Basil El-Baz

While studying government and economics at Harvard University, El-Baz developed the concept for building an ammonia plant in Egypt, which ultimately became Egypt Basic Industries Corporation (EBIC). He submitted a feasibility study on this concept and was awarded a grant by the United States Trade and Development Agency to conduct further studies.{{Cite web |url=http://www.euromoneyconferences.com/Speaker-Details/8385/The-Euromoney-Egypt-Conference.html?id=6560 |title="Egypt: Forward Forum Concludes on High-Note With New Commercial Partnerships" |access-date=2017-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000624/http://www.euromoneyconferences.com/Speaker-Details/8385/The-Euromoney-Egypt-Conference.html?id=6560 |archive-date=2017-02-02 |url-status=dead }}

El-Baz has developed and financed two major industrial greenfield projects in Egypt, Egypt Basic Industries Corporation (EBIC) and Egypt Hydrocarbon Corporation (EHC). EBIC is the only project to receive a comprehensive loan guarantee from the Export – Import Bank of the United States. Furthermore, EBIC is one of a select number of projects in Egypt to be financed entirely by consortium of international banks. The project had an approximate value of US$650 million at closing.[http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2011/06/30/egypt-us-companies-partner-on-35-bln-petrochemical-project/ "Egypt, US companies partner on $3.5 bln petrochemical project"] Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 2014-7-21. EBIC is the 6th largest global exporter of ammonia.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} EBIC was eventually sold to Orascom Construction Industries.[http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/Orascom-Construction-Industries-Invests-in-Ammonia-Plant-667856.htm "Orascom Construction Industries Invests in Ammonia Plant"] Market Wired. Retrieved 2014-7-21.

Carbon Holdings’ second project, Egypt Hydrocarbon Corporation (EHC), with a transaction value of approximately US$550 million is considered as the first major industrial project to close in post-revolution Egypt.[http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2011/07/31/egypt-hydrocarbon-company-signs-454-million-deal/ "Egypt Hydrocarbon Company signs $454 million deal"] Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 2014-7-21.[http://www.pfie.com/egyptian-banks-back-ehc/1611628.article "Egyptian banks back EHC"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727101613/http://www.pfie.com/egyptian-banks-back-ehc/1611628.article |date=2014-07-27 }} Project Finance International. Retrieved 2014-7-21. Construction of the second project commenced in August 2011.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Carbon Holdings is developing the approximate of US$11 billion Naphtha Cracker and Polyethylene Complex project named Tahrir Petrochemicals Corporation (TPC).[http://www.arabnews.com/news/479566 "GE, Carbon Holdings sign $500m technology cooperation deal"] Arab News. Retrieved 2014-7-21. Originally the project was expected to be completed in 2017, but was delayed for different reasons. The work has started in July 2019.{{Cite web|date=2019-07-26|title=Contractors to start work on Egypt's biggest ever petrochemicals plant|url=https://www.power-technology.com/comment/contractors-to-start-work-on-egypts-biggest-ever-petrochemicals-plant/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=Power Technology|language=en-US}}

• El-Baz was awarded Africa Entrepreneur of the Year 2016. He is the first Egyptian entrepreneur to receive such an honor. The award was announced at the Africa-France Economic Forum at the 27th Africa-France Summit held in Bamako, Mali on 13 January 2017. The Business Africa Entrepreneur Awards, in connection with Business Africa, and in partnership with MEDEF (Mouvement Des Enterprise De France) and Institut Choiseul.{{Cite web|url=http://www.egyptoil-gas.com/news/carbon-holdings-ceo-awarded-africa-entrepreneur-of-2016-award/|title=Carbon Holdings’ CEO Awarded AFRICA Entrepreneur of 2016 Award|website=Egypt Oil & Gas|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.egvest.com/single-post/2017/01/24/Basil-El-Baz-Carbon-Holdings%E2%80%99-CEO-Awarded-AFRICA-Entrepreneur-of-2016-Award|title=Onspot EGVEST MainPage|website=Onspot EGVEST MainPage|access-date=2017-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110429/http://www.egvest.com/single-post/2017/01/24/Basil-El-Baz-Carbon-Holdings%E2%80%99-CEO-Awarded-AFRICA-Entrepreneur-of-2016-Award|archive-date=2017-02-22|url-status=dead}}
• Ranked by Institut Choiseul as the 12th in their annual top 100 African business leaders in 2016, which is an annual study independently carried out by Paris-based Institut Choiseul that identifies and ranks the young African business economic leaders aged 40 years old and below. The study by Choiseul intends to highlight those women and men who play a major role in the continent's economic development.{{Cite web|url=http://choiseul.info/publications/choiseul-100-africa-2016-exclusive-top-100/|title=Choiseul 100 Africa Economic Leaders for Tomorrow 2016|website=choiseul.info |publisher=Choiseul Institut|access-date=2017-01-18}}

• Member of the board of trustees for the “Tahya Misr” (Long Live Egypt) Fund / 2014–present{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/118626/Egypt/Politics-/Presidential-decree-appoints-board-of-trustees-of-.aspx|title=Presidential decree appoints board of trustees of "Tahya Misr" fund|website=ahram.org}}
• Co-chair – Energy Committee – American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham)[http://www.amcham.org.eg/events_activities/committees/Speeches.asp?E=497&t=15 "Committees Energy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726174047/http://www.amcham.org.eg/events_activities/committees/Speeches.asp?E=497&t=15 |date=2014-07-26 }} AMCHAM. Retrieved 2014-7-21.

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