In the 10th of Ramadan City industrial zone east of Cairo, two roads intersect. Their signs read "Qingdao Road" and "Haier Road", marking a deepening industrial partnership between China's Shandong province and Egypt.

Haier Group, a Shandong-based home appliance manufacturer, built a 200,000-square-meter eco-park in the area, which began production in 2024. Three smart production lines for air conditioners, washing machines and televisions run day and night, employing over 1,000 local workers with a localization rate above 90 percent. Full production capacity is expected to exceed 1.5 million units, serving a regional market of nearly 2 billion people across the Middle East and Africa.

Haier is not alone. The China–Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, a joint project established in 2016, has turned the desert by the Red Sea into a modern industrial city. By June 2026, the zone had attracted more than 200 companies with cumulative investment exceeding $4.7 billion and sales surpassing $7.3 billion.

Shandong companies eye Egypt as an important cooperation partner and have invested several projects in the country. [Photo/Dazhong News]

Shandong companies are prominent players. Sailun Tire announced on June 17 a $1.14 billion investment to expand tire production in Egypt – its third commitment in less than a year. Linuo Pharmaceutical Packaging signed a factory deal in the zone on June 9.

Bilateral trade between China and Egypt reached a record $20.8 billion in 2025, up 19.6 percent year-on-year. With Egypt seeking industrial localization and Shandong enterprises ready to deliver manufacturing capacity, the partnership is set to deepen in the years ahead.