Al-Fakher Sunflower Seed Oil

Manufacturer• Syria• Member since 1995

Al-Ahliah Vegetable Oil Company is a public joint-stock company established in Hama by Decision No. 3169 of 3 July 1995 under Investment Law No. 10 of 1991. It began production in 2001 and its shares are listed on the Damascus Securities Exchange. Its shareholders include AAAID and the Hama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The company states that its targets are crushing 20,000 tons a year of cottonseed and 40,000 tons of sunflower seed, refining 45,000 tons of crude oils and hydrogenating 20,000 tons. It reports annual output of 30,000 tons of vegetable ghee and 10,000 tons of vegetable oil, plus sunflower meal and cottonseed meal. It distributes across Syria with its own transport fleet and says it exports to Arab countries. Its brands include Al-Fakher, Lujain, Raghad, Al-Mazraa and Al-Zohour.