On January 29, according to the online website of the Egyptian Pyramid newspaper, the Egyptian Printing and Packaging Export Commission announced that the total export value of the printing, packaging and paper industry in 2022 would be 1.063 billion US dollars, an increase of 8% over the export value of 987.8 million US dollars in 2021.

The Egyptian Printing and Packaging Export Commission disclosed in a report that the export value of the packaging industry in 2022 was 624.75 million US dollars, an increase of 4% compared with 606.3 million US dollars in 2021, and the export value of the corrugated board industry in 2022 was 46.81 million US dollars, an increase of 8% compared with 43.15 million US dollars in 2021.

According to the report of the Egyptian Printing and Packaging Export Commission, the export value of the folding carton industry in 2022 was US $30.15 million, an increase of 126% over the export value of US $13.35 million in 2021. In 2022, the export value of the paper bag industry was 3.53 million US dollars, which was the same as that of last year.

According to the Egyptian Printing and Packaging Export Commission, the export value of the flexible packaging industry will reach 348 million US dollars in 2022, down 3% from the export value of 358.68 million US dollars in 2021, while the export value of the plastic packaging industry will reach 132.6 million US dollars in 2022, up 4% from the export value of 127.1 million US dollars in 2021.

The textile luggage industry achieved a total export value of US $132.6 million in 2022, an increase of 4% over the export value of US $127.1 million in 2021.

The export volume of the paper industry in 2022 is about 4093.6 million US dollars, with a growth rate of 16%. The export volume in 2021 is 352.34 million US dollars. This sector includes a wide range of sub-sectors, but the most important of which is printing paper. Its export value will reach 15.9 million US dollars in 2022, an increase of 92% compared with 8.49 million US dollars in 2021. In 2022, the total export of kraft paper will be 6 million US dollars. Compared with the export value of US $127.1 million in 2021, it decreased by 29%.

As for corrugated paper, the total export volume in 2022 was 1.7 million US dollars, down 43% from 3.6 million US dollars in 2021; The export value of test liner in 2022 was US $38.5 million, down 5% from the export value of US $40.35 million in 2021; The export value of double-sided paper in 2022 was US $21.3 million, down 7% from US $22.8 million in 2021.

The export volume of toilet paper in 2022 was 70.6 million US dollars, up 6% from 68.5 million US dollars in 2021. In 2022, the export volume of large roll paper was US $131.5 million, up 63% from US $80.7 million in 2021. In 2022, the total export value of the book printing industry reached about 11.76 million US dollars, an increase of 2% compared with the export value of 11.58 million US dollars in 2021.