Arab Int'L Exhibition For Mining " AIMEX 99"

The Seventh Arab Conference on Mineral Resources will be held in Cairo from 25–28 October 1999, along with its accompanying exhibition, under the patronage of His Excellency President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, and in cooperation with the Arab Organization for Industrial Development and Mining and the Egyptian Geological Survey Authority.

The Arab International Exhibition for Mineral Resources is organized by Al-Safa Company for International Exhibitions and Conferences.

The exhibition aims to introduce the most important Arab mineral products, the transformation industries based on them, and the volume of mineral production.

Exhibition Themes

First Theme:
All extractive industries (limestone, iron, copper, aluminum, lead, gold, silver).

Second Theme:
All transformation industries (cement, glass, pottery, building materials).

Third Theme:
All mineral extraction equipment (marble polishing and finishing equipment, exploration and prospecting equipment, petrochemical laboratories).

Participants (Examples)

Part Two: Participating Authorities and Companies (Continued)

2. Authorities

• Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
• Arab Union for Cement and Building Materials
• Arab Iron and Steel Union

3. Companies

• Holding Company for Metallurgical Industries
• General Company for Minerals
• Egyptian Iron and Steel Company
• Al-Nasr Coke Manufacturing Company
• Egypt Aluminum Company
• Al-Nasr Company for Steel Pipes and Fittings
• Holding Company for Mining and Refractories
• Egyptian Company for Gypsum and Quarries
• Egyptian Refractories Company
• Al-Nasr Phosphate Company
• National Cement Company
• Al-Nasr Particleboard and Resins Company
• Sinai Manganese Company
• Red Sea Phosphate Company
• Holding Company for Chemical Industries
• Al-Nasr Company for Fertilizers and Chemical Industries
• Egyptian Chemical Industries Company (KIMA)
• Delta Fertilizers Company

Other Companies

• Orascom Group (Naguib Sawiris)
• Arab Contractors Company
• Ezz Steel
• Arabian Swiss Engineering Company for Cement and Refractories (ASEC)
• ARSCO for Castings and Refractories
• Mining Company

Part Three: Local and International Companies and Entities

• Memaar Egypt Company
• Egyptian Company for Smelting and Refining Lead
• International Company for Industries and Services
• Giza Company for Contracting and Quarries
• Al-Khadr Equipment Company
• Small and Medium Enterprises Development Center
• Egyptian Company for Road and Paving Equipment
• Egyptian International Company for Services and Engineering
• Egyptian International Company for Vehicles and Engineering
• Al-Nassag Industrial Marble Company
• Al-Masalla Marble Company
• Egyptian Copper Company
• National Service Projects Organization
• Sweilem for Stoneware Pipes Manufacturing
• International Trade Corporation
• El-Tebbin Institute for Mineral Studies
• Chamber of Petroleum and Mining
• El-Ramly Office for Export and Import (Liebherr)
• Philips Egypt
• Techno Science Company
• Consulting Office for Maps and Earth Information
• Quality Standard Company
• Open Soft
• Moroccan University of Mineral Resources (Morocco)
• Bin Laden Group (Saudi Arabia)
• International Trade Establishment (Saudi Arabia)
• Bin Zahifa Establishment (Saudi Arabia)
• Al-Omari Laboratories (Saudi Arabia)
• Arabian Cement Company (Saudi Arabia)
• General Establishment of Geology and Mineral Resources (Syria)
• Tec-Engineering (France)
• Surpac Software International (France)

Part Four: Conference Slogan, Themes, and Objectives

Conference Slogan

The conference is held under the slogan:
“Arab Mineral Resources in the Service of Economic Development.”

Main Conference Themes

The conference discusses eight main themes:

1. The current status of the Arab mineral resources sector.
2. Transformation industries and mineral raw materials.
3. The use of modern technologies and scientific research in the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources.
4. Economics of mineral resources.
5. The role of the private sector in developing mineral resources in the Arab world.
6. The role of legislation in promoting and attracting investment in the mineral resources sector.
7. Mining industry and the environment.
8. The impact of international changes and new global economic blocs on the future of mineral resources in the Arab world.

Conference Objectives

• The conference represents an opportunity to identify the capabilities of each Arab country and its mineral production, which can be exploited through joint investments.
• It aims to highlight the significant shortcomings in investment in this sector and serves as an important Arab forum.
• It provides an opportunity for Arab Ministers of Mineral Resources to meet and overcome obstacles facing the sector, with a full day allocated for each minister to present the mining sector in his country and its advantages.