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Egypt has over 130 mills of which almost all of them are using fortification technology. 

Milling Company - Banha Cylinders Mill  

Company Name & Address 

Contact Names & Email 

Telephone & Fax 

Banha Cylinders Mill 

Middle&West Mill Comp 

Name: Eng Sobhy Abdelsatar Ali 

Title: General Manager 

Tel: +201 2425 6670 

Fax: +201 3322 5319 

Summary of Role and Services: 

Public sector company managed and partially owned by the Food Industry Holding Company, a Government Company belong to the Ministry of Investment. 

 

Facilities
Parking area inside compound m² 

500 m² 

Drainage 

Good 

Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No) 

Yes 

Number of Ventilators (screened)

Sufficient number

Electricity Load (KVA) 

1200 

Backup Generator  (Yes / No / KVA) 

No 

 

Milling Equipment 

Origin of Machinery 

Year of Mfg 

Year of Installation 

Condition 

MMW Germany 

1970 

1971, renovated in 1990 

Good 

 

Maintenance 

Duration 

Twice a month 

Type of Maintenance 

NA 

 

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed 

Type of Equipment 

Available 

Number 

Owned 

Comments 

Fortification Feeder 

Yes 

2 

n/a 

n/a 

Bag Cleaning Plant 

No 

- 

- 

- 

Moisture Tester 

No 

- 

- 

- 

De-stoning Plant 

Yes 

3 

n/a 

n/a 

Metal Extractor 

Yes 

6 

n/a 

n/a 

 

Staffing 

Number of Full Time Skilled Workers 

8 

Number of Full Time Labourers 

120 

 

Weighbridge 

Number 

n/a  

Capacity (MT) 

Length (m) 

Type 

Within Compound 

100 

15 

Pescol 

 

Building 

  

Length (m) 

Width (m) 

Height (m) 

Building – Wheat Mill 

80 

19 

24 

Building – Maize Mill 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

Walls 

 

n/a 

 

Roof 

 

n/a 

 

Floor 

 

n/a 

 

 

Conditions & Cleanliness

   

Outside 

Inside 

Cracks in walls or roof  

No 

No 

Signs of rodent activity  

No 

No 

Signs of birds entry (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Damaged gutters/drains (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of moisture (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Adjacent Vegetation (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Cleanliness (Good / Poor) 

Good 

Good 

  

Pest Control 

Fumigation 

Yes  

Frequency 

Every Year 

Spraying  

Yes 

Frequency 

Every three months 

Rodenticides  

No 

Frequency 

- 

Rodent Trapping 

Yes 

Frequency 

Permanently 

Security

Security

Good 

Compound (Fenced / Not Fenced) 

Fenced 

Other Comments 

n/a 

Access 

Distance from main town (km) 

Within town 

Travel time if not located in town (hours) 

n/a 

Road condition to Mill 

Asphalted 

Road limitation (if any) 

Maximum width: 15; maximum tonnage: 50 mt 

Rail connections (Yes / No) 

Yes 

On the railway from 

Rail is connected directly to mill premises 

to 

Rail is connected directly to mill premises 

 

Commodities 

Daily Capacity (mt) 

Monthly Activity (mt) 

Wheat 

400 

12,000 

Maize 

n/a 

70 mt is milled for 4-6 months period 

Storage Capacity 

Storage in Metric Tonnes 

Wheat – Covered (mt) 

Flour – Covered (mt) 

Within the Compound 

5,000 

750 

Outside the Compound 

20,000 

n/a 

 

Capacity to Blend 

Maize flour is blended to wheat flour 10% : 90% --- 40 mt : 400 mt 

Milling Company - Middle and West Delta Mill Company

Company Name & Address 

Contact Names & Email 

Telephone & Fax 

Middle & West Delta Mill Comp 

Name: Eng Mohamed Abd El Ghaffar 

Title: Production Manager 

Tel:  +204 1927 0419 

Tel2: +204 7257 7330 

Fax: +204 7256 2058 

Summary of Role and Services: 

Public sector company managed, and partially owned by the Food Industry Holding Company, a Government Company belong to the Ministry of Investment. 

