Khaled Abu Al-Makarem, Chairman of the Export Council for Chemical Industries and Fertilizers, revealed three challenges facing the penetration of Egyptian exports to foreign markets during the coming period, the most important of which are technical issues, noting that the coming period requires providing training for companies to enable them to comply with the requirements required for access to foreign markets, in addition to the high cost borne by the exporter, saying: “This is where the state’s role comes in helping factories and investors bear this cost.” He continued: The third challenge is the certificates that enable companies and factories to compete in the global market, pointing to the difficulties facing manufacturers in obtaining the (REACH) certificate, in addition to the high cost of obtaining it, which requires external support that enables factories to obtain this certificate, saying: The challenges are great, but they can be faced.

This came during the activities of the first annual forum entitled “Developing Concepts to Unleash Export Potential”, which is organized by the General Authority for Export and Import Control under the auspices of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade and in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development USAD.

Abu Al-Makarem explained that chemicals are hazardous materials, which represents a major challenge for the analyses related to them and the clashes between the entry of goods into the Egyptian market or their export abroad, which requires speed in dealing, praising the speed of the General Authority for Export and Import Control’s response to the problems presented to it by exporters. He continued: Solving these problems in itself reduces the cost, which increases the competitiveness of products.