The net profit of Egyptian cement producer Misr Beni Suef Cement (MBSC) jumped to 6.99 mln Egyptian pounds ($1.13m) in the first quarter of 2004 from 784,000 pounds ($127,000) in the same period of 2003.  The company’s net sales surged 204.2 pct year-on-year to 58.39 mln pounds ($9.5m).