Facilities

Parking area inside compound m² 

12,000 m² 

Drainage  

Good 

Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No) 

Yes 

Number of Ventilators 

60 

Screened 

Electricity Load (KVA) 

320 

Backup Generator  

No 

KVA 

  

Staffing

Number of full time skilled workers 

20 

Number of full time labourers 

140 

Weighbridge

Number  

n/a 

Capacity (mt) 

Length (m) 

Type 

Within Compound 

100 

15 

Pescol 

 

Security

Security (Good / Poor) 

Good 

Compound (Fenced / Not Fenced) 

Fenced 

Other Comments 

n/a 

Building

  

Length (m) 

Width (m) 

Height (m) 

Building – Wheat Mill 

160 

50 

15 

Building – Maize Mill 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

Walls 

 

n/a 

 

Roof 

 

n/a 

 

Floor 

 

n/a 

 

 

Conditions & Cleanliness 

   

Outside 

Inside 

Cracks in walls or roof (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of rodent activity (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of birds entry (Yes / No) 

Yes 

No 

Damaged gutters/drains (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of moisture (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Adjacent Vegetation (Yes / No) 

Yes, Uncut 

n/a 

Pest Control

Fumigation 

Yes  

Frequency 

Once a year 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

Spraying  

No 

Frequency 

- 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

- 

Rodenticides  

Yes 

Frequency 

When required 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

Rodent Trapping 

Yes 

Frequency 

When required 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

 

Access
Distance from main town (km)  1 km 
Travel time if not located in town (hours)  10 minutes

Road condition to Mill 

n/a 

Road limitation (if any)

Max width: 6; Max tonnage: 60 mt 

Rail connections (Yes / No) 

No 

On the railway from 

- 

to 

- 

 

Milling Capacity (Mt)

Commodities 

Daily Capacity (mt) 

Monthly Activity (mt) 

Wheat 

400 

12,000 

Maize 

50 

1,500 

 

 Storage Capacity 

Storage in Metric Tonnes 

Wheat – Covered (mt) 

Flour – Covered (mt) 

Within the Compound 

5,000 

360 

 

Capacity to Blend 

400 mt can be blended to 50 mt maize per day 

 

Loading & Discharge Rates 

360 mt /day 

 

Transport Capacity at Mill 

Fleet owned by mill company 

Milling Company - Upper Egypt Mill Company

Company Name & Address 

Contact Names & Email 

Telephone & Fax 

Upper Egypt Mill Company 

Name:  Eng Ashraf Morsy 


Tel: +201 2703 2224 

Fax: +209 3480 0775 

Summary of Role and Services: 

Public sector company managed, and partially owned by the Food Industry Holding Company, a Government Company belong to the Ministry of Investment. 

Facilities

Parking area inside compound m² 

No 

Drainage  

Good 

Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No) 

Yes 

Number of Ventilators 

40 

Screened 

Electricity Load (KVA) 

320 

Backup Generator  (Yes / No / KVA) 

No

 

 Milling Equipment  

Origin of Machinery 

Year of Mfg 

Year of Installation 

Condition 

Turkey 

2001 

2002 

Good 

 

 Maintenance 

Duration (hours / week) 

8 hours / week 

Type of maintenance 

Preventative 

  

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed 

Type of Equipment 

Yes/No 

Number 

Owned 

Comments 

Fortification Feeder 

Yes 

2 

Yes 

n/a 

Bag Cleaning Plant 

Yes 

1 

Yes 

n/a 

Moisture Tester 

No 

- 

- 

- 

De-stoning Plant 

Yes 

10 

Yes 

n/a 

Metal Extractor 

Yes 

3 

Yes 

n/a 

 

Staffing  

Number of full time skilled workers 

50 

Number of full time labourers 

120 

 

Building 

  

Length (m) 

Width (m) 

Height (m) 

Building – Wheat Mill 

40 

25 

15 

Building – Maize Mill 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

Walls 

 

n/a 

 

Roof 

 

n/a 

 

Floor 

 

n/a 

 

 

Conditions & Cleanliness

   

Outside 

Inside 

Cracks in walls or roof (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of rodent activity (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of birds entry (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Damaged gutters/drains (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of moisture (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Adjacent Vegetation (Yes / No) 

n/a 

n/a 

Cleanliness (Good / Poor) 

n/a 

n/a 

 

 Pest Control 

Fumigation 

Yes  

Frequency 

Every 3 months 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

Spraying  

No 

Frequency 

- 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

- 

Rodenticides  

Yes 

Frequency 

Whenrequired 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

- 

Rodent Trapping 

No 

Frequency 

- 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

- 

 

