The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals for Public Affairs, Production, and Industrial Zones, Mustafa Ali Al-Samou, received last Thursday (12 February) Hussein Oktem (Hüseyin Öktem), Chairman of Turkish company Al-Sharq Al-Taqni (Partner Teknik), accompanied by Serdar Oktem, the company’s branch manager in Libya.
The company specialises in industrial projects, including building materials processing and factories.
This meeting aimed to strengthen cooperation and support industrial investment in the country. Partner Teknik
Company’s sand-lime brick factory in Sidi Al-Sayeh area reviewed
The meeting reviewed the Turkish company’s technical and practical expertise in implementing major industrial projects, particularly in the building materials sector. Several projects implemented by the company in Libya were discussed, most notably the sand-lime brick factory in the Sidi Al-Sayeh area. The company’s portfolio of ongoing projects in several Arab countries, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, was also reviewed.
Developing industrial zones, the implementation of strategic projects
For his part, the Undersecretary presented the Ministry’s vision for developing and revitalizing industrial zones through the implementation of a package of strategic projects. These include establishing industrial complexes for the production of gypsum and gypsum boards, as well as expanding sand-lime brick production lines to meet local market needs and support the construction sector.
Projects to support the national economy
The Undersecretary emphasized the importance of implementing these projects in accordance with the Investment Promotion Law and by adopting mechanisms that ensure the sustainability of local production and the availability of goods for citizens at reasonable and competitive prices, thereby contributing to supporting the national economy and enhancing stability.
Turkish company to prepare a preliminary feasibility study
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Turkish company delegation expressed its readiness to study these investment opportunities and to begin preparing a preliminary feasibility study, which will be presented and discussed during upcoming technical meetings, paving the way for taking practical implementation steps.
Localising the manufacture of building materials
It will be recalled that Libya is trying to localise the manufacturing of building materials to support its construction sector and save on the exhaustion of its finite hard currency used to import building materials.
