About the Company
Our Vision
To be the world’s premier phosphate production company with global aspirations and multiple growth opportunities.
Our Mission
To produce customers with top-notch quality products in a safe, efficient and environmentally responsible approach. We carry out our investments to maximize returns to shareholders and providing a dynamic and challenging environment for our employees.
Misr Phosphate Company was established in October 2009 under the Egyptian Law 159 for the year 1981. An Egyptian joint company consisting of four solid shareholders (National Investment Bank, Egyptian Mineral Resource Authority, Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and GANOPE) where they represent 100% of the company’s paid in capital.
Misr Phosphate is one of the major companies producing phosphate rock concentrate in Egypt with production capacity of around 5 Million Tons a year from one of the biggest reserves in the world “Abu Tartour” located 50KM west of the city of El Kharga City, the capital of the New Valley Governate in the southwestern Egypt. Due to the company’s successful records of accomplishment, Misr Phosphate have acquired concessions and licenses to operate in several phosphate mines in Egypt namely Abu Tartour, El Sebaia and Red Sea Mines, producing different grades of phosphate ore that are suitable to match any export market. In the last few years, the company showed a strong improvement in the production and sales of different ore qualities; where in 2019 Misr Phosphate Company acquired the license to operate the whole plateau of Abu Tartour phosphate mine (220KM2) by a presidential decree no. 12/2019. In order to make the best use of the Egyptian phosphate mineral resources, Misr Phosphate Company have invested in the development and execution of a world class world scale phosphoric acid production complex (El Wady for Phosphate Industries & Fertilizers “WAPHCO”) that will be located in the heart of Abu Tartour phosphate mine, where Misr Phosphate Company is the major shareholder (25%). Misr Phosphate Company plays a vital role for selling and exporting phosphate ore to international markets, where Misr Phosphate is one of the major shareholders in the Egyptian Marketing Company for Phosphate and Fertilizers (EMPHCO) with a share of 20% paid in capital.
" The Egyptian mineral resources authority (EMRA) was established in the year 1896 as the tasks and duties of the EGS are similar to those of most geological surveys worldwide, and include mapping, grass-roots mineral exploration, geohazard and geoenvironmental studies, hydro geological studies and services to the community. The EGS maintains support teams of geophysicists, remote sensors, GIS and database specialists, as well as laboratory and publication arms, that will allow it to provide a full range of earth-science information about the Stat. " ( EMRA )
" The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) (Arabic: الهيئة المصرية العامة للبترول) is a national oil company of Egypt. EGPC's business includes crude oil exploration, refining, and storage. The company also produces lubricants and greases and offers services for oil and gas projects " ( EGPC )
" National Investment Bank (NIB) was established by the law no. 119 of 1980 in order to finance and follow up projects of the national plan for economical and social development through either sharing or lending such projects as well as following up such projects." ( NIB )
" Was established as one of the five main entities of the Egyptian Petroleum Ministry according to Prime Minister Decree No. 1755/2002 in accordance with law No. 203/1991 to manage and supervise all petroleum activities under latitude line 28º" ( GANOPE )
Our Sites
Abu Tatour
- Abu Tartour mine is located in the New Valley
- Governate in the western desert of Egypt, about 60KM from El Kharga City
- Abu Tartour phosphate mine represents one of the largest phosphate mines and is considered one of the largest phosphate mines in the world,
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with estimated reserves of 1 Billion tons of ore reserves grading up to
31% P2O5. Misr Phosphate exports almost 2 Million tons annually to international markets and has a production capacity of 5 Million tons per annum.
Below is a full chemical analysis of phospahe ore in Abu Tartour mine.
Nile Valley (El Sibaiya Mines)
- The city of El Sibaiya is located in the far north of Aswan Governorate, and it is the gateway crossing from it to Luxor Governorate.
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The Sibaiya is famous with rich phosphate ore of high grades (28-30% P2O5) and is considered the most important mine economically in the Nile Valley region either east of the Nile or west of the Nile with more than 70% of Nile Valley region reserves more than 500 million tons of phosphate ore.
Below is a full chemical analysis of phosphate ore in El Sibaiya Mines.
