Cairo, Egypt · Est. 2018 · 45 Years Trade ExperienceHTS 2614.00.30 · 2601.11.00 · 6802.99.00 · 2615.90.60Atlantic Route · Zero Red Sea Exposure
Cairo · Mediterranean · Atlantic · New York — Made in Egypt
Egypt's Number One Export Company
Egypt's Black Sand& Quartz Edge.
Eight globally strategic minerals from Egypt's 1.3 billion m³ Mediterranean deposit. Engineered quartz slabs under Italian Breton technology. Every shipment quality verified. Number one exporter.
IlmeniteMagnetiteZirconGarnetRutileMonaziteLeucoxeneTitaniteCuarzo Del NiloSiO₂ 99.8%Number One ExporterEvery Shipment VerifiedAtlantic Route
01 · Egypt's Black Sand Deposit
Not One Product. Eight.
Egypt holds one of the world's largest black sand reserves — an estimated 1.3 billion cubic metres along 400 kilometres of Mediterranean coastline from Rashid to Rafah, across 11 confirmed sites. At Lake Burullus alone, reserves total 288.5 million tonnes at an average heavy mineral concentration of 3%. This is not a niche deposit — it is a globally strategic mineral platform.
Eight globally strategic materials. One deposit. One origin. One partner. DEXPRO is Egypt's number one export company for black sand minerals — the only company in Egypt exporting 7 of 8 strategic minerals, scaling from USD 550K to USD 5.5M in 2024 alone.
31–44%
Ilmenite
FeTiO₃
TiO₂ for paints, plastics, ceramics, cosmetics.
15–18%
Magnetite
Fe₃O₄
Sponge iron, cast iron, water filtration.
11–21%
Zircon
ZrSiO₄
Ceramics, specialty glass, nuclear reactors.
11–15%
Garnet
Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂
Water jet cutting, abrasive blasting, filtration.
6–12%
Rutile
TiO₂
Aerospace-grade titanium, medical implants.
Strategic
Monazite
Ce·La·Th·PO₄
Rare earths, thorium, uranium — nuclear.
High-Ti
Leucoxene
TiO₂·FeO
High-titanium pigment feedstock.
Specialty
Titanite
CaTiSiO₅
Specialty ceramics, rare earth extraction.
1.3 Billion m³
Total Reserve · Mediterranean Coast
400 km · 11 Sites
Coastline · Rashid to Rafah
288.5 M Tonnes
Lake Burullus Reserve
Avg. 3% (up to 7%)
Heavy Mineral Concentration
Aerial · Mediterranean DepositBlack Sand · At Source400 km Reserve CoastlineProcessing Plant · At Source
02 · Black Sand Mineral Catalogue
Seven Minerals. One Origin. Every Shipment Verified.
DEXPRO is Egypt's number one export company for black sand minerals — the only company in Egypt exporting 7 of 8 strategic minerals from the Mediterranean deposit. All shipments independently verified by Control Union before loading.
"For three years, DEXPRO has supplied high-grade zircon to Colorobbia Italia S.p.A., Industrie Bitossi Spain, and Industrie Bitossi (Guangzhou) Minerals Co., Ltd. The DEXPRO zircon jumbo bags photographed in this catalogue were shipped directly to Colorobbia Italy."
Colorobbia Italia · Bitossi Spain · Bitossi Guangzhou · 3-Year Supply Record
03 · Engineering Reference
Technical Mineral Data.
Standard mineralogical properties for each material in the DEXPRO black sand catalogue — general reference figures for buyers modeling processing, transport, and end-use fit. Assay-grade percentages are DEXPRO's shipment-specific figures; the data below describes the mineral itself.
Established Mineralogical Reference Values · Not DEXPRO-Specific Lab Results
Engineered quartz slabs produced on Italian Breton Minerali technology — the global benchmark. SiO₂ 93%+, surface finish Ra <0.1μm, dimensional accuracy ±0.05mm. DEXPRO is Egypt's number one exporter of quartz slabs to the USA — quality confirmed at a US port against Korean, Indian, and German origins.