Security  

Security (Good / Poor) 

Good 

Compound (Fenced / Not Fenced) 

Fenced 

Other Comments 

n/a 

 

Access 

Distance from main town (km) 

1 km 

Travel time if not located in town (hours) 

5 minutes 

Road condition to Mill 

Asphalted 

Road limitation (if any) 

Max width: 12; Max tonnage: 60 

Rail connections (Yes / No) 

No 

On the railway from 

- 

to 

- 

 

 Milling Capacity (Mt) 

Commodities 

Daily Capacity (mt) 

Monthly Activity (mt) 

Wheat 

450 

13,500 

Maize 

50 

1,500 

 

 

Storage Capacity 

 

Storage in Metric Tonnes 

Wheat – Covered (mt) 

Flour – Covered (mt) 

Within the Compound 

n/a 

2,000 

Outside the Compound 

20,000 

n/a 

 

Capacity to Blend 

450 mt wheat flour blended to 50 mt maize flour 4-6 months per year

 

Loading & Discharge Rates 

400 mt 

 

Transport Capacity at Mill 

Fleet belong to the mother company 

 

Milling Company - Middle & West Delta Mill Company (Kafr El-Dawar)

The mill is located in Kafr El-Dawar, Behera Governorate, 150 km north of Cairo.

Company Name & Address 

Contact Names & Email 

Telephone & Fax 

Middle & West Delta Mill Company 

Name: Eng. Hamdy Mohamed 

Title: Production specialist 

Tel: +204 5223 5262 

Tel2: +201 8594 9557 

Fax: +204 5223 5262 

Summary of Role and Services: 

Public sector company managed , and partially owned by the Food Industry Holding Company, a Government Company belong to the Ministry of Investement. 

 

Facilities  

Parking area inside compound m² 

1500 m 

 

Drainage (Good / Fair / Poor / Non Existent) 

Good 

 

Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No) 

Yes 

 

Number of Ventilators 

Enough 

Screened 

Electricity Load (KVA) 

380 

 

Backup Generator  (Yes / No / KVA) 

No 

KVA 

  

Milling Equipment

Origin of Machinery 

Year of Mfg 

Year of Installation 

Condition 

MWW Germany 

2003 

2004 

Good 

 

Maintenance

Duration (hours / week) 

16 hours / week 

Type of maintenance 

Regular, twice a month 

 

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed 

Type of Equipment 

Yes/No 

Number 

Owned 

Comments 

Fortification Feeder 

Yes 

1 

Yes 

n/a 

Bag Cleaning Plant 

Yes 

5 

Yes 

n/a 

Moisture Tester 

No 

- 

- 

- 

De-stoning Plant 

Yes 

5 

Yes 

n/a 

Metal Extractor 

Yes 

5 

Yes 

n/a 

 

Staffing

Number of full time skilled workers 

34 

Number of full time labourers 

175 

 

Weighbridge 

Number  

1 

Capacity (mt) 

Length (m) 

Type 

Within Compound 

100 

15 

Pescol 

 

Building

  

Length (m) 

Width (m) 

Height (m) 

Building – Wheat Mill 

50 

30 

20 

Building – Maize Mill 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

Walls 

 

n/a 

 

Roof 

 

n/a 

 

Floor 

 

n/a 

 

 

Conditions & Cleanliness 

   

Outside 

Inside 

Cracks in walls or roof (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of rodent activity (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of birds entry (Yes / No) 

Yes 

Yes 

Damaged gutters/drains(Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of moisture (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Adjacent Vegetation(Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Cleanliness (Good / Poor) 

Good 

Good 

Pest Control  

Fumigation 

Yes  

Frequency 

Every twelve weeks 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

Spraying  

Yes 

Frequency 

Every four weeks 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

Rodenticides  

Yes 

Frequency 

Permanently 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

Rodent Trapping 

No 

Frequency 

n/a 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

 

Capacity to Blend 

3-6 months/year depend on availability, wheat flour is blended with Maize flour (10-15%). Maize flourline produces 125 mt, and wheat flouer line 500 mt. 

