Engineer Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of the Public Enterprises Sector, issued a decision appointing the geologist Mohamed Al-Shahat as Chairmain of the Delta Steel Company after a prosperous march made by Al-Shahat in El Nasr Glass and Crystal Company, where Al-Shahat was able during this short period to increase sales to El Nasr Company.

Choosing Al-Shahat comes due to the development that the government is currently interested in developing steel factories and increasing their production capacity.

Concerning the Delta Steel Factory, the minister indicated that during the past period, the factory was developed to increase its production capacity to about 250,000 tonnes. However, the current operating capacity does not exceed 81,000 tonnes, and this May, the second production line will be operational, bringing the total production capacity to about 500,000 tonnes annually. It is also intended to complete the construction of a new foundry in the Delta Steel Company to be ready for operation by the end of this year.