Breton Minerali · Technical Specifications
Parameter
Specification
Parameter
Specification
Technology
Breton Minerali · Italy
Flexural Strength
60+ MPa
SiO₂ Content
93%+
Dimensional Accuracy
±0.05 mm
Quartz Powder Grade
SiO₂ 99.8%
Surface Finish
Ra <0.1 μm
Color Variation
<1%
Slab Size (Standard)
3200 × 1600 mm
Thickness Options
12 · 18 · 20 · 30 mm
Per Container (20' FCL)
56 Slabs
HTS Code (USA)
6802.99.00
US Import Duty
2.5–2.8%
🇪🇬 Egypt — DEXPRO
2.5%
US Duty · HTS 6802.99.00 · Most Favored Nation
🇪🇸 Spain
~5%
US Duty
🇮🇳 India
28.5%
US Duty
🇨🇳 China
145%+
US Duty
CollectionsBlack & White Series · Premium White · Designer Series · Black Series
Verified Shipments3 Control Union certified · Ore098, Ore099, Ore105 · Norfolk, VA
2030 TargetUSD 50M Cuarzo Del Nilo quartz exports to the USA · Partner: Stuart Follen
Black & White · Cuarzo Del NiloSlab Range · Made in EgyptRack Storage · Export ReadyBlack Series · Cuarzo Del NiloPremium White · Mirror FinishDesigner Series · Cuarzo Del NiloBlack & White · Cuarzo Del NiloSlab Range · Made in EgyptRack Storage · Export ReadyBlack Series · Cuarzo Del NiloPremium White · Mirror FinishDesigner Series · Cuarzo Del Nilo
05 · Production Technology
🇪🇬 Egyptian Engineering. 🇮🇹 Italian Technology.
DEXPRO manages the full export operation for Egyptian quartz slabs produced on Breton/Mineral lines — the global benchmark for engineered stone. SiO₂ purity 99.8%. Tango 18-head polishing line. Every shipment quality verified before loading.
#1 ★Egypt — DEXPROBreton/Mineral · Italian Tech · SiO₂ 99.8%9.5
#2SpainCosentino / Levantina · ±0.1mm8.5
#3TurkeyEmerging Technology7.5
#4BrazilNatural Stone Focus7.0
#5ChinaVolume Production6.5
#6IndiaCost-Focused6.0
±0.05mm
Dimensional Accuracy
Ra <0.1μm
Surface Finish · Mirror Quality
60+ MPa
Flexural Strength
18 Heads
Tango Polishing Line
Breton Line · Factory FloorTango · 18-Head Polishing LineProduction Hall · Al Ain El Sokhna
06 · Structural Competitive Advantage
Why Egypt Cannot Be Copied.
Under HTS 6802.99.00 and 2614.00.30, Egyptian mineral and quartz exports enter the United States at just 2.5–2.8% import duty. China faces 145%+. India faces 28.5%. Combined with Breton technology scoring 9.5/10 globally, DEXPRO offers what no competitor can replicate.
Egypt's #1 exporter of 7 of the 8 globally traded heavy minerals — and the only Egyptian exporter shipping these grades to the United States and Europe. DEXPRO is an export and trading house, not a mine or facility operator — our value is sourcing, quality control, and logistics across Egypt's supply base.
US Import Duty & Quality Score · By Origin
Origin
Regime
US Duty
Quality Score
🇪🇬 Egypt — DEXPRO
HTS 6802.99.00 · Most Favored Nation · Breton 9.5/10
2.5%
9.5/10
🇩🇪 Germany / Korea
EU / KORUS FTA · varies by category
~5%
—
🇮🇳 India
Standard MFN duty · quality score 6.0/10
28.5%
6.0/10
🇨🇳 China
MFN + Section 301 + anti-dumping
145%+
6.5/10
07 · Export Philosophy
What 45 Years Taught Us.
