Egypt Gypsum & Plaster — Bulk Export Market 2026

Egypt holds among the world's largest gypsum reserves — estimated at 2+ billion metric tons of high-purity natural gypsum (CaSO₄·2H₂O). Main deposit zones:

Egyptian gypsum is geologically Eocene-to-Quaternary marine evaporite — typically very high in CaSO₄·2H₂O (90–97% raw, often 95%+) with low chloride and low organic matter.

1. Raw natural gypsum rock — HS 2520.10

• Lumps: 0–300 mm typical
• Crushed: 0–40 mm
• Granulated: 0–5 mm
• Powder: 0–200 mesh
• Typical assay: CaSO₄·2H₂O ≥ 90%, often 95%+
• MOQ: 25 MT (1×20' FCL with stillage) or 5,000 MT bulk vessel
• Primary use: cement industry (5% gypsum addition to control set time), fertilizer (sulfur source for soil)

2. Calcined gypsum / Plaster of Paris (CaSO₄·½H₂O) — HS 2520.20

• White powder, 80–200 mesh fineness
• Typical assay: CaSO₄·½H₂O ≥ 75%, free water ≤ 0.5%, initial set 4–10 min
• Packing: 25 kg PP bags, 1 MT FIBC, 40 kg multi-wall paper sacks
• MOQ: 25 MT FCL
• Primary use: construction plaster, decorative casting, dental/orthopedic (with food + medical grade)

3. Gypsum board grade gypsum — HS 2520.10

• For drywall / plasterboard manufacturing
• Higher purity required (≥ 92% CaSO₄·2H₂O), low SiO₂
• Typically supplied as crushed 0–40 mm

4. Fertilizer-grade gypsum — HS 2520.10 / 3105.90

• Granulated for direct soil application
• Sulfur content (S) ≥ 18%, calcium (Ca) ≥ 22%
• Used in saline / sodic soil reclamation, peanut + alfalfa fields

Sinai-sourced gypsum loads at Adabiya, Suez, Ain Sokhna (Red Sea Gulf of Suez side, closest to the deposits). Western Desert gypsum loads at Damietta, Alexandria, El Dekheila. For most bulk-vessel shipments to GCC, India, East Africa — Ain Sokhna is the cheapest because the Sinai deposits are within 100 km.

We source from multiple Egyptian quarries and consolidate shipments at the loading port. Quality testing (XRF or wet chemistry) at the load port confirms CaSO₄·2H₂O purity before B/L issuance.

Egypt Globe Group positions itself as your verified, long-term supply-chain ally: incorporated 2014 with an internal Quality Assurance division at its nucleus, ISO 9001:2015 across all divisions, and uncompromising QA verification from extraction to destination port. Every lot is tested at the loading-port laboratory and the Certificate of Analysis or Mill Test Certificate is issued before the Bill of Lading; lots outside specification are rejected at the loading port, never re-graded or renegotiated. Independent inspection by TÜV Austria, SGS, Intertek or Bureau Veritas (all ISO/IEC 17020 + 17025) is available on every shipment, laycans are run with documented NOR / SOF, and the specification is guaranteed at the port of loading under the sales contract — see inspection & quality control, trade documentation and quality & compliance. For gypsum the chain runs quarry face → crushing / calcining plant → port laboratory XRF or wet-chemistry assay (CaSO₄·2H₂O, moisture, free silica, NaCl, MgO) → pre-shipment inspection → buyer laboratory; the assay report confirming purity and end-use suitability is issued before B/L.

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