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Nag Hammadi aluminium complex (Egyptalum)

Алюминиевый комбинат в Наг-Хаммади (Egyptalum)
EgyptНаг-Хаммади1969–1975Industrial sites
An aluminium smelter in Upper Egypt built with Soviet economic and technical assistance; work on the complex began in 1969 and metal production in 1975. The plant is powered from the Aswan hydroelectric scheme and remains Egypt's only producer of primary aluminium.
Алюминиевый завод в Верхнем Египте построен при экономическом и техническом содействии СССР; создание комбината началось в 1969 году, выпуск металла — в 1975 году. Предприятие получает электроэнергию Асуанского гидроузла и остаётся единственным в Египте производителем первичного алюминия.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerEgyptian Aluminium Company (Egyptalum; Egypt's state Metallurgical Industries Holding Company)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1975
StatusIn use
As of2026-05
According to a statement of 6 May 2026, the complex is in operation; Egyptalum and Trafigura agreed to prepare a new smelter project on its site.

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