01
Quality Is Your Sales Force
I have never had a dedicated sales team. Every client has come to me because of the quality I delivered. Invest everything in what you produce. The sales will follow.
02
Trust Is the Only Currency That Compounds
One failed shipment can cost you a client for a decade. What I say I will deliver, I deliver. On time. At the agreed quality. Every single time.
03
Own Your Identity
When the US imposed 300% tariffs on Chinese quartz, I named our brand Cuarzo Del Nilo — the Quartz of the Nile. Authenticity is always detected. So is imitation.
About the Founder · Khaled El Defrawy · 45 Years in International Trade
"In 1989, I walked into Worlee in Hamburg — one of Germany's largest importers of Egyptian Marjoram. The man said: 'We already buy Egyptian Marjoram. Through a dealer in New York.' An Egyptian product, grown in Egyptian soil — and Germany was buying it through an American middleman. I went back and made one decision: I would become the supplier that never gave a buyer a reason to worry. Three years later, I had 40% of Germany's Egyptian herb import market. Then came McCormick's — the world's largest spice company. We met the standard."
— Khaled El Defrawy · CEO DEXPRO · 45 Years in International Trade
07 · The Export Legacy
Four Decades of Product. In Photographs.
Before the black sand and the quartz — the herbs that built a name in Germany, the forage that fed the Gulf's finest horses, the beet pulp that made Khaled number one in the UAE — years before DEXPRO was born, and the salt that started it all under the AMASIS brand. Every photograph below is a real DEXPRO shipment, product or facility.
I · 1989
Herbs & Spices — the Hermann Laue Standard
Egyspice · Basics International · McCormick's
Marjoram, chamomile flowers, dark red hibiscus, basil, caraway — sifted, graded and shipped to ASTA and FDA standards. Hermann Laue, Worlee Hamburg, Kräuter Mix, NATCO UK, Mincing Trading, Gel Spice, Kalystian, Concentrated Foods Toronto, Rucker & Slann UK — and finally McCormick's, the world's largest spice company. 40% of Germany's Egyptian herb imports in three years.
Egyptian Marjoram · Sun-DriedChamomile Flowers · Sifting at SourceMarjoram in Plate · Export Grade
Basil Leaves · Packed in CartonBASIL · 20 kg Basics Bag · BASILIKUMDark Red Hibiscus · Export Grade
II · 2005
Alfalfa & Timothy — the Gulf's Horse Feed
USA · Canada · Romania → UAE · KSA · Beirut
Pellets, standard bales and jumbo bales — plus full bulk vessel loads out of Romania to Beirut. First exporter of alfalfa and timothy horse feed from Canada, the USA and Romania into Saudi Arabia. USD 56 million supply contract with the Abu Dhabi Government. Khaled was also the number one exporter of French sugar beet pulp pellets to the UAE(pre-DEXPRO era).
Alfalfa PelletsTimothy PelletsSugar Beet Pulp Pellets · French Origin
Established October 2018; by November DEXPRO was exporting deicing salt to Romania — the first exporter of Egyptian deicing salt packed in 10 kg bags, under the company's own AMASIS brand. Water-softener salt tablets followed in 10 kg and 25 kg bags.
Khaled Inspecting AMASIS Bags · Salt FlatsAMASIS White Melt Salt · 10 kg BagAMASIS 10 kg Bags · Export ReadyDeicing Salt · Bulk
10 kg Bags · Wooden Pallets at the Salt Flats10 kg Bags · PalletizedSalt Bags · Palletized WarehouseBasics Warehouse · Bag Stacks
08 · CEO · Full Biography
Khaled El Defrawy.
Engineering the Legacy of the Nile · Founder & CEO · DEXPRO S.A.E. · 45 Years in Trade
"We do not just export commodities; we export engineered reliability. Every batch, every mineral fraction, and every slab that leaves our facilities carries the promise of our corporate DNA: absolute quality, structural integrity, and a dedication to the natural world."
