Native name | شركة أبوقير للأسمدة |
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Romanized name | Abu Qir Fertilizers Company |
Industry | Chemical |
Founded | July 20, 1976[1] | in Egypt
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Abed Ezz El-Regal (Chairman and CEO)[2] |
Products |
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Production output | 2.2 million tons[2] (2022) |
Revenue | US$528 million[2] (2023) |
US$293 million[2] (2023) | |
Total assets | US$723 million[2] (2023) |
Total equity | US$2 billion[2] (2023) |
Owner | [2] |
Website | Official website |
Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemical Industries Co SAE (ABUK.CA)[3] is a former state-owned company that is one of the largest producers of nitrogen fertilizers in Egypt and the Middle East.[4] It produces about 50% of the Egyptian nitrogen fertilizers.[5] It owns three plants that produce liquid fertiliser, ammonia, urea, and ammonium nitrate.[2] The company and the 1st Ammonia Urea plant was established at 1976.[6] It is located at Abu Qir Bay, 20 kilometers east of Alexandria.
In 2023, AFC was listed as number 12 in Forbes' Top 50 Listed Companies in Egypt 2023.[2]