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Egypt’s State Information Service reported that Industry Minister Khaled Hashem attended the 26 September opening of the 13th production line at Unilever’s Mashreq personal-care factory. The new line is expected to increase the plant’s annual production capacity by 20%, with all of its output allocated to export markets.

The 22,000-square-metre factory makes personal-care, beauty and home-care products. About 65% of its current production is exported and roughly 80% of manufacturing materials are locally sourced, according to the report. It did not state the plant’s absolute capacity or the cost of the expansion.