Date pits to fibres for food and pharmaceutical industries Opportunity Description: Date pits to fibres for food pharmaceutical industries as a cost competitive organic ingredient to replace synthetics |
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  PRODUCT: Date-pits fibres Sector: Waste Management Market: Food processing, Pharmaceuticals Initial Investment Required: Between 150,000 EGP and 500,000 EGP Details Available: |
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Market Potential: Sold to food processing plants and pharmaceutical companies in the Delta. Competing products include Synthetic alternatives. Supply: Date-pits from farmers in Luxor/Qena, rest of Upper Egypt and the Red Sea, and in the Delta Process: Washing -> drying -> grinding -> separation Human Resources: Labour, operators, technician Financial: CAPEX is between 150,000 EGP and 500,000 EGP (cost of machinery) OPEX is less than 150,000 EGP Risk: Managing supply chain and maintaining quality of production IMPACT: Environmental: Organic replacement of synthetic material Social: Increase return on agriculture activities |
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