1979–1989
Apprenticeship · Egypt's #1 Herb Exporter
Trained under Mokhtar El Kishky (photo alongside). Rose to head of quality control and US export compliance. Mastered ASTA standards and FDA compliance. In 1982 enrolled at Cairo University Faculty of Commerce.
1989–1996
Founded Egyspice · Broke the Dutch Monopoly
48-day solo road trip across Europe. Captured 40% of Germany's Egyptian herb imports in three years — Worlee Hamburg, Herman Laue, Krauter Mix, NATCO UK. First direct exporter of Austrian Caraway to New York under its true origin.
1996–2002
Basics International Trade · McCormick's · ASTA
Youngest ASTA member. Supplied McCormick's, Gel Spice, Griffith Laboratories. Egypt's third-largest herbs and spices exporter.
2002
Siemens AG · USD 78 Million · Sudan
Facilitated a USD 78 million Siemens telecommunications project in Sudan via Luxembourg banking, covered by export payment default insurance.
2004–2005
KIPCO Group · Kuwait · Export Consultant
Hired to develop the group's juice export department. Six months in, closed an under-license manufacturing agreement with Happy Garden — sister brand of Italy's Granini — and signed an export contract worth USD 16 million in one year.
2005–2012
Alfalfa & Timothy · USA, Canada, Romania → Middle East
Stepped into the forage business — exporting Alfalfa and Timothy horse feed from the USA and Canada to the UAE, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. First exporter of Alfalfa and Timothy horse feed — pellets, standard and jumbo bales, plus full bulk vessel loads from Romania to Beirut — from Canada, the USA and Romania into Saudi Arabia. Closed a supply contract with the Abu Dhabi Government worth USD 56 million. Became the number one exporter of French sugar beet pulp pellets to the UAE.
Oct 2018
DEXPRO Established · AMASIS Deicing Salt
DEXPRO S.A.E. established in October 2018. By November, DEXPRO was exporting deicing salt to Romania — the first exporter of Egyptian deicing salt packed in 10 kg bags, under the company's own AMASIS brand.
2018–Now
Founded DEXPRO · Egypt's Number One Export Company
Egypt's number one exporter of black sand and Egyptian quartz — built on the AMASIS salt export start. 7 of 8 strategic minerals exported. Black sand: USD 550K → USD 5.5M in 2024. First confirmed Egyptian quartz trial shipment to USA. Cuarzo Del Nilo brand launched.
Mokhtar El Kishky · The Mentor · Egypt's #1 Herb Exporter
One of the top pioneers of the international herbs & spices market.
Khaled El Defrawy · Founder & CEO · DEXPRO S.A.E. · Egypt · Africa · Est. 2018
0 yr
Trade Career
$0M
Siemens Deal
0%
Germany Herbs
0×
DEXPRO Growth
09 · Independent Pre-Shipping Inspection
Every Shipment. Every Mineral. Quality Verified.
No material unit — whether bulk industrial minerals or premium Cuarzo Del Nilo slabs — is released for port loading until our Four Pillars of authentication are satisfied in full. Pre-Shipping Inspection covers cargo quality, bag integrity, weight verification, and sampling.
I
The Wings of Security
Our unwavering "Quality Guaranteed" promise — protecting every partner, every shipment, every time.
II
The Stance of Authority
Global leadership and professional standards — DEXPRO operates at the highest echelon of compliance.
III
The Eye of Precision
"Quality Verified" status — confirmed through our rigorous three-stage testing cycle on every batch.
IV
The Flight of Integrity
Unyielding consistency across all shipments and documentation — from first sample to final port release.
01
Raw Material
Source authentication at extraction
02
Post-Packing
Bag integrity & weight verification
03
Pre-Loading
Final container inspection & sampling
SGSTÜV RheinlandControl UnionCCIC China🦅 Final Buyer Approval
AMASIS · Quartz SiO₂ 99.8% · 1,250 KG FIBC
Zircon · ZrSiO₄ · 1,250 KG Jumbo Bags · Shipped Directly to Colorobbia, Italy
Ilmenite Assay · Foshan Ceramics Research Institute · TiO₂ 46.61%
The DEXPRO Eagle · Quality Guaranteed · Quality Verified
10 · Total Sales Performance
From USD 550K to USD 5.5M.
