The export outlook is promising for Qantara West Industrial Zone, affiliated to the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone). In less than a week it has secured two agreements with foreign investors in the ready-made garments sector. Notably, the entire output from these projects is intended for export, underscoring the area’s growing role as a hub for international trade and manufacture.
On 8 September 2025, a USD35.2 million contract was signed with the Pakistani Interloop Group to establish a factory for ready-made garments in Qantara West. The new contract marks the first Pakistani industrial investment within SCZone. Interloop specialises in manufacturing socks for international brands, denim, and sportswear. The new project will span an area of 60,000 square metres and will provide more than 1,000 direct job opportunities. The entire production of the new factory is intended for export.
SCZone Chairman, Walied Gamal-Eldien, signed the contract on behalf of SCZone; while Syed Fasihuddin Bebani, Managing Director of Interloop signed for his company.
Interloop Group is a leading global manufacturing company that operates in six countries: Pakistan, the US, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. Founded in 1992 in Pakistan, Interloop has extensive experience in exporting to global markets.
On 3 September, an USD8 million agreement to establish another factory for ready-made garments in Qantara West, was sealed with the Chinese Shuanfeng. The contract was signed by SCZone Chairman, Mr Gamal-Eldien, and Shuanfeng owner, Yu Jinhui. The Egyptian Chinese factory which will spread over an area of 20,000 square metres, is expected to produce 16.5 million pieces annually, and should provide some 2,000 direct job opportunities.
The Chinese Shuangfeng is a leading company in the ready-made garment industry and has extensive experience in exporting to global markets.
Through their new investments in Egypt, the Pakistani and Chinese companies look to benefit from the strategic geographic location of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, which provides easy access to African, European, and Middle Eastern markets.
Last June, a USD20 million contract was signed with ŞIRIKÇIOĞLU Grubu Textile Turkiye to establish a factory for the manufacture of denim yarns, threads, and fabrics, the raw material used to manufacture various types of jeans.
Mr Gamal-Eldien said that Qantara West is particularly attractive to the garment and textile sector, which is witnessing continuous expansion; this will contribute to the construction of an advanced industrial base capable of competing regionally and globally.
According to Mr Gamal-Eldien, the Interloop and Shuanfeng projects bring the total number of projects in the Qantara West Industrial Zone to 39, with total investments rising up to USD1.43 billion, providing approximately 55,700 direct job opportunities, spread over a total area of 2,442,400 square meters.
Watani International
9 September 2025
