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The Mother company,Al-Zaim Grain Trade , started its work in Syria in the 1930s by its founder, Haji Saad al-Din al-Zaim.

The Company’s activity were in parallel with the grain trade activity in Syria at that stage. In which Agriculture was the basis of the Syrian economy and 75% of the population worked and currently about 40%.

The company was founded by its founder Saad al-Din al-Zaim and his sons in 1939 in Hama, which ranked first in Syria in the export of grain He served as President of the Syrian Grain Exporters' Union in 1956 - 1959.

Haji Saad al-Din al-Zaim The company initially worked to store grains (wheat, wheat and barley) in special warehouses to be sold out in the Syrian market (Aleppo, Hama, Damascus).

Between 1947 and 1967, the work was developed by Hamdi , Hekmatand Ziad al-Zaim, sons of Sa'd al-Din al-Zaim.

They worked on purchasing grain crops from the Syrian farms and carrying out commercial transactions through the company's office in the market and exporting them to Europe through the port of Latakia Work continued at this pace until the early fifties and industrial boom until the nationalization period in Syria.

United Company for Import and ExportUnixem

In the summer of 1964, the Brotherhood moved to Lebanon and established the United Company for Import and Export (Unixem ) in Beirut to complete its activities.
The company resumed its operations in 2004 In 2009 the company merged with the Al-Muhaidib group and platinum company

United Grain

UNIXEMUnited Company for Import and Export.

Unixem has decided to establish a strong grain trading alliance with partners who have international expertise and strong financial leverage. United Grain Company was established in 14-2-2011 Commercial Registration No. 6241

United Grain

R.N. 18313

United Grain

R.N. 4030052673

United Grain

R.N. 15492


Field Work

Grains and imported fodder

Rice

Tuna

Sugar

Corn

Barley

Wheat

The company has recently worked with several leading European and foreign companies in the field of grain.

Business Principles

The following receives attention to ensure customer satisfaction

  • Adopting a long term vision and strategy.
  • Legal and agricultural advisory service is provided by well-known international companies.
  • Maintain a well-diversified international network at supplier, country and product level.
  • Collaboration with prequalified suppliers to ensure that their services and products meet our and client's expectations.
  • Apply contract management practices to meet our and our customer's requirements, specifications and satisfaction.
  • Collaboration with a network of specialized logistics companies for shipping and distribution to ensure availability and reliability.
  • Market analysis is continuously delivered to monitor markets, price volatility and trends in production and exports.
  • Implement value chain management to closely monitor activities for early response where issues arise.

Marketing and Distribution

The company is keen to ensure quality through continuous communication with local sheep and poultry breeders, in addition to the optimal selection of suppliers to the required materials according to market need.

Marketing through the network of distributors located in all governorates, which remain in constant contact with wholesalers and retailers in addition to the adoption of the policy of direct distribution to selected customers and enter into governmental and private tenders, The marketing team works directly and immediately to know the market and its changes because of the effects on the price.

Sales & profits

The company's imports for government tenders after incorporation

In 2008

200,000
Ton Barley

In 2009

150,000
Ton Barley

Storage

In order to store and collect grains and put them on the market the company in 2010 built a silo facility (Obial, Turkish company) in the city of Tartous, which built:

  • Six Flat bottom Silos (50,000 ton).
  • Four CONICAL-BOTTOM SILOSFor storage of grain in the short and temporary term and for easy unloading of grain within the mechanisms and trucks.

Quality Control

The company is concerned with the safety and quality of the imported and exported grain.

The company has a quality laboratory in its main center for the following purposes:
  • Inspection of products types delivered to Grain Silos Organization by taking representative samples and visually examine them to ensure they are free from insects, fertilizers, mold and any other abnormal changes that can be detected visually.
  • Thereafter, analysis is done including specific gravity, impurities percentage, moisture content and protein ratio to ensure compliance of products to the approved specification. In addition, tests are made to ensure the validity of products and other derivatives.
  • Inspection of end products periodically during storage in silos.
  • Testing of components used in fodder processing to ensure its quality and conformance with approved specifications before receiving them from the supplier.

Location

The company is located in Tartous, 5 km south of Tartous port. The company's capacity is estimated at at least 250,000 tons per year.

The company seeks to develop an ambitious plan to reach a leading position in this trade.

There is no doubt that this plan will achieve the ambitions of consumers first and shareholders of the company

Contact Us

Address

AutostradeTartous-Latakia, beside Tartous Co. manufacturing cement & building materials

Phone Number

+963-988000497