Egyptian chemical exports in the first half of 2017 increased by 36%

According to the Egyptian Daily News reported on July 26: Egyptian Chemical Products Export Association (CEC) data show that the first half of 2017 Egyptian chemical exports to 2.1 billion US dollars, an increase of 36%. Exports of plastic and rubber products were $ 669.9 million, up 18% from $ 2016 million ($ 516.4 million); fertilizer exports were $ 502 million, up 71% year-over-year; paper exports were $ 259.9 million, up 12% Exports of chemical products amounted to US $ 177 million, up 352 percent from the same period in 2016 (US $ 158 million); exports of inorganic chemicals were US $ 146.82 million, up 23 percent year on year; glass exports were US $ 71.91 million, compared with the same period in 2016 (73.09 million US dollar) by 23%.

Exports of chemical products in Egypt were about $ 1.045 billion in the first quarter of 2017, up 35% from $ 2075 million in the same period in 2016. Exports in the second quarter were $ 1.027 billion, an increase of 37% over the same period in 2016 ($ 748 million).

Turkey was the largest importer of chemical products in Egypt in the first half of 2017, with imports totaling US $ 466,251 million, accounting for 35% of Egyptian exports of chemical products, followed by Spain (US $ 14.9166 billion), 12%; France ($ 135.58 billion) Accounting for 11%; Italy ($ 1.293 billion), Saudi Arabia ($ 82.259 million).