El Minya plant signs partnership agreement with El Minya Educational Directorate to support seven schools

El Minya, 21 of August 2007.  H.E. Gen. Fouad Saad El Din, Governor of El Minya, witnessed the signing of the partnership agreement for supporting seven preparatory and primary schools located in Samalout district between Helwan Cement Company- El Minya plant, represented by the plant manager Eng. Ahmed El Sawy, and the Director of El Minya Educational Department, Prof. Maher Mohamed.

The 400.000 EGP donated by Helwan Cement Company-El Minya plant for 2007 will be used to cover the costs of upgrading the schools infrastructures, equipping the classrooms, purchasing computers and books for the library and creating green corners for the children.

“Investing more and better in Education is a heart of our Social Responsibility strategy since Education is crucial to the development of human capacities and can play a central role in the elimination of poverty. We are very committed in supporting education initiatives and invest in El Minya students since they are the future of our society”.

About Helwan Cement Company
Helwan Cement was established in 1929 and was the second cement producer to enter the market. Since August 2005, the Suez Cement Company has owned 98.69% of the company and has a production capacity of 4.5 million tons of clinker per year. Helwan Cement Company is home to nearly 2,000 employees and manufactures grey and white cement in Helwan and El Minya. The Helwan and El Minya plants have a combined capacity of 4.8 million tons per year and both plant facilities are ISO 9001 and ISO14001 certified.