NATIONAL COMPANY FOR SPINNING AND WEAVING

- Capital structure: the company’s paid in capital is distributed over 26.415.038 shares at a par value of 1 L.E. per share. The company is 98,8% owned by the Holding Company for Spinning, Weaving, and Ready Made Garments, while the remaining 1,2% is owned by private sector banks. The company is one of the public sector companies operating under law 203 for the year 1991 and its executive regulations. - Main activities: the company’s main activities are the production and marketing of filaments spinning, cotton fabrics, ready-made garments and cotton trading. The company operates three factories of which one is undergoing renovations and stopped operations. - Factories and production lines: factories No. of workers Max capacity Actual capacity Utilisation rate (tons) (tons) Factory 1 545 4.500 Shut down for 0% Preparation rehabilitation Spinning whirling Factory 2 610 4.500 1500 33% Preparation after rehabilitation spinning 4.500 100% Factory 3 30 300 300 100% whirling Total 1.185 9.300 4.800 4.800 MISR BEIDA DYERS CO.

- Capital structure: Misr Beida Deyrs Co. is an Egyptian company fully owned by the government with a paid-in capital worth of LE 39.330 million distributed over 7.865.940 shares at a par value of LE 5 per share. - Main activities: Activity Properties unit Quantity produced Dyeing and finishing Blended and cotton fabrics 000’s m 30.660 Dyeing and finishing Dyeing and finishing Blendad and cotton yarns tons 238 Dyeing and finishing Ready-made garments Wool and polyester tons 1.235 Ready made garments Medical cotton Medical cotton tons 231 - Factories: Factory location area Acquisition Vendor/ country of origin (in m²) date Medical cotton factory Kafr El Dawar 4.928 1989 Germany, Switzerland, Italy Yarns factory Kafr El Dawar 3.069 1950-1974 Germany Wool and polyester Kafr El Dawar 44.110 1952-1992 England, Germany, Italy, factory Switzerland Finishing factory Kafr El Dawar 79.178 1939-1982 Germany - production lines: factory Max Actual Utilisation Production capacity capacity rate workers Medical cotton factory 1.200 tons 231 tons 19% 141 Yarns factory 1.000 tons 238 tons 24% 103 Wool and polyester factory 5.600 tons 1.235 tons 22% 1.121 Finishing factory 80.000 m 30.660 m 38% 1.131 ESCO – ETABLISSMENT INDUSTRIEL POUR LA SOIE ET LE COTON

- Capital structure: ESCO’s paid-in capital stands at LE 15 million distributed over 3 million nominal shares with par value LE 5 per share. ESCO is 100% owned by the Holding company for cotton, spinning, weaving and ready-made garments. - Main activities: the company’s operations can be summarised in purchasing cotton fibres from cotton trade companies and then carrying out cotton spinning, weaving, and the production of ready-made wool garment. - Factories: the following table shows ESCO’s factories, acquisition dates, areas, and labor force: factory location Acquisition date Area (000 m²) Labor force 1 – Kaleub spinning Kaleub 1967 29,9 408 2 – Bahteam spinning Bahteam 1946 72,6 644 3 – Egyptian spinning Mostourod 1961 65,2 437 4 – New spinning Mostourod 1977 127,7 175 5- Weaving complex Bahteam 1962 44,2 967 6 – Finishing mill Mostourod 1946 52,0 356

DAKAHLIA SPINNING AND WEAVING CO.

- Capital structure: DSWC is and Egyptian company owned by both the government (holding company) and the public enterprise sector with a paid-in capital of LE 832.000 distributed over 832.000 shares at a par value of LE 1 per share. The company shareholders’ structure is as follows: 13% public enterprise sector, 87% holding company. - Main activities: activities unit Quantity produced yarns ton 5.158 Ready-made garments 000’s pcs 466 Knitted products 000’s pcs 1.782 Knitted fabrics ton 671 - Factories: Factory location Area in Acquisition date Vendor/ country of sq.m origin Spinning factory El Mansourah 392.255 1964 Agrarian reform Knitted factory El Mansourah 1964 Agrarian reform Ready made garments Dakarnass 43,414 1970 Agrarian reform Ready made garments Aga 35.591 1960 Agrarian reform - production lines: factory Max Actual Utilisation Production capacity capacity rate workers Spinning factory (in tons) 866.640 546.850 63,1% 2.401 Knitted factory (in tons) 790.704 564.563 71,4% 476 Ready made garments (in 000’s pcs) 1.055.600 546.801 51,8% 563 Ready made garments (in 000’s pcs) Currently rented by Misr Taiwan company

THE UPPER EGYPT SPINNING AND WEAVING CO.

