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title: "Egypt signs deal with Trafigura for aluminum smelter"
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description: "Egypt has signed a deal with Trafigura to construct an aluminum smelter in Nag Hammadi, aiming to double its annual production. The project, a joint venture with Egypt Aluminum, will cost between $750-$900 million."
datetime: "2026-05-07T07:43:18.000Z"
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# Egypt signs deal with Trafigura for aluminum smelter

Egypt has signed an agreement with global commodities giant Trafigura to build an aluminium smelter that aims to double the country’s annual production. Trafigura, based in Singapore, will build the smelter in the south-eastern Nag Hammadi city as a joint venture with state-owned Egypt Aluminum (Egyptalum). The new smelter will cost $750-$900 million and have \[…\]

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