Shotmed Paper Industries
Egyptian paper mill
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Paper |
Founded | 2005 |
Headquarters | 6th of October City, Giza[1] |
Website | www.spi-egypt.com |
Shotmed Paper Industries (spi) is one of the first privately established bond paper mills in Egypt. Shotmed Paper Industries is an industry of Shotmed Company.[2] Besides the Hadera Mill in Israel, it is the only paper mill in the Middle East that produces wood-free paper from wood pulp.[3]
History
Shotmed Paper Industries purchased two mills from an unnamed seller in the United States in 2005.[4] They transported them to 6th of October City, Egypt and Paper Machine 1 began production of salable paper by December 2007, producing 15,000 tons/year. Paper Machine 2 began production of 15,000 tons/year in April 2008.[5]
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