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Nassef Sawiris, chief executive officer of Orascom Construction Industries, poses for a photograph after an interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Orascom Construction Industries, Egypt’s biggest publicly traded company, said it will build a $1.4-billion fertilizer plant in Iowa, the biggest investment in the state’s history. Photographer: Stephen Yang/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Nassef Sawiris, chief executive officer of Orascom Construction Industries, poses for a photograph after an interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Orascom Construction Industries, Egypt’s biggest publicly traded company, said it will build a $1.4-billion fertilizer plant in Iowa, the biggest investment in the state’s history. Photographer: Stephen Yang/Bloomberg via Getty Images