- Capital structure: UESW’s paid-in capital stands at LE 25 million distributed over 5 million nominal shares at a par value of LE 5 per share. The company is 100% owned by the holding company for cotton, spinning, weaving, and ready made garments. - Main activities: the company’s main activities can be classified in 2 main categories: 1 – circular spinning blended and cotton yarns, and circular spinning fibers 2 – open ended spinning - Factories: Factory location Acquisition Vendor/ country Area (000 m²) Labor force date Kena Circular Kena 1960/85/90 Germany/ Japan 126 1.110 Sohag circular Sohag 1972/1990 Germany/ Japan 260,4 1.305 Assiut Circular Assiut 1972/90 Germany/ Japan 260,4 1.267 Kena Open-Ended Kena 1989 Germany Related to Kena factory - production lines: factory Max capacity Actual production Utilisation rate Kena Circular 2.300 tons 834 tons 36% Sohag Circular 2.400 tons 1.432 tons 60% Sohag Assiut 2.400 tons 1.340 tons 56% Kena Open ended 900 tons 239 tons 27%

MISR RAYON COMPANY

- Capital structure: Misr Rayon’s paid-in capital stands at LE 22 million distributed over 4.4 million nominal shares at a par value of LE 5 per share. Misrayon is 100% owned by the Holding company for cotton, spinning, weaving, and ready-made garment. - Main activities: the company’s main activities include viscose, nylon, and polyester production through its three plants, located in Kafr El-Dawar. However in 1997 the viscose plant stopped production for rehabilitation purpose and it did not come back into operation yet. Moreover, Misrayon was owning a forth plant for Polyester, and as a part of the company restructuring plan for privatisation, it was spun-off in the year 2000 under the name of Misr for Polyester fibers and filament Co. - Factories: factory location Acquisition Vendor/ country Area Labor force date (000 m²) Viscose plant Kafr El Dawar 1948 Von Kohorn/ USA 38,5 1.660 Nylon plant Kafr El Dawar 1957 Zimmer/ Germany 9,4 585 Spinning Mill Kaft El Dawar 1978 Textima/ Germany 30,4 1.291 - production lines: factory Max capacity Actual production Utilisation rate Viscose plant Stopped since 1997 - - Nylon plant 4,5 t/day 3,0 t/day 67,0% Spinning mill 10,0 t/day 4,9 t/day 49,0%

MISR HELWAN SPINNING AND WEAVING CO.

- Capital structure: Misr Helwan for spinning company is an Egyptian company fully owned by the government with a paid-in capital worth of LE 34.085 million distributed over 6.817.086 shares at a par value of LE 5 per share. The company is enjoying vertical integration in its operations for any activity starting from the cotton trading process and ending with the finishing and trading of ready made garments processes. - Main activities: activities type properties Quantity Measurement produced unit spinning Circular spinning Cotton yarn 4.508 Ton Open end spinning Polyester Blended yarn 104.010 Ton/ no. weaving Shuttel Cotton fabrics shutteless Blended and cotton 27.994 000’s m² fabrics Velvet/ plush finishing Dyeing Cotton yarns 38 Ton Textile and furniture Finishing finishing 15.571 000’s m. length printing Ready made Clothes Shirts/ dresses/ suits garments 350 000’s pcs. furniture Bed-sheets and covers - Factories and production lines: Factory/ production lines location Area in Acquisition date Country of origin sq. m Spinning factories Helwan

Circular spinning (1) 26.200 1958 European Union Circular spinning (2) 26.150 1973 East/ West Europe Open end spinning (3) 1982 Easter Europe Weaving factories Helwan

