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| Chemical Industries and Plastics |
The chemical industries sector is one of the diversified manufacturing sectors
in Lebanon. Whether is so far as the number of branches are concerned or as the
variations within each of the various branches are concerned. The schedule
below gives a clear illustration of this sector:
1- Basic chemicals.
2- Soaps and detergents.
3- Cosmetics.
4- Paints and Varnishes.
5- Rubber.
6- Medical and Pharmaceutical products.
7- Oil refining.
8- Miscellaneous industries.
And the number of items produced by this sector is around 94 items. The survey
carried out by the management of the Directory shows that the number of
factories in this sector is 292 factory of 8 employees and above and it is
distributed among the Mohafazat as follow: Mount Lebanon 201, Beirut 30, North
Lebanon 28 Bekaa 17, South Lebanon 15 Nabatieh 10. As about the exporting
markets of the chemical industries it remained till early years relying on the
Arab Markets, but it has begun since 1986 to gradually enter the European
market and especially: France, England, Italy (paints and pharmaceutical
Products), Canada (paints and chemical industries), Australia (plastic
industries) and part of African Countries. For Arab Countries of which is the
mainly exporting countries are: S.A., Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, U.A.E. and
Lybia.
This Industrial survey carried out by the Industrial directory co. (IDCO) till
mid of 1998 covers firms employing 8 workers and above and which produces in a
------ typed manner.
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