 

Storage Capacity 

Storage in Metric Tonnes 

Wheat – Covered (mt) 

Flour – Covered (mt) 

Within the Compound 

3,200 

20,000 

Outside the Compound 

27,000 

  

  

Milling Capacity (Mt)

Commodities 

Daily Capacity (mt) 

Monthly Activity (mt) 

Wheat 

flour 

18,000 flour 

Maize 

  

  

Security 

Security (Good / Poor) 

Good 

Compound (Fenced / Not Fenced) 

Fenced 

Other Comments 

n/a 

 

Access

Distance from main town (km) 

1 km from Kafr El Dawar City 

Travel time if not located in town (hours) 

n/a 

Road condition to Mill 

Good - Asphalted 

Road limitation (if any) 

Max width: 10; Max tonnage: 50 mt 

Rail connections (Yes / No) 

No 

 

Milling Company - Middle & West Delta Mill Company (Sers El-Lian)

This mill is also called Sers El-Lian mill, located in Monofia Governorate, 100 km north of Cairo Public Sector Company 

Company Name & Address 

Contact Names & Email 

Telephone & Fax 

Middle & West Delta Mill Company 

Name: Eng Ali Saleh Ali 

Title: Mill Manager 

Tel: +201 0917 1230 

Tel: +204 8335 0717 

Fax: +204 8335 0717 

Summary of Role and Services: 

Public sector company managed, and partially owned by the Food Industry Holding Company, a Government Company belong to the Ministry of Investment. 

 

Facilities

Parking area inside compound m² 

4000 m² 

Drainage (Good / Fair / Poor / Non Existent) 

Good 

Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No) 

Yes 

Number of Ventilators 

84 

Screened 

Electricity Load (KVA) 

3,000 

Backup Generator  (Yes / No / KVA) 

No 

KVA 

 

Weighbridge

Number  

n/a 

Capacity (mt) 

Length (m) 

Type 

Within Compound 

100 

15 

30 

 

Building  

  

Length (m) 

Width (m) 

Height (m) 

Building – Wheat Mill 

40 

30 

30 

Building – Maize Mill 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

Walls 

 

n/a 

 

Roof 

 

n/a 

 

Floor 

 

n/a 

 

 

Conditions & Cleanliness

   

Outside 

Inside 

Cracks in walls or roof (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of rodent activity (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of birds entry (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Damaged gutters/drains (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Signs of moisture (Yes / No) 

No 

No 

Adjacent Vegetation(Yes / No) 

n/a 

n/a 

Cleanliness (Good / Poor) 

Good 

n/a 

 

Milling Equipment 

Origin of Machinery 

Year of Mfg 

Year of Installation 

Condition 

MWW Germany 

2004 

2005 

Very Good 

  

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed 

Type of Equipment 

Yes/No 

Number 

Owned 

Comments 

Fortification Feeder 

Yes 

2 

Yes 

n/a 

Bag Cleaning Plant 

Yes 

10 

Yes 

n/a 

Moisture Tester 

No 

- 

- 

- 

De-stoning Plant 

Yes 

10 

Yes 

n/a 

Metal Extractor 

Yes 

4 

Yes 

n/a 

Fumigation 

Yes   

Frequency 

Every 3 months 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

Spraying  

Yes 

Frequency 

Daily 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

Rodenticides  

Yes 

Frequency 

Every 3 months 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

n/a 

Rodent Trapping 

No 

Frequency 

- 

Contracted (Yes / No) 

- 

 

Access

Distance from main town (km) 

in town 

Travel time if not located in town (hours) 

n/a 

Road condition to Mill 

Asphalted 

Road limitation (if any) 

Max width: 10; Max tonnage: 80 mt 

Rail connections (Yes / No) 

No 

On the railway from 

- 

to 

- 

Milling Capacity (Mt)

Commodities 

Daily Capacity (mt) 

Monthly Activity (mt) 

Wheat 

470 flour 

14,000 

Maize 

50 flour 

1,500 

 

Storage Capacity 

Storage in Metric Tonnes 

Wheat – Covered (mt) 

Flour – Covered (mt) 

Within the Compound 

3,700 

1,600 

Outside the Compound 

No 

No 

 

Capacity to Blend 

470 mt of wheat flour is blended daily to 50 mt maize flour, 4-6 months per year. 

 

Loading & Discharge Rates 

1200 mt daily 

 

Transport Capacity at Mill 

Transport fleet belong to the mill company, and is available to the mill 

Staffing

Number of full time skilled workers 

45 

Number of full time labourers 

130 




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