# Egypt: Kima cuts natural gas intake by 20%, urea plant continues normal operations

> Egyptian Chemical Industries (Kima) cut its gas intake by 20% from November 1 after a directive from its gas supplier. The company said its urea plant is still operating normally and it is assessing the impact of the reduced supply.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T06:11:07.678Z
- Category: logistics · region Egypt · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81212-egypt-kima-cuts-natural-gas-intake-by-20-urea-plant-continues-normal-operations
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Gas curtailments at Egyptian nitrogen producers can tighten urea export availability, which supports global urea prices. The plant is still running, so the effect is a potential risk rather than a confirmed loss of output.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: neutral

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## Sources

- zawya.com: https://www.zawya.com/en/capital-markets/commodities/egypt-kima-cuts-natural-gas-intake-by-20-urea-plant-continues-normal-operations-1890668

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