The main industrial cities, Suez Canal Economic Zone areas and public free zones, and what each one hosts.
In Sharqia on the Cairo–Ismailia road, one of Egypt's largest industrial cities. Main sectors: textiles and garments, food, building materials, engineering and electrical, home appliances, plastics and packaging. Several Chinese appliance and phone plants are here.
In Giza west of Cairo, with several industrial districts. Main sectors: food, pharmaceuticals, car assembly and parts, building materials, plastics, printing and packaging.
In Menoufia on the Cairo–Alexandria desert road. Main sectors: steel, textiles, food, building materials and chemicals.
In Qalyubia, northeast of Cairo. Main sectors: food and dairy, plastics, packaging and metal products. The city also hosts Cairo's main wholesale fruit and vegetable market.
East of Cairo near the Cairo–Suez road, mostly light and medium industry.
East of Cairo near Badr City. Cairo's tanneries moved here; it is a dedicated park for leather tanning and processing.
In Alexandria governorate near Borg El Arab airport. Main sectors: textiles, chemicals, food, plastics and engineering.
On the Gulf of Suez next to Sokhna port, and home to the China–Egypt TEDA Suez cooperation zone. Main sectors: fiberglass, pipes, tyres, petrochemicals, building materials and heavy industry.
On the east bank of the canal in Port Said, next to the East Port Said container port; planned for industry and logistics.
In Ismailia governorate, focused on textiles and garments.
Damietta is Egypt's traditional furniture hub; the furniture city brings makers and showrooms together, near Damietta port.
In Gharbia, one of Egypt's oldest cotton spinning and weaving centres.
In Cairo; one of the public free zones run by GAFI, suited to export-oriented and warehousing projects.
In Alexandria near Alexandria and Dekheila ports, suited to export and logistics projects.
In 6th of October City, for media and film production companies.
The new capital east of Cairo, home to ministries and the Central Business District; Chinese contractors built several CBD towers.