Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemicals Industries Company

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.

Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemicals Industries Company

Native name	شركة أبوقير للأسمدة
Romanized name	Abu Qir Fertilizers Company
Industry	Chemical
Founded	July 20, 1976; 49 years ago (1976-07-20) in Egypt[1]
Headquarters	Abu Qir, Alexandria Governorate , Egypt
Key people	Abed Ezz El-Regal (Chairman and CEO)[2]
Products	Nitrogen fertilizers Chemical products [2]
Production output	2.2 million tons[2] (2022)
Revenue	US$528 million[2] (2023)
Net income	US$293 million[2] (2023)
Total assets	US$723 million[2] (2023)
Total equity	US$2 billion[2] (2023)
Owner	Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (21.5%) Saudi Egyptian Investment Company (19.8%) Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (19.1%) [2]
Website	Official website

Part-privatization took place in 2023,^[7] resulting in the company being listed as number 12 in Forbes' Top 50 Listed Companies in Egypt 2023.^[2] The following year, further stock sale reduced the government holding in the company from a controlling share to an influential minority.^[8]