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150m Sugar Refinery at Sohar Port Opens

Sohar,
15 Dec 2025 (ONA) — The Oman Sugar Refinery (OSR) factory
was inaugurated today at Sohar Port and Freezone. This is a significant
industrial project for the food security sector in the Sultanate of Oman, with
an investment cost exceeding RO 150 million.

The
inauguration was held under the auspices of Sultan bin Salim Al Habsi, Minister
of Finance.

Zayed
bin Ahmed Al Habsi, representative of Oman Sugar Refinery Company, stated that
the opening of the OSR factory at Sohar Port is an important national
achievement as it is the first sugar refinery in the Sultanate of Oman. He
described it as a strategic step in supporting the food security system and
reinforcing the Sultanate of Oman’s direction towards localizing food
industries and reducing reliance on imports.

Eng.
Salim Abdullah Al Ghafeeli, Director General of Food Security at the Ministry
of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, said that the sugar factory
aligns with the national directives aimed at localizing transformative food
industries and reducing external dependence. This contributes to achieving food
stability and supporting economic diversification. He added that such projects
help raise the efficiency of supply chains and ensure the sustainable
availability of essential food commodities under all circumstances.

The
chief guest of the ceremony and the attendees then toured the factory and were
briefed on the production lines and stages.

The
project is built on an area of 20 hectares at Sohar Port. The factory
successfully completed its trial operation phase and met the Tier 2 standards
according to European specifications, preparing for a gradual transition to
commercial operation by January 2026.

The
factory employs an advanced European refining system which contributes to
increasing production efficiency and ensuring high quality across all
operations.

The
factory’s production capacity is one million tons annually of refined sugar,
supported by extensive storage infrastructure, including 500 thousand tons of
raw sugar and 70 thousand tons of refined sugar. These advanced capabilities
contribute to solidifying Oman’s position as a regional hub for sugar
processing, distribution, and re-export.

The
project also contributes to the development of the industrial ecosystem of
Sohar Port and Freezone by supporting the National Food Security Strategy, enhancing
integration between the port and freezone operations and industrial supply
chains, and providing expansion opportunities for transformative industries,
particularly in the food sector.

—Ends/AG