Qaha Chemical Industries

Qaha Chemical Industries Company, also known as Military Factory 270, is an Egyptian governmental joint-stock industrial company based in the city of Qaha in Qalyubia Governorate. It is affiliated with the National Authority for Military Production, which operates under Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production. The company is therefore both an industrial manufacturer and part of Egypt’s state military-production system. The factory was established and opened on 23 May 1956 on a site reported as covering 88 acres. Its original purpose was to support the needs of the Egyptian Armed Forces, particularly in the production of weapons and ammunition. The opening formed part of the expansion of Egypt’s domestic military-industrial infrastructure during the 1950s. The inauguration was conducted on behalf of the country’s senior military leadership by Major General Abdel Hamid Nemat, then Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of War. Other military and civilian officials attended the ceremony, including Major General Hassan Rajab, who was responsible for factory affairs within the War Ministry. Ahmad Kamel al-Badry is identified as the factory’s founder and first director. In remarks associated with the opening, he emphasized that the workforce was Egyptian. The factory was presented as part of a broader network of military factories and laboratories intended to increase domestic production capacity and cooperation among Arab industrial institutions. Over time, Qaha Chemical Industries developed a broader portfolio than its original military-industrial mandate. Its listed activities include the design, manufacture, assembly, installation, and servicing of water-treatment systems. These activities cover well-water treatment, surface-water purification, seawater desalination, and groundwater desalination, as well as wastewater-treatment plants. The company also produces water meters, indicating a role in water-utility equipment in addition to treatment infrastructure. Its chemical and electrical product range includes dry batteries of different types, liquid batteries, shoe polish sold under the Qaha name, adhesives marketed as Art Fix, and aluminum tubes used for filling paste products. These offerings place the organization across several industrial categories: environmental and water infrastructure, utility measurement, electrochemical products, packaging components, and household or industrial chemicals. The company’s published certifications indicate an emphasis on management systems, manufacturing controls, environmental performance, and occupational health and safety. The listed certifications include ISO 9001 for the design, assembly, installation, and after-sales service of water-purification plants; ISO 9002 for the manufacture, production, and after-sales service of water meters and dry batteries; ISO 14001 for environmental management; and OHSAS 18001 for occupational health and safety. The available reference material does not provide detailed information about current leadership, production volumes, revenues, export markets, ownership shares, or a corporate website. Accordingly, Qaha Chemical Industries is best characterized as an Egyptian state-affiliated industrial manufacturer whose civilian portfolio complements its historical military-production role.

Qaha Chemical Industries was opened on 23 May 1956 in Qaha, in Egypt’s Qalyubia Governorate. The facility was established on an area reported as 88 acres and was created to help meet the Egyptian Armed Forces’ requirements for weapons and ammunition. At the time, it formed part of the country’s developing network of military factories. The inauguration was conducted by Major General Abdel Hamid Nemat, Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of War, acting on behalf of the Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The opening was attended by Major General Hassan Rajab, the War Ministry’s Undersecretary for Factory Affairs, together with other military officers and civilian participants. In his opening remarks, Rajab described the facility as an additional link in Egypt’s military-production system and connected its development with the possibility of cooperation among military factories and laboratories across the Arab world. Engineer Ahmad Kamel al-Badry is identified as the factory’s founder and first director. His comments at the opening highlighted the Egyptian composition of the workforce and the plant’s domestic production function. This emphasis reflected the strategic objective of developing national industrial capabilities for defense and reducing reliance on external supply. The organization later became known as Qaha Chemical Industries Company and Military Factory 270. It became affiliated with the National Authority for Military Production, an entity operating under Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production. The available reference material does not specify the exact dates or mechanisms by which its product portfolio expanded, but the company is documented as producing a range of civilian and industrial goods alongside its military-industrial role. The company’s documented civilian activities include water infrastructure and treatment equipment. It designs, assembles, installs, and provides after-sales service for water-purification plants. Its listed capabilities extend to well-water treatment, surface-water purification, seawater desalination, groundwater desalination, and wastewater treatment. It also manufactures water meters, giving the company a role in water-utility measurement as well as treatment and supply infrastructure. Qaha’s other reported products include dry batteries, liquid batteries, shoe polish, adhesives, and aluminum tubes for filling paste products. Shoe polish is associated with the Qaha name, while adhesives are identified under the Art Fix name. These products broaden the company’s market exposure beyond defense and heavy industrial projects into consumer and industrial chemical goods. Quality and management certifications are another documented part of the company’s profile. The listed certifications include ISO 9001 for water-purification plant design, assembly, installation, and after-sales service; ISO 9002 for water-meter and dry-battery manufacturing, production, and after-sales service; ISO 14001 for environmental management; and OHSAS 18001 for occupational health and safety. The source material does not establish the dates of certification, whether every certificate remains current, or the scope of any later certification revisions. Publicly available information in the supplied references does not identify current executives, annual financial results, stock-market information, detailed export operations, or a corporate website. The company’s documented institutional identity nevertheless remains clear: it is an Egyptian government-owned, military-production-affiliated manufacturer that has diversified from its 1956 defense-industrial origins into water treatment, batteries, metering, chemicals, adhesives, polishing products, and packaging components.

