Halwani set to invest EGP 100 mln in Egypt-based poultry plant

The board of Halwani Bros has approved the company’s plan to establish a plant for poultry production in Egypt at an estimated investment cost of EGP 100 million​ ($13.98 million)​, according to Saleh Hefni, chief executive of the company.

Work on this project will start in the third quarter of 2015, he told CNBC Arabia in a phone call.

The foodstuff producer is eyeing an annual profit of over SAR 100 million. Halwani was close to beating this goal in 2014, but was hindered by obstacles in Egypt and Saudi Arabia; particularly corporate tax increases ranging from 25 to 30 percent in Egypt​.

As a result, the company missed a profit of around EGP 12 million.

Halwani will recognize nearly SAR 12 million in FY-15 financials, in case it wins claims against insurance firms, Hefni added.

According to the data available on Argaam, Halwani posted on Thursday a 5 percent growth year-on-year in Q4-2014 net profit to SAR 23.6 million.