Egypt's Minister of Public Business Sector, Hisham Tawfik, has announced plans to boost the country's energy local energy by adding 36,000 tons of oil from pressed cotton seeds. This initiative will utilize the seeds produced during ginning, which are currently sold in their full form, instead. The Contemporary Company will rent space inside new gins to establish units for juicing and treating the cotton seed oil, with the first unit expected to be established in Zagazig gin within the next two months. This move is expected to control the circulation of cotton seeds, preserve Egyptian cotton varieties, and support the production of cottonseed oil and cake for livestock feed.