UHC is one of the largest groups in the building materials and construction sector in Egypt. We are proudly serving our customers for 30 years in Egypt and the Middle-East. We provide solutions to your greatest construction challenges with expertise in gypsum production, paints, chemicals, construction services and other building materials. UHC is 100% owned by Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) and Moussa’s Family. HISTORY: SCIB was the starting point of this group After investing in lot of construction fields and partnering with big foreign names in this industry, the idea of establishing a new holding company to gather all these investments appears as a result. United Holding Company (UHC) S.A.E. was established at 23/11/2004 and activated in 2007, and registered at the Commercial Registry on 7/12/2004. It participates in establishing companies that issue securities and increasing capitals under Capital Market Law No. 95/1992. The first company joined UHC is Egyptian Gypsum Company (EGC) at 2007. At 2008, three companies joined the new holding company which are A-BUILD, Mesa, and UPC Leasing. BASF Egypt joined the company at 2009. The newest member of the group is United Paints & Chemicals – DryMix which will join UHC very soon. SCIB Paints is a sister company now to UHC with 40% owned by the group