Al-Kawkab Soybean Oil

Manufacturer• Palestine• Member since 1953

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.