DEXPRO's verified sales track record — black sand exports grew 10× in 2024 alone, reaching USD 5.5M. Quartz exports to the USA began in 2025, targeting USD 50M by 2030.
$550K
2023 · Start
$5.5M
2024 · 10× Growth
2024 · Actual AchievedQuartz Target · USD 50M by 2030Partner · Stuart Follen · ConfirmedRoute · Atlantic Only · Zero Red Sea
11 · Regulatory Disclosure
Compliance & Audit Trail.
DEXPRO discloses known regulatory exposure on its export lines directly, rather than leaving buyers to discover it through their own compliance review.
Disclosed
Zircon — Radiological Activity (NORM)
Measured activity
~2,800 Bq/kg
IAEA exemption threshold
1,000 Bq/kg
Zircon sand carries naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) above the IAEA exemption level — a known, industry-wide characteristic of zircon as a mineral, not specific to any single origin. DEXPRO ships zircon exclusively in 1,250 kg jumbo bags — bulk loading is not used for this material.
Monitored
Engineered Stone — Crystalline Silica (Cal/OSHA)
Proposed exposure threshold
1% crystalline silica
Status
Emergency rulemaking, May 2026
California's Cal/OSHA has advanced emergency rulemaking that could restrict engineered stone fabrication above a 1% crystalline silica threshold — a jurisdiction-specific, fabrication-side regulation under active review. DEXPRO is tracking its status and implications for buyers fabricating in scope jurisdictions.
Verified Certification Ledger · Third-Party Inspection & Testing Records by Shipment
Certificate
Issuing Body
Scope
Port / Destination
Ore086
Control Union
Zircon
Livorno
Ore098
Control Union
Quartz Slab
Norfolk, VA
Ore099
Control Union
Quartz Slab
Norfolk, VA
Ore105
Control Union
Quartz Slab
Norfolk, VA
Ore249
Control Union
Ilmenite
Xingang, China
Min2023-0035
TÜV Rheinland
Loading Supervision
Damietta
—
CCIC Africa
Ilmenite · XRF Lab Report
—
Certificate numbers correspond to third-party inspection records held by DEXPRO. Buyers may request underlying certificate documents directly.
12 · Industrial Procurement
Frequently Asked Questions.
Yes. Our engineered quartz facility in Al Ain El Sokhna is equipped with high-capacity Breton and Minerali industrial machinery. Our production line features an 18-head polishing system that ensures uniform finish, precise slab thickness, and structural integrity that meets the highest international standards.
We utilize a proprietary Three-Stage Quality Protocol for every shipment: Pre-Packing Inspection (raw material verification), Post-Packing Audit (packaging and moisture control), and Pre-Loading Certification (final compliance check). This internal discipline allows us to maintain the strict consistency required by major European industrial partners.
Our standard engineered quartz slabs are manufactured using a verified, high-performance blend of 90% natural quartz and 10% resin binder — calibrated to provide the optimal balance of Mohs hardness, thermal resistance, and flexural strength, fully complying with EN-14617 standards.
DEXPRO has proactively restructured its export logistics to provide a Suez-bypass advantage. By leveraging optimized routes and maintaining strategic stockpile buffers, we minimize reliance on conventional high-risk corridors — guaranteeing reliable, shortened lead times to European ports compared to standard long-haul Asian supply routes.
Yes. All materials exported by DEXPRO S.A.E. are handled with full awareness of international industrial compliance requirements. We actively monitor and adhere to EU REACH regulations to ensure that our feedstock and surface materials are ready for immediate integration into your production facilities.
With over 45 years of experience in the international trade and processing sector, we have the technical capability to adjust our processing parameters. We frequently work with industrial partners to refine grain size distributions for magnetic and non-magnetic fractions to match specific furnace or reactor requirements.
Mediterranean Coast · 400 km · Black Sand Deposit