Red Sea Mines
- The red sea mines stretches along the cost between two major cities Safaga and Qusseir. Having numerous phosphate mines the phosphate mines;
- of grades ranging from 25-33% P2O5. During 2018, Phosphate Misr Company succeeded in digging and testing all necessary operational experiments for establishing the first water well in the area and has been placed close to the production site to be used for different purposes with an operational rate of 150 cubic meter / hour. Beside the development of the water well, a water desalination plant has been established to producing drinkable water to serve the workers at site. Among the successful strategies of the company, Misr Phosphate Company established a solar power station to operate the well, the desalination plant and to light the entire site aiming to expand the activity of exploitation and extraction of phosphate ore in the area. Below is a full chemical analysis of phosphate ore in the red sea.
Misr Phosphate Company is the largest company for producing phosphate ore in Egypt. The company ensures to meet the needs and requirements of local and international market at competitive prices.
The company supplies the local market with fine grades of phosphate ire up to 31% P2O5 that distinguishes it from other competitors.
The company is managed by highly competent and committed professionals with a total sellable capacity of more than 3.2 Million tones in 2019. During the past year,
Phosphate Misr has succeeded in gaining the loyalty of its customers and gaining new customers.
Our talented professionals ensures to deliver our products in a timely manner with a prime goal of full client satisfaction.
To know more about our products you can reach us through the following contacts:
Tel: +2 (02) 24751140
Tel: +2 (02) 24751132
Fax: +2 (02) 24751149
Email: info@phosphatemisr.com
Address: 9 Ahmed Hassan St. from Mostafa El Nahas St., 9th District Area No.2, Block C Services, Nasr City-Cairo-Egypt
The Egyptian Marketing Company for Phosphate and Fertilizers (EMPHCO) is an Egyptian joint stock company that has been established on 9 October 2018.
The shareholders are El Nasr Mining Co. Misr Phosphate Co., East Gas Co., National Services Projects Organization and Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority.
EMPHCO is the sole company for exporting the Egyptian Phosphate to international markets on behalf of all phosphate producing companies in Egypt.
The company is managed by highly competent and committed professionals with a total sellable capacity of more than 3.2 Million tones in 2019. During the past year,
EMPHCO has succeeded in gaining the loyalty of its customers and gaining new customers.
To know more about EMPHCO Company, please refer to the following contact details:
Tel: +2 (02) 24751180/24751181
Fax: +2 (02) 24751189
Email: info@emphco.com
Website: www.emphco.com
Address: 9 Ahmed Hassan St. from Mostafa El Nahas St., 9th District Area No.2, Block C Services, Nasr City-Cairo-Egypt
Chairman message
The history of phosphate industry in Egypt is a unique story of success for the country and its people. Misr Phosphate Company has played a significant role in the transformation of the phosphate industry since its establishment in 2009, by having a strong presence in the Egyptian Market and being of the largest producers of phosphate ore in the world.
Since the establishment of the company, Misr Phosphate Company was able to show major charges in terms of infrastructure, division expansion and an increase in employee numbers reaching up to 1,500 highly professional and dedicated staff. I am pleased to note that the long list of achievements by Misr Phosphate Company was not possible without adhering to the highest safety and environmental standards and the dedication and hard work of our employees who are the main strength to carry out our practices with the highest levels of operational excellence and flawless project delivery. In 2020, the company managed to steer an organizational success by exporting more than 70% of the Egyptian phosphate rock production to foreign destination markets including the Far East, Europe and Latin America. Finally, I would like to thank our shareholders for their contributions and continuous support to allow us to move forward and meet the customers expectations and requirements.
About Chairman
Eng. Mohamed Abdel-Azim graduated with a bachelor’s degree from faculty of Engineering in year 1985. In 1988, Eng. Abdel-Azim joined the petroleum sector where he had an extensive background in the petroleum and mining sector.
With over 32 years of experience and expertise in the petroleum and mining sectors he was appointed as chairman of the Sukari Gold Mines company during the period from2009 to 2012. Some of the positions he held among others, chairman for Petrosilah Petroleum Company during the period from 2012 to 2014, as well as Chairman for Khalda Petroleum Company in 2014. Due to his records of accomplishments and leadership, Eng. Abdel-Azim was appointed as Vice-President for E-Gas Production and Field Development company in 2017 and as a chairman for Egyptian South Valley Petroleum Holding Company during the period from 2018 to 2020. Eng. Mohamed Abdel-Azim took over as the chairman and managing director for Misr Phosphate company in July 2020 with a main goal of maximizing the high grades of phosphate production capacity and to increase company’s share of sales in the global market.