Weaving (1) air pressure 10.117 1981 Czech Republic Weaving (2) Sodacoma 1981 Japan Weaving (3) Old Pikanol 16.790 1958 Belgium Weaving (4) Solzer 1982 Switzerland Weaving (5) Jaquard 3.033 1936 Italy/ Germany Weaving (6) Shuttel Pikanol 3.033 1974 Belgium Anti-Shuttel Pikanol 1982 Belgium Jaquard Pikanol 1974 Belgium/ Czech Weaving (7) Jaquard 5.058 1981 Velvet 1981 West Germany Plush 1981 Weaving (8) shuttle 5.350 1959 Czech Republic Weaving (9)El Baroudeyah 3.033 1962 Germany Finishing factory Helwan Finishing / velvet finishing 44.671 1988 Germany Ready made garments Helwan 6.248 1975 Japan factory - capacity and utilization rate

Factory/ production lines Max Actual Utilisation Production capacity capacity rate workers Spinning factories No. wheels No. wheels

Circular spinning (1) 75.420 52.700 70% 986 Circular spinning (2) 43.388 - 0% Open end spinning (3) 2.320 2.320 100% Weaving factories 121.128 55.020 45% no. looms no. looms Weaving (1) air pressure Weaving (2) Sodacoma 97 24 25% Weaving (3) Old Pikanol 56 56 100% Weaving (4) Solzer not operating not operating 0% Weaving (5) Jaquard 180 180 100% Weaving (6) Shuttel Pikanol 56 - 0% Anti-Shuttel Pikanol 180 76 42% 1.025 Jaquard Pikanol 73 73 100% Weaving (7) Jaquard 40 40 100% Velvet 10 - 0% Plush 22 22 100% Weaving (8) shuttle 32 32 100% Weaving (9)El Baroudeyah not operating not operating Finishing factory 8 - 0% Finishing / velvet finishing 754 503 67% Ready made garments Million meter factory Spinning factories 40 15 38% 394 Circular spinning (1) no. machines no. machines Clothes/bed sheets and 158 80 51% 162 covers

MISR FINE SPINNING AND WEAVING CO.

- Capital structure: MFSC is an Egyptian company fully owned by the government with a paid-in capital worth of LE 68,04 million distributed over 13.608.646 shares at a par value of LE 5 per share. - Main activities: the company is specialized in the spinning and weaving of the Egyptian fine cotton as well as any other industrial fibers, knitting filaments, and ready made garments for its own operations and for the benefit of others in an outside Egypt, in addition to any other products related to cotton spinning and weaving. activities product materials Quantity Measurement produced unit spinning Yarn production Cotton yarn, fibers 10.974 Ton yarn knitting Filament Knitting and 1.100 Ton production fishing filaments fabrics Raw textile Cotton fabrics 37.049 000’s sq.m blended and cotton fabrics Ready made Clothes and Shirts/ dresses/ 2.025 000’s units garments furniture suits/ bed sheets and covers - Factories and production lines: Location: Kafr El Dawar-Behera Factories Area in Max. capacity Actual capacity Utilisation rate Production sq.m. workers Spinning factory 81.609 20.400 tons 10.974 tons 53,8% 3.419 Weaving factory 261.012 40.000.000 m. 37.049.000 m. 92,6% 3.117 Knitting factory 8.262 1.894 tons 1.100 tons 1.100 57 Ready made 9.955 3.210.000 pcs. 2.025.000 pcs. 63,1% 1.062 garments factory

MISR FOR POLYESTER FIBERS AND FILAMENT CO.

