WASTE MANAGEMENT

Designing and manufacturing of recycling machines

Designing and manufacturing of recycling machines

Market

Final Products

Recycling machinery (e.g., shredder)

Required Inputs

Material and component suppliers

Competing Products

Imported machinery

Process

Complexity – Type of Process

Mechanical processing (Forming, machining, and assembly)

Technology

Machining and assembling

Equipment and Material

Tools, welding, and turning machines

Human Resources

Manual and technical labor

Advantages and Risks

Competitive Advantage

Provide lower-cost customer-specific machinery

Barriers to Entry

High technical knowledge is required

Key Stakeholders

Suppliers of components, materials, and local workshops to outsource some of the activities

Special Regulations

NA

Risks and Mitigation Measures

Difficulty in finalizing sales deals and a slow start for the business; complement business with trading in machinery or utilization of used machinery or machine renting and sharing.

Cash flow in financing building machines; start with few units per month.

Economic Features

Revenue Stream

Sales of Machines and tools to waste management companies

CAPEX

The inputs and technology would cost an average of 5M EGP

Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger-sized investment.

Investment Size

Medium (between 5-50M EGP)

Geography

Location of Supply

Across Egypt

Preferred operation regions

Across Egypt

* Source of the information: The above figures were updated by Chemonics Egypt for UNIDO in 2023

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