Syrian Arab Republic Milling Assessment

In 2006 there were 33 government mills operating in all provinces with a total annual milling capacity of about 2 million Mt
Additionally there were 25 private mills available in Syria with a similar production capacity as the Government Mills
The main private mills in Syria have capacities of more than 300 Mt per day are the Al-Shaikh and Al-Zakry Mills in Aleppo
Many of the government mills are aging and only 5 mills produce 500 Mt per day
The remaining mill’s have capacities ranging between 80 – 400 Mt per day

Milling Company Al Zakri Mills

The Al Zakri Mill was founded in 1993 in Aleppo, about 190 km from the Lattakia and Tartous Ports. It started with two production lines to mill soft wheat with production capacity of 400 Mt/day, a third line was added to mill coarse wheat with capacity of 250 Mt/day

Company Name & Address

Contact Names & Email

Telephone & Fax

Al Zakri Mills

Name: Mr Ahmad Al Zakiri

Title:

Email: mill@zakrigroup.com

Web: mill@zakrigroup.com

Tel: +963 93 346 4900

+963 21 578 6149

Fax: +963 21 578 6150

Summary of Role and Services: n/a

Facilities
Parking area inside compound m²	Parking for 3 small trucks
Drainage (Good / Fair / Poor / Non Existent)	Good
Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No)	Yes
Number of Ventilators	n/a	Screened n/a
Electricity Load (KVA)	One electricity load to run one production line capacity of 200 tons per day
Backup Generator (Yes / No / KVA)	Yes		140 KVA Made in England Age: 8 years

Milling Equipment
Origin of Machinery	Year of Mfg	Year of Installation	Condition
Turkey	1994	1995	Excellent
Turkey	1998	1999	Excellent

Maintenance
Duration (hours / week)	n/a	Type of maintenance	Regular maintenance for all machines and laboratory equipment with annual development for the machines (replacement or update)

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed
Type of Equipment	Yes/No	Number	Owned	Comments
Fortification Feeder	Yes	5	Yes	n/a
Bag Cleaning Plant	No	-	-	-
Moisture Tester	Yes	2	Yes	n/a
De-stoning Plant	-	-	-	Wheat can't be stoned
Metal Extractor	Yes	3	Yes	n/a

Staffing
Number of full time skilled workers	25
Number of full time labourers	40

Weighbridge

There is an electronic weighbridge with a capacity of 100 Mt and there are also 2 weighbridges to weigh the wheat flour bags during the packing

Building
	Length (m)	Width (m)	Height (m)
Building	65	35	3,5 for each floor

Conditions & Cleanliness
	Outside	Inside
Cracks in walls or roof (Yes / No)	No	No
Signs of rodent activity (Yes / No)	No	No
Signs of birds entry (Yes / No)	Yes	No
Damaged gutters/drains(Yes / No)	No	No
Signs of moisture (Yes / No)	No	No
Adjacent Vegetation(Yes / No)	No	No
Cleanliness (Good / Poort)	Good	Good

Pest Control
Fumigation	There is a supervised team of technicians to monitor and control rodents and insects. There is also a team for fumigation of warehouses and vessels. There is also an UV water purification plant and stages of sand	Frequency	n/a	Contracted (Yes / No)	n/a
Spraying	n/a	Frequency	n/a	Contracted (Yes / No)	n/a
Rodenticides	n/a	Frequency	n/a	Contracted (Yes / No)	n/a
Rodent Trapping	n/a	Frequency	n/a	Contracted (Yes / No)	n/a

Security

Security

(Good / Poor)

Good

Compound

(Fenced / Not Fenced)

Fenced

Other Comments

-

Access
Distance from main town (km)	15 km from Aleppo
Travel time if not located in town (hours)	15 minutes
Road condition to Mill	Good condition (Damascus - Aleppo highway)
Road limitation (if any) Maximum Width and Max. Tonnage	None
Rail connections (Yes / No)	No
On the railway from	n/a	to	n/a
Other Comments - n/a

Milling Capacity (Mt)
Commodities	Daily Capacity (mt)	Monthly Activity (mt)
Wheat	600 MT	8,000 MT
Maize	n/a	n/a

Storage Capacity
Storage in Metric Tonnes	Wheat – Covered (mt)	Flour – Covered (mt)
Within the Compound	Covered Storage (Mt) There are concrete and metal silos for wheat storage with a capacity of 16,000 Mt and 5,000 Mt for storing the wheat	n/a
Outside the Compound	The mill owns warehouses near the mill with a capacity of 3,000 Mt for packed wheat flour	n/a

