| Shotmed Paper Industries (spi) | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | 2005 |
| Location City: | 6th of October City, Giza[1] |
| Industry: | Paper |
| Homepage: | www.spi-egypt.com |
Shotmed Paper Industries (spi) is one of the first privately established bond paper mills in Egypt. Shotmed Paper Industries is an industry of Shotmed Company.[2] Besides the Hadera Mill in Israel, it is the only paper mill in the Middle East that produces wood-free paper from wood pulp.[3]
Shotmed Paper Industries purchased two mills from an unnamed seller in the United States in 2005.[4] They transported them to 6th of October City, Egypt and Paper Machine 1 began production of salable paper by December 2007, producing 15,000 tons/year. Paper Machine 2 began production of 15,000 tons/year in April 2008.[5]