• 1956

  Factory established and inaugurated

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  Qaha Chemical Industries, then associated with Military Factory 270, opened on 23 May 1956 in Qaha, Qalyubia Governorate, on a site reported as 88 acres.

• 1956

  Initial defense-production mandate

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  The facility was established to support the Egyptian Armed Forces’ requirements for weapons and ammunition and to strengthen Egypt’s domestic military-industrial base.

• Expansion into civilian industrial products

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  At an unspecified later date, the company’s documented portfolio expanded to include water-treatment systems, desalination plants, wastewater treatment, water meters, batteries, shoe polish, adhesives, and aluminum tubes.

• Adoption of management and safety certifications

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  The company is associated with ISO 9001, ISO 9002, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 certifications covering product quality, environmental management, and occupational health and safety.

A state-affiliated Egyptian industrial manufacturer combining military-production heritage with civilian chemical, battery, water-treatment, utility-equipment, and packaging products.

• Water infrastructure

  Water treatment and purification plants

  Qaha Chemical Industries is documented as designing, assembling, installing, and servicing water-purification systems. The listed applications include treatment of well water and surface water. The company’s role covers both plant delivery and after-sales service, positioning this line as an engineering and industrial-equipment offering rather than only a chemical product.

• Water infrastructure

  Desalination plants

  The company’s documented water portfolio includes seawater and groundwater desalination systems. These offerings extend its activities from conventional purification into treatment of more challenging water sources. No specific plant capacity, technology platform, project list, or geographic export market is identified in the supplied material.

• Environmental infrastructure

  Wastewater-treatment plants

  Qaha Chemical Industries lists wastewater-treatment plants among its products and industrial capabilities. The available source does not specify whether the systems are intended primarily for municipal, industrial, or military customers, nor does it provide technical details about treatment processes or installed projects.

• Utility equipment

  Water meters

  Water meters are part of the company’s manufactured product range. The listed ISO 9002 scope specifically covered manufacturing, production, and after-sales service for water meters, indicating that the business included both production and customer support. Detailed meter types and specifications are not provided.

• Electrical and electrochemical products

  Dry batteries

  The company produces dry batteries in multiple types. Its listed ISO 9002 certification scope included manufacturing, production, and after-sales service for dry batteries. The reference material does not identify chemistries, sizes, consumer brands, capacities, or current model names.

• Electrical and electrochemical products

  Liquid batteries

  Liquid batteries are included in Qaha Chemical Industries’ documented product portfolio. No further technical information is supplied about their construction, applications, voltage classes, or relationship to the company’s dry-battery business.

• Consumer chemical products

  Qaha shoe polish

  The company produces shoe polish under the Qaha name. The listed product is liquid and available in multiple colors, including shiny finishes. The source does not provide packaging details, distribution information, formulation data, or a launch date.

• Adhesives

  Art Fix adhesives

  Adhesives are marketed under the Art Fix name. The supplied reference identifies the brand but does not specify adhesive chemistry, intended users, package formats, or whether the line is aimed at household, school, industrial, or construction applications.

• Packaging components

  Aluminum paste-filling tubes

  Qaha Chemical Industries manufactures aluminum tubes used for filling paste products. This line represents a packaging-component capability connected to the company’s chemical and consumer-product activities. The available material does not identify tube dimensions, customers, coatings, or end-use categories.

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