The companies where Ahmed Gadalla serves as founder, chairman or investor: a holding group with offices in Dubai and Benghazi, and steel, cement and food production in Libya.
01 · Holding group
Alushibe Holding Group
مجموعة العشيبي القابضة
Alushibe Holding Group is an investment group operating across Libya and the UAE. Ahmed Gadalla founded it in 2008 and chairs it today. The steel, cement and food companies on this page sit within his wider business interests through the group.
- Role
- Founder and Chairman
- Established
- 2008
- Offices
- Dubai, UAE and Benghazi, Libya
- Sectors
- Finance, construction, food manufacturing, logistics and services
02 · Steel
Tosyali Sulb Steel Industries Joint Company
شركة توسيالي صلب للصناعات الحديدية المشتركة
A joint company building a phased iron and steel complex in Benghazi. It brings together Libyan industrial ambition and Tosyali's steelmaking experience, starting with direct reduced iron (DRI), a lower-emission route to steel.
Ahmed Gadalla is Chairman of Tosyali Sulb and also chairs Libya United Steel Company (SULB).
- Role
- Chairman
- Location
- Benghazi, Libya
- Product
- Direct reduced iron (DRI)
- Capacity
- 2.7 million tonnes a year in phase 1; 8.1 million tonnes a year planned in total
- Jobs
- More than 1,000 local jobs created
03 · Cement
Libyan Cement Company
شركة الأسمنت الليبية
One of Libya's largest cement producers, based in Benghazi. Ahmed Gadalla took a stake in the company in 2023 and went on to chair its board.
Work is under way to restore the second production line at the Hawari plant after 13 years out of service, and about 80 homes for workers were built in 2024 in connection with the company's operations.
- Role
- Chairman of the board
- Plants
- Benghazi, Hawari and Al Fataiah (Derna)
- Products
- Five cement types, including sulphate-resistant cement
- Since
- Shareholder since 2023
04 · Food production
Zulfa Food Industries
زلفى للصناعات الغذائية
A new Libyan food manufacturer building an integrated facility in Benghazi for natural juices and dairy products. The factory is being equipped by Tetra Pak, and production is scheduled to begin in 2027.
- Role
- Via Alushibe Holding Group
- Established
- 2024, Benghazi
- Site
- 140,000 square metres
- Products
- Natural juices, fruit drinks, yogurt, dairy products and UHT milk