- Capital structure: the company’s paid in capital stands at LE 28 million distributed over 5.6 million nominal shares at a par value of LE 5 per share, and it is 100% owned by the holding company for cotton, spinning, weaving and ready made garments. - Main activities: the company’s main activities include the production of polyester fibers and polyester filament in its two mills, located in Kafr El-Dawar. - Factories: factories location Acquisition date Vendor/ country Labor force Fibers mill Kafr El-Dawar 1980 France 811 Filament mill Kafr El-Dawar Germany/ France 625 - production lines: factory Max capacity Actual Utilisation capacity rate Fiber mill 26.250 tons 12.000 tons 46% Filament mill 9.000 tons 3.900 tons 43% MISR FOR TEXTILE EQUIPMENT COMPANY

- Capital structure: the company is fully owned by the government with a paid-in capital worth of LE 3.702 million distributed over 740.400 shares at a par value of LE 5 per share. - Main activities: the company is specialized in producing the requirements of spinning and weaving factories as well as preparations for ready made garments factories. The company also produces wooden products, card clothing, flat tops, metallic card clothing, and cylindrical paper bobbins. Recently, the company has started to produce some wood working products for schools as a substitute for some wooden products. Activities type Properties unit Quantity Budgeted produced production 2001/02 Paper cones Paper cones Over which the spin ton 2.490 3.000 is packaged Cylindrical bobbins Different size For yarn spinning ton 59,5 60 of paper phase Metallic bobbins Treated pipes For yarn spinning (000) 147 143 phase unit Spiral bobbins Treated pipes For yarn preparation (000) 2.278 2.400 unit shuttles wooden For weaving looms (000) 10,4 18 unit Picking sticks wooden For weaving looms (000) 3,8 4,8 unit Weft pipes wooden For weaving looms (000) 118,4 250 unit Wood-making School use Desks and chairs (000) various products unit ribbons Flat tops For cotton carding (000) 41,2 36 unit brushes Flat tops For cotton carding (000) 1,6 3 unit Metallic card Metallic For cotton carding ton 2,3 12 clothing and saw carding and artificial fibers wires Silver cans Polyethilene Spin packaging (000) 6,3 8 cylinders unit - Factories and production lines: Production lines location Area in Acquisition Country of factories sq.m. date origin Paper cones Paper cones Kafr 3.397 1979 to 2001 and bobbins cylindrical paper bobbins El Olwe 919 1980 to 1994 West Germany spiral paper bobbins Helwan 229 1971 to 1984 Card Flat tops Kafr 1.219 1968 to 1982 West Germany clothing El Olwe Metallic card clothing Helvan 258 1975 Switzerland Prins and Picking sticks for Kafr El 232 sticks weaving Olwe 1975 West Germany Weft prins Helwan 668 Wooden Kafr 1.007 1976 West Germany shuttles Silver cans El Olwe 1.026 1968 to 1992 West Germany Metallic Helwan 864 1984 to 1990 Egypt (used) products - capacity and utilisation rate

factories Production lines Max capacity Actual Utilisation Production capacity rate workers Paper cones Paper cones 4.000 tons 3.000 tons 75% 110 and bobbins Cylindrical paper bobbins 96 tons 60 tons 62,5% 30 Spiral paper bobbins 3.000.000 pc 2.400.000 pc 80% 3 Card clothing Flat tops 48.000 m 36.000 m 75% 18 Metallic card clothing 15 tons 12 tons 80% 6 Prins and Picking sticks for weaving 5.500 pc 4.800 pc 87,3% 4 sticks Weft prins 300.000 pc 250.000 pc 83% 7 Wooden 22.000 pc 18.000 pc 82% 8 shuttles Silver cans 18.000 pc 12.000 pc 67% 9 Metallic According to market demand 27 products

ORIENT COMPANY FOR LINEN AND COTTON

- Capital structure: Orient’s paid-in stands at LE 1.544.696 distributed over 1.544.696 nominal shares at a par value of LE 1 per share. It is worth mentioning that Orient is listed in Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange, and its stock latest trading price at the end of august 2001 was standing at LE 2.46/share. Beside the holding company for cotton, spinning, weaving and ready made garments the major shareholders in Orient, include a number of public and joint venture banks, insurance companies, public enterprise companies, and private sector companies as well as individuals. - Main activities: factory Production Acquisition Vendor/ country Area (000 Labor line date m²) force weaving Sacm 1984 Sacm 530 53 Sulzer 1983 Sulzer 1.409 190 Sulzer 1994 Sulzer 4.053 202 Dying and 1959/75 Europe 5.309 284 finishing Cutting out and 1975/90 Faf/ Germany 2.409 555 ready made Jokey/ Japan garments - Factories and production lines:

production Production line Max capacity Actual capacity Utilisation (tons) (tons) rate weaving Sacm 580 430 74% Sulzer 1.840 1.490 81% Sulzer 3.700 3.350 90% Dying and finishing 15.000 9.000 60% Cutting out and ready 3.250 2.375 73% made garments

EL SHARKEYA SPINNING AND WEAVING CO.

