- CEO
- Hany Mohammad Syed Dahy
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: agricultural
- Address
- Alexandria Egypt
- IPO Date
- Sep 12, 1994
- Business
- Abou Kir Fertilizers & Chemical Industries Co. S.A.E. is an Egypt-based joint-stock company engaged in the manufacturing, processing, marketing, and distribution of nitrogenous fertilizers, basic chemical products, and industrial derivatives. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Alexandria, Egypt, the company operates integrated production facilities across multiple manufacturing complexes in Abu Qir. The company's core offerings encompass solid nitrogen fertilizers, including prilled urea (46.5% N), granular urea (46.5% N), agricultural ammonium nitrate (33.5% N), calcium ammonium nitrate, and porous prilled ammonium nitrate for industrial applications; liquid chemical and fertilizer products, including urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) liquid solutions, anhydrous liquid ammonia, aqueous ammonia, and nitric acid in varying concentrations; industrial gases and byproducts, including liquid carbon dioxide, compressed nitrogen, and argon; and heavy-duty packaging solutions, specifically woven polypropylene sacks and laminated plastic bags manufactured for agricultural and chemical storage. The company also provides technical advisory, soil testing, and custom fertilizer blending services to agricultural clients. Abou Kir Fertilizers supplies the Egyptian domestic market to fulfill national agricultural supply mandates and commercial demand, while exporting a substantial portion of its output to international markets across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. In recent developments, the company has undertaken strategic expansions into low-carbon and renewable energy initiatives, partnering with international renewable energy consortia to develop large-scale green hydrogen and green ammonia production projects. In addition, the company has implemented extensive revamping and modernization programs across its existing ammonia and urea synthesis lines to optimize natural gas efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, invested in on-site solar energy installations to power auxiliary plant operations, and advanced development plans for the North Abu Qir expansion project aimed at producing specialty fertilizers and chemical derivatives.