Ultrafiltration of milk for food industry

Opportunity Description: Ultrafiltration of milk for food industry with high profit margins
PRODUCT: Cheese milk, protein-enriched milk (permeate)
Sector: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Processing
Market: Food processing
Initial Investment Required: Above 500,000 EGP
Details Available:
Market Potential: Sold to Food industry especially for cheese and yogurt production in the Delta. Competing products include imported similar alternatives.
Supply: Raw milk from livestock farms in Luxor/Qena, rest of Upper Egypt, Red Sea, Delta
Process: Collection –< ultrafiltration
Human Resources: Manual labour - machine operator – chemical technicians
Financial: CAPEX is above 500,000 EGP
OPEX is less than 150,000 EGP
Risk: High CAPEX
IMPACT: Environmental: Decrease transportation cost of raw milk
Social: Higher returns for livestock producers