
Investments
2015 Announcement of U.S. $100 million to double capacity of soybean oil crush operation in Borg El Arab to meet increasing demand in Egypt for soybean meal and vegetable oil. Also constructing additional 42,000MT of storage capacity within Cargill’s existing premises at the port of Dekheila in Alexandria.
2011/12 Cargill increases its shareholding in the National Vegetable Oils Company (NVOC) to 98% and in the National Stevedore Company (NSC) to 87% shareholding
2010 National Stevedoring Company completes 2 new warehouses Dekheila port, increasing capacity by 50,000 metric tons.
2009 NVOC builds a co-generation project which produces its own electricity from the plant's steam.
2006 NVOC added a high-protein meal line to its crushing facility.2004 Cargill completes the construction of the NVOC crush plant taking full operational control and also took a significant shareholding in the NSC - grain discharge terminal in Dekheila port.
Sustainability
Learn more about how Cargill is working to have the most sustainable food supply chains in the world.
Contact
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Cargill Trading Egypt
Down Town Katameya 11835
Area A- Building S2 A - City Center, 5th District
Road 90, New Cairo
Cairo, Egypt