Capacity to Blend
The mill has all the necessary equipment for mixing and blending

Loading & Discharge Rates
Approximately 100 Syrian pounds per Mt for discharge and loading

Transport Capacity at Mill
600 MT / day

Milling Company Bakri Farwati & Associates Flour Milling Company

The Bakri Farwati & Associates flour mill is a family owned company located in northern city of Aleppo
They are suppliers of agricultural crops (lentils, chickpeas, animal feeds, wheat and flour) since 1910

Company Name & Address

Contact Names & Email

Telephone & Fax

Bakri Farwati & Associates Flour Milling Company

Name: Abdul Jalil Farwati

Title: Vice Chairman

Email: alexisfarwati@yahoo.com

Web: n/a

Tel: +963 21 636 0194

Fax: +963 21 636 0235

Summary of Role and Services: n/a

Facilities
Parking area inside compound m²	Parking for 20 trucks in the mill compound
Drainage (Good / Fair / Poor / Non Existent)	Good
Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No)	No
Number of Ventilators	Ventilators on all floors	Screened
Electricity Load (KVA)	1.5 KVA
Backup Generator (Yes / No / KVA)	Yes		1 KVA Made in Syria Age: 8 years

Milling Equipment
Origin of Machinery	Year of Mfg	Year of Installation	Condition
Turkey	1990	1990	Good

Maintenance
Duration (hours / week)	n/a	Type of maintenance	The maintenance department is within the mill so maintenance is conducted periodically

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed
Type of Equipment	Yes/No	Number	Owned	Comments
Fortification Feeder	No	-	-	-
Bag Cleaning Plant	No	-	-	-
Moisture Tester	Yes	n/a	Yes	n/a
De-stoning Plant	Yes	n/a	Yes	n/a
Metal Extractor	Yes	n/a	Yes	n/a

Staffing
Number of full time skilled workers	9 management
Number of full time labourers	150 labourers

Weighbridge

The mill is equipped with a high-tech truck scaling system within the mill compound

Building
	Length (m)	Width (m)	Height (m)
Building – Wheat Mill	Total ground area: 22,000 m²		30 m
Walls	n/a
Roof	n/a
Floor	n/a

Conditions & Cleanliness
	Outside	Inside
Cracks in walls or roof (Yes / No)	No	No
Signs of rodent activity (Yes / No)	No	No
Signs of birds entry (Yes / No)	No	No
Damaged gutters/drains(Yes / No)	No	No
Signs of moisture (Yes / No)	No	No
Adjacent Vegetation(Yes / No)	Yes	n/a
Cleanliness (Good / Poort)	Good	Good

Pest Control
Fumigation	Constantly managed by pest control team	Frequency	n/a	Contracted (Yes / No)	n/a
Spraying	Constantly managed by pest control team	Frequency	n/a	Contracted (Yes / No)	n/a
Rodenticides	Constantly managed by pest control team	Frequency	n/a	Contracted (Yes / No)	n/a
Rodent Trapping	Constantly managed by pest control team	Frequency	n/a	Contracted (Yes / No)	n/a

Security

Security

(Good / Poor)

Good

Compound

(Fenced / Not Fenced)

Fenced

Other Comments

n/a

Access
Distance from main town (km)	8 km
Travel time if not located in town (hours)	0.25 hours
Road condition to Mill	Paved
Road limitation (if any) Maximum Width and Max. Tonnage	n/a 4 m / n/a
Rail connections (Yes / No)	n/a
On the railway from	n/a	to	n/a
Other Comments

Storage Capacity
Storage in Metric Tonnes	Wheat – Covered (mt)	Flour – Covered (mt)
Within the Compound	4,000 MT	n/a
Outside the Compound	10,000 MT	n/a

Capacity to Blend
As per clients requirements for additives

Loading & Discharge Rates
It depends on the time of the orders

Transport Capacity at Mill
200 MT daily

Additional Notes
The GoS has 16 silo storage facilities across all provinces and major urban areas The Syrian storage capacity in 2006 was almost 1.8 million Mt The plan is to add an additional capacity of 1 million Mt to be in effect by end of 2009 raising the total to 2.8 million Mt

For further information on Milling Companies please select the document attached below:

Syria Milling Companies

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

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