- Capital structure: the company is fully owned by the government with a paid-in capital worth of LE 25.0 million distributed over 5.000.000 shares at a par value of LE 5 per share. - Main activities: activities properties unit Quantity produced spinning Circular spinning Ton 1.253 Open end spinning Ton 817 Wool spinning Ton 105 weaving Cotton fabrics 000’s m² 3.385 Wool fabrics 000’s m² 195 knitting tailing 000 pc 7.502 - Factories: factories location area (in m²) Acquisition date Vendor/ country of origin Spinning factory Circular Zakazik 26.400 1977/80 Spain Open end Zakazik 4.200 1986 England wool Zakazik 3.400 1960 England Circular Menya El Kamh 1985/92 England Weaving factory Pykanol Zakazik 6.600 1960/80 England Solzr Zakazik 4.300 1983 Switzerland Kafr Sakr Kafr Sakr 9.056 1980 England Knitting factory Zakazik 600 1989/95 England - production lines: factory Max capacity Actual Utilisation Production capacity rate workers Spinning factory Circular (ton) 2.750 1.253 46% 731 Open end (ton) 1.670 817 49% 127 Wool (ton) 320 105 33% 71 Circular Rented since 1/7/1999 1.550 Weaving factory Pykanol (000’s m²) 2.300 1.453 63% 229 Solzr (000’s m²) 2.200 1.497 68% 127 Kafr Sakr 2.000 Not operative since 21/6/2000 396 Knitting factory According to demand 48

THE GENERAL JUTE PRODUCTS CO.

- Capital structure: the company is fully owned by the government with a paid-in capital of LE 7.5 million distributed over 15 million shares at par value of LE 5 per share. - Main activities: the company’s main activities are: · spinning and weaving of various jute products for its own account or for the account of others in the local and export markets · production of other products related to the yarns and spins generated from jute plants, Egyptian hibiscus, or any other natural fibers. Total production in 2000/1 reached 15.000 tons. Total production output at local prices for the budgeted plan of 2001/02 is expected to reach LE 30 million distributed among the company’s major products. - Factories:

Factory / production line location Acquisition date Belbais Factory 1959 Line 1: Hyshyan Matar St. 1989 Line 2: Cargo Bags Belbais City 1959 Line 3: Jute string El Sharkeya 1970 Line 4: Strings and Sisal ropes 1942

- production lines:

Factory Max capacity Actual Utilisation Production capacity rate workers Belbais Factory 11.000 ton 7.000 ton 63,6% Line 1: Hyshyan 2.000 ton 1.500 ton 75% Line 2: Cargo Bags 6.000 ton 4.000 ton 66,7% 1.300 Line 3: Jute string 2.500 ton 1.300 ton 52% Line 4: Strings and Sisal 500 ton 200 ton 40% ropes MEIT GHAMR SPINNING CO.

- Capital structure: the company is owned by both the government (holding company) and the public enterprise sector with a paid-in capital worth of LE 296.615 distributed over 296.615 shares at a par value of LE 1 per share. The company shareholders’ structure is: 13% public enterprise sector, 87% holding company. - Main activities:

activity Unit Quantity Spinning and cotton trading Ton 5.417 - Factories:

factories Location Area (in m²) Acquisition date Vendor/ country of origin Factory (1) Meit Ghamr 35.442 1971-1988 India, Japan, Switzerland, Germany Factory (2) Meit Ghamr 6.442 1983-1986 England workshops Meit Ghamr 932 1960-1988 Egypt

- production lines:

Factory Max capacity Actual Utilisation Production capacity rate workers Factory (1) 2.620 tons 1.784 tons 68% 1.201 Factory (2) 2.692 tons 1.824 tons 68% 413 workshops According to demand 58