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Pakistan• Karachi (Port Qasim)

MAPAK Edible Oils (MEO) is a Pakistan–Malaysia joint venture between Pakistan's Westbury Group and Malaysian associates among the largest palm oil producers, with facilities at Port Qasim, Karachi. The refinery started commercial production in April 2006, and the company describes itself as the largest edible oil refinery in Pakistan. It runs physical refining units totalling 1,200 tons per day for crude palm oil and a 400-ton-per-day chemical refining unit for soft oils, particularly soybean and canola oil, on Alfa Laval technology, with about 53,000 tons of tank storage. Its Desmet solvent extraction plant processes canola, soybean and sunflower seed, with total crushing capacity of about 900 tons per day. The company states that it supplies freshly refined oils, particularly RBD palm oil, to Pakistan's vanaspati and cooking oil industry, and sells the by-product PFAD to soap makers. It lists HACCP, SEDEX, FSSC 22000 and RSPO systems.

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Palestine• Nablus

Vegetable Oil Industries Co. (VOIC) was established in 1953 as a public shareholding company in the eastern industrial area of Nablus, originally to refine and pack olive oil. It began producing vegetable ghee in 1961 under the supervision of the Dutch company Zweifer, and started refining liquid vegetable oils in 1985 after modernizing the plant. The company produces two product categories from palm, coconut, corn, soybean and sunflower oils: vegetable ghee and shortening, and liquid vegetable oils. It states that production follows HACCP, and its site presents its quality policy and ISO 9001 certification. Its brands include Nabateen, Al Kawakeb, Al Gazal, Mumtaz, Al Aseel and Albalka ghee, Reem and Sungold sunflower oil, Al Kawkab soybean oil and Al Ghazalein corn oil. The company publishes its financial disclosures through the Palestine Exchange.

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Morocco• Agadir

The company states that it has operated in the food sector since 1948, when the Oued Souss olive oil brand was created, and that it was inaugurated as Les Huileries du Souss Belhassan in 1976. It is based on Rue Al Milaha in Anza, Agadir. It lists four production units: Anza (Agadir) for crushing, refining and bottling; Tassila (Agadir) for refining and packing, margarine and soap; and units in Marrakech and Ain Taoujdate for crushing, refining and bottling. It launched the Lousra and Zohor brands in 1995, Lio in 2005 and Lio Sunflower in 2020. Its range covers sunflower oil, table oils, olive oil, margarine, tea, soap and chocolate spread. The company states it has held ISO 9001 certification since 2003 and OHSAS 18001 certification.

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Morocco• Fès

The Société Industrielle Oléicole de Fès (SIOF) was founded in 1961 by the Lahbabi family, starting with olive crushing, olive-pomace oil extraction and olive canning. In 1966 it was authorised to build an edible-oil refinery, and in 1972 it added packaging manufacture and oil bottling. The company states that its core activities are olive crushing, pomace-oil extraction, edible-oil refining, packing of table oil, olive oil and sunflower oil, and canning of olives and capers; it also makes harissa, preserved lemon and harira soup. It supplies oils in flexitanks, in bulk, and in glass and PET bottles, under brands including Andaloussia and Inaoune. It is based in the Dokkarat industrial zone of Fès with a second site in the Sidi Brahim industrial zone. It states that it exports to 30 countries and employs about 220 people, and it displays FSSC 22000, IFS Food, Star-K Kosher and Halal certifications.

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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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Lebanon• Selaata

SHD was founded in Beirut in 1967 and is an oilseed extraction plant and refinery on the Lebanese coast, operating its own Mediterranean port built in 1982. The company describes itself as a regional provider of vegetable oil and animal feed ingredients. The company states that in 2016 it expanded capacity to 1,000 tons of soybean and 250 tons of vegetable oil per day, that it has storage for 100,000 tons of grains and meal and 20,000 tons of liquids, and that it sources beans from the USA, Brazil and Argentina and runs its own quality-control laboratory. It produces refined sunflower oil, refined and crude degummed soybean oil and high-protein soybean meal, sold in bulk locally or exported to the Levant, the Arabian Gulf and Mediterranean countries. Since 2019 it has supplied the HORECA and retail markets under its Bellvie brand.

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Algeria• Béjaïa

Cevital Agro-Industrie is a subsidiary of the Algerian Cevital group, founded in 1998 inside the port of Béjaïa. The company states it is the leading agro-industrial group in Algeria, with 5 production sites and more than 3,900 employees. It began with the launch of Elio table oil in 1998, followed by margarine, sugar, juices and other lines. The company states it operates the largest crude-oil refinery, with a capacity of 2,100 tons per day (about 655,000 tons per year), and sells refined soybean, rapeseed and sunflower oils in bulk by 20-ton tanker trucks, alongside bottled oils under the Fleurial and Elio brands. Its site lists the start of oilseed crushing in 2023, with an announced unit of 11,000 tons per day for soybean, rapeseed and sunflower seeds. The company lists ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 and ISO 45001 certification for its refined oil and has an export department that takes enquiries through a form on its website.

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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.

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Egypt• Cairo

Alfa Misr for Industrial Investment S.A.E. is an Egyptian producer of edible oils, with offices in New Maadi, Cairo, and a modern manufacturing complex in 10th of Ramadan City. Its portfolio covers sunflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil and carefully formulated oil blends for both households and the food industry, and the company has announced an upcoming pasta line. Alfa Misr runs an integrated supply chain: its trading department sources crude oils and raw materials from the USA, South America, the EU and the Black Sea region, which are refined and packed at the 10th of Ramadan plant and marketed under several brands through the company's own logistics and distribution network. Production follows strict quality-management systems aligned with international standards, with testing at every stage, and the company states it holds ISO certifications and complies with HACCP.