Date pits for cosmetics Opportunity Description: Date pits for cosmetics as an organic ingredient to replace chemicals |
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Date pits for cosmetics Opportunity Description: Date pits for cosmetics as an organic ingredient to replace chemicals |
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Market Potential: Sold to cosmetic industry in the Delta. Competing products include chemicals used in cosmetics Supply: Date-pits from farmers in Luxor/Qena, rest of Upper Egypt and the Red Sea, and in the Delta Process: Washing -> drying -> grinding -> extraction Human Resources: Labour, operators, technician Financial: CAPEX is between 150,000 and 500,000 EGP (mainly cost of machinery) OPEX is less than 150,000 EGP Risk: Managing the logistics of supply chain and quality control IMPACT: Environmental: Environmentally friendly use of waste Social: Increase return agriculture activities and exports |
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