Iron
Ore in Egypt
Iron
ore, a naturally occurring mineral is used as raw materials for manufacturing
pig iron which is used for making steel. This comes in the forms of iron oxide
or iron silicate. The iron content in the ore varies depending upon the
impurities contained in it. In the geological records of Egypt, the most
commonly occurring deposits are iron ores, Phosphorites and Glauconites. Sedimentary
iron ores are available in Aswan area and bahria oasis. Phosphorites are found
in the central and Southern part and Glauconites in the Western Desert, such as
El-Geddia, Gohrabi, Nasser and El-Hara.
Export with Processing Services
Iron
ore constitutes a significant part of export business of Egypt. It exports to
Europe, China, India, Middle East and Africa. The iron contents of the ore are
62%, 66% and 70%. It is a known fact that export-import involves a number of documentary
work and paraphernalia. For the ease of foreign importers, there are reputed
and experienced companies in Egypt that provide “Processing Services”, while
exporting iron ore. They carry out all paper work on behalf of the importers.
If you intend to buy iron ore in Egypt,
you can avail the services of the most reputed and reliable company located in
Egypt.
Fertilizers Export of Egypt
There
are many fertilizers companies in Egypt and
fertilizers are exported from Egypt to countries in Europe, America, Africa and
the Far East. If you are an importer of fertilizers, the following information
will guide you with regard to the types of fertilizers and their compositions.
Supplies are made in bulk and bagged in containers and full vessels.
·
Granular Rock Phosphate
Types: i) P205 22%, ii) P205 23%, iii) P205 24%, iv) P205 26%, v) P205
27%, vi) P205 28%, vii) P205 30% and viii) P205 31%
· Granular Single Super Phosphate
Chemical
Composition
- Water & Citrate Sol P2o5 16.5 +/- 0.5
- Water Sol P2o5 15.0 +/- 0.5
- Free Acidity as P205 3.0%max.
- Moisture 4.0 % min.
- Sulphur 11.0 % min.
- Calcium 18.0 % min
·
NPK Fertilizer
It is a mix of Nitrogen (N), Phosphate (P205) and Potassium (K20), in
different proportions such DAP or Di-Ammonia Phosphates, MNP or Mono Ammonia
Phosphate, NPK, Fully soluble Powder 15:15:15, Mono Potassium Phosphate,
0/52/34, NPK 6:6:43, Potassium Nitrate 9-0-4, Calcium Nitrate 11/0/0/26 and
Urea Phosphate 17/44/0.
·
Urea Types Urea N 46% Granular and Urea 46% Prilled
· TSP Triple Super Phosphate
TSP Triple Super Phosphate
Total P2O5: Min 46 Pct P2O5 Soluble in WATER: 39 - 42.5 PCT Free acid (p2o5):
max 4 Pct moisture: max 3.5 Pct Cadmium: max 25 ppm pb: max 50 ppm granular size:
1 – 4 mm min 90 pct.
You
can now get Fertilizers
in Egypt from reputed exporters of fertilizer, along with the service
processes.
Petroleum Products
As
per a report of CAPMAS, Egypt has increased its production of crude oil and
other petroleum products by 3.8%, from 2,972 million tonnes last year to 3,086
million tonnes in March this year, thus making it possible to get petroleum products online in Egypt.
