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Qatar• Doha

Qatar Foods Industries (QFI), a subsidiary of Zad Holding Company, states that it launched Qatar's first edible oil factory in July 2018 with its brands Adeera, Yara and Zain. Its site describes the plant as fully automated and backward integrated, with plastic bottles manufactured in-house rather than imported. The company states that the facility can refine and pack sunflower, corn, canola, palm and frying oils, and its brochure gives a plant area of 3,000 square meters with 9,000 metric tons of oil storage capacity. Its brands are Adeera (premium segment), Yara, Zain and Oro, covering sunflower, corn, frying and cooking oils, plus Yara vegetable ghee. The company is located at Doha Port.

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Libya• Misrata

Al Zahra Libyan Food Industries was founded in early 2015 and began equipping its vegetable-oil plant in Misrata in early 2016. The company states that it supplied a complete plant to current international standards and relies on qualified Libyan staff. It states that its line is designed to fill 8,000 one-litre bottles per hour, running three shifts with fully automatic filling, and that crude oil is held in tanks with up to 5,000 tonnes of storage. It sells sunflower oil under the Zahra and Carthage brands, corn oil under Carthage, and Zahra flour. The company focuses on the Libyan market and says it plans to move into exports once local demand is met. It lists locations in Misrata (Al-Hamiya road) and Tripoli (Al-Krimiya).

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Libya• Tripoli (Tajoura)

Altabiaa Alsafia (Pure Nature) was founded in 2019 and is part of the Libyan Napro Group. The company states that it aims to be a leading vegetable-oil refining and packaging company in Libya, using modern European technology to supply local and regional markets. Its range covers refined sunflower oil, refined corn oil, soybean oil and special vegetable-oil blends, packed in plastic, glass and tin containers, and it offers private-label solutions for businesses and factories. Its sunflower oil is sold under the Rovan brand in 850 ml bottles. The company is based on Bir Al-Ostaa Milaad Road in Tajoura, Tripoli; the group's older website describes its activity as kitchen oils, refining and crushing of edible oils.

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Jordan• Sahab

Aqaba Manufacturing and Refining Vegetable Oils Co. is a Jordanian private shareholding company founded in 1992, with its plant in the King Abdullah II Industrial Estate in Sahab. It produces soybean, corn, sunflower and canola oils as well as vegetable ghee, serving the retail, foodservice and industrial sectors. Its brands include Royal, Abeer, Farah, Asia, GreenOil, Al-Farah and Seema (palm olein), in retail bottles from 0.5 L and tins up to 18 L; it also supplies soy lecithin for industrial use. The site lists FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, ISO 9001, HACCP and Halal certification, an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory, and Trust Certification from the Jordan Food and Drug Administration.

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Iraq• Al-Madhatiya, Babylon

Etihad Food Industries Co. Ltd. is an integrated Iraqi agro-industrial company located in Babylon province, operating a sugar refinery, a vegetable oil refinery and a flour mill. The company states that specialised firms from Germany, Japan, Belgium, Spain, the Czech Republic and Turkey contributed to the design and construction of its plants. Its site describes the vegetable oil refinery as one of the largest in the Middle East, designed with expertise from Desmet (Belgium) and Krones (Germany), with a capacity of 3,200 MT/day on two lines, covering degumming, neutralisation, bleaching, winterisation and deodorisation, plus 170,000 tons of crude oil tank storage. It produces sunflower oil, vegetable ghee and olein oil under the Aldar brand, as well as the Lazord, Fayroz and Al Sawsan brands, and says it serves local and regional markets.

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Egypt• 10th of Ramadan City

United Oil Processing and Packaging is a 100% Egyptian company established in 1987. It began as a soft oil refiner and expanded into trading, packaging, distributing and exporting the full range of vegetable fats and edible oils. The company states that it operates three oil refining plants and a PET packaging facility in the 10th of Ramadan industrial zone. Its products include sunflower, corn, soybean, cottonseed and blended oils, palm olein, vegetable ghee, shortening and margarine, under brands such as Shahd, Sindbad, Morgana, Ghalia, Quest, L'ORO and Golden Palm, and it also works as a contract packager for retail chains. The site lists FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, Halal and RSPO certification, and the company says it has exported to countries across Africa, the GCC and the Middle East.

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Egypt• Port Said

Al Porsaideya for Food Industries is part of Soliman Group and refines and packs vegetable oils and their derivatives. Its filling plant started in 2020 in the Port Said industrial zone, followed by its refinery in 2021, on a 28,000 m² site close to Port Said, Damietta and Adabiya ports. The company states it refines crude soybean, sunflower and corn oils and packs in PET bottles from 500 ml to 5 L and 18 L and 20 L jerrycans, with its own PET bottle plant. It offers private-label manufacturing and states it has exported to Arab and African countries. Its brands include Marselo, Miramar, Zaza, Narjis and Alezwa, plus Al Bajja and Nour Albeet ghee. Its site lists ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, ISO 45001, BRCGS, FSSC 22000 and Halal certification. The head office is in Nasr City, Cairo.

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Libya• Zliten

A large Libyan food-industry complex in Zliten spanning 18 factories and silos over 100 hectares. It produces pasta, couscous, rice, oils, flour, semolina, sugar, evaporated milk and tomato paste, and was the first Libyan complex to obtain FDA registration for export.

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Turkey• Bornova, İzmir

The company states that its story began in 1938 when Anthony Micaleff started olive oil production in İzmir, and that it was incorporated in 1945 as Ticaret ve Sanayi Kontuvarı T.A.Ş. It describes Kristal as Türkiye's first branded olive oil and the first to export branded, packaged olive oil. Besides olive oil, the company produces vegetable oils such as sunflower and corn oil, and states that it exports olive oil to more than 35 countries. It has been an affiliate of Arkas Holding since a 2007 partnership, set up an olive oil company in Valencia, Spain, in 2018 and joined the TURQUALITY programme in 2021. Its factory is in Bornova, İzmir, with another plant in Ayvalık, and its laboratory has been recognised by the International Olive Council since 2014. It lists BRCGS, ISO 22000, ISO 9001, FDA, FSMA, Kosher, Halal and organic certifications.

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Tunisia

A Tunisian company that bottles and distributes vegetable oils under the Najma brand. Its products include corn oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, and frying oil in packaging ranging from one to five liters, described as 100% natural and non-GMO.

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Turkey• Mersin

AVES is a Turkish group based in Mersin. The company states that it has more than 30 years of experience in international commodity trade and is one of the major players in Türkiye's crude sunflower oil supply and production. It is active in vegetable oil production and international trade, oilseed meal, biodiesel, oil storage, peanut processing and the SAVKA offshore ship-loading terminal. The company states that its 220-decare Mersin plant is Türkiye's largest fully integrated oilseed processing and biodiesel facility, with daily capacities of 1,500 tons of crushing and 1,100 tons of filling and an annual output of over 1.5 million tons of vegetable oil, meal and biodiesel. It also lists factories in Amasya, Şırnak (Silopi) and Iraq. It produces edible oils under the Safya and Ayzen brands and states that Safya sunflower oil is exported to more than 70 countries. It has offices in Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland, Dubai and Romania.

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Jordan• Amman

Zamzam Company for Vegetable Oils and Food Products is a leading manufacturer of vegetable oils and food products for more than fifty years in Amman. It comprises factories for oils, canning, and legumes, with products including rice, canned goods, tomato paste, and chewing gum under the brands Safwa, Rayhana, and Genwa.