The manufacture of sugar from cane began in Egypt. The manufacture of sugar from cane began in Egypt in 710 AD, and its manufacturing methods were primitive. Since 1818 AD, the modern sugar industry began in Egypt at the hands of Muhammad Ali Pasha the Great, the ruler of Egypt at this time - where he decided to establish a factory (factory) for the manufacture of cane sugar in one of the villages of the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt - where he owned large areas cultivated with cane in Own farm. An English engineer called (Brim) was brought in to manage this factory, and after his death, two Italians were hired to take over the management of this factory.

In 1834, two more factories were established in Minya Governorate. In 1846, Muhammad Ali Pasha hired a number of French technicians to operate and manage these factories. In 1848, 4 other factories were established to produce sugar, distributed in Giza, Minya, and Qena. The factories that were established up to this point are considered History is a creditable achievement for Muhammad Ali Pasha.

 In 1863, after Khedive Ismail Pasha took over the rule of Egypt, succeeding his uncle Muhammad Saeed Pasha. Later, due to the decline in cotton prices after the end of the American Civil War, Khedive Ismail Pasha became aware of the danger of the Egyptian economy relying on the cotton crop only, so he directed his attention to the sugar industry, where 18 sugar factories were established, covering several regions from the beginning of Beni Suef Governorate to Qena Governorate in the south.

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