Misr Chemical Industries S.A.E. is an Egypt-based basic materials manufacturer engaged in the production, distribution, and marketing of chlor-alkali chemicals, basic industrial compounds, and compressed gases. The company's core product portfolio comprises liquid caustic soda; solid caustic soda flakes; liquid chlorine; sodium hypochlorite in multiple concentrations; calcium hypochlorite; commercial and chemically pure hydrochloric acid; compressed hydrogen gas; ferric chloride; calcium chloride; bleaching powder; dilute sulfuric acid; and distilled water. These chemicals serve as foundational raw materials for municipal and industrial water treatment utilities; soap and detergent manufacturing; textile processing; paper and pulp production; pharmaceutical compounding; petroleum refining; and food and sugar processing industries.
Headquartered in El Max, Alexandria, Egypt, and founded in November 1959, Misr Chemical Industries operates large-scale chlor-alkali processing facilities and membrane cell units. The company distributes its products domestically across Egyptian governorates and exports surplus volumes throughout the Middle East and North Africa, including markets in Libya, Syria, and Lebanon. The firm is listed on the Egyptian Exchange under the ticker symbol MICH and operates as a core operating subsidiary of the state-owned Chemical Industries Holding Company, which maintains majority ownership.
In recent developments, Misr Chemical Industries entered into a strategic joint venture, PureDive for Chemical Production, alongside the Chemical Industries Holding Company and Energy Cadence for Engineering and Projects Development. The 39 million USD joint project, backed by major banking consortium facilities from the National Bank of Egypt and the Commercial International Bank, establishes the region's first specialized manufacturing plant for trichloroisocyanuric acid chlorine tablets, chlorine granules, cyanuric acid, and anhydrous ammonium sulfate. In addition to expanding downstream chlorine derivative manufacturing, the company has undertaken comprehensive capital modernization programs across its primary operational assets, including the upgrade and rehabilitation of multiple production units, the addition of a new caustic soda evaporator line, and the expansion of its industrial wastewater treatment infrastructure.