The Egyptian Chemical Products and Fertilizer Export Association reported that from January to April 2018, the export of plastics and rubber products reached US$5.3919 billion, an increase of 27% over the same period in 2017 ($4.2618 billion). Belgium is the main importer of such products. The country exported a total of US$44.15 million to Belgium, US$31.88 million to Italy, US$28.14 million to Spain, US$20.59 million for the United Kingdom, US$19.08 million for China, US$18.65 million for Iraq and 17.77 million for Germany. US dollar, Sudan is 16.6 million US dollars, France is 15.1 million US dollars.
The export of plastics and rubber products accounted for 32.6% of the export of chemical products.