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The Baalbaki Group itself was established in 1957, and today employs over 500 employees across the Middle East in its industry, trade, real estate, investment, and agriculture activities.

The ownership and management of the Baalbaki Group remains till today in family hands. Dr. Ihsan Bin Omar Baalbaki is the Chairman and General Manger of Unimetco Holding s.a.l., Baalbaki L.L.C., Baalbaki Group SA, and Baalbaki Real Estate & Investment. His sons Hassan and Zuheir, are the Managing Directors of Baalbaki LLC- Industrial Sector and Baalbaki LLC- Trade Sector respectively. Karim I. Baalbaki is Assistant General Manager at Baalbaki S.A.

Today, their core industrial activities are focused on the polyurethane raw material, construction, insulation, and packaging material industries; while their commercial activities are focused on the RHVAC (Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning) and automotive industries. We invite you to visit our individual pages for additional information.

Their main specialties are footwear systems, insulation, lamination adhesives, coal coating resins, varnishes, release agents and molded foam among others.

Baalbaki was first established in 1957 by Omar Baalbaki & Sons under the name Barada Metallic Industries Co. and was one of the first producers of domestic refrigerators, steel furniture, and home appliances in the Middle East region. Barada Metallic Industries was licensed by Mauser G.M.B.H. for steel furniture and Linde A.G. for refrigerators.

Upon the nationalization of Barada Metallic Industries in 1963, Dr. Ihsan Baalbaki moved to Beirut - Lebanon and reinitiated the Group's business activities by establishing a marketing consultancy firm under the name IMIC.

Since that time the Group has grown steadily and has witnessed the following major developments:

1963

Appointed as marketing consultant for more than 30 leading industrial concerns in the refrigeration industry including L'Unite Hermetique, Thyssen AG, Ugine Kuhlman, Pechinet/Rubanox, Saint Gobain etc...

1966

Established Baalbaki Real Estate & Investment Co. in Beirut - Lebanon and developed plot 2572 Ras Beirut

1973

Established in cooperation with L'Unite Hermetique and Pechinet a trading and confirming house under the name Unimetco sarl in Paris - France specialized in trading refrigeration components

1974

Participated in the establishment of Link-Seas U.K. the first global export specialized journal

1975

Purchased a 49% stake in A Grantham Limited-UK a world leader in the manufacture of army wear and accessories

1976

Established in cooperation with Ugine Kuhlmann a forane gas filling station in Damascus-Syria

1977

Acquired shares in BLOM Bank sal which is today the largest commercial bank in Lebanon with customer deposits exceeding USD 10 Billion. BLOM has branches and subsidiaries in France, Switzerland, UK, UAE, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt.

1978

Delegated by the Norwegian Export Council to promote and increase Norwegian exports to the Middle East and organized the first Norwegian Trade Fair in Amman-Jordan

1979

Acquired the franchise of Natalys, a French producer and distributor of children wear and accessories. Today, Natalys Lebanon has boutiques in Beirut, Tripoli and Elyssar

1980

Established the Norwegian Export Institution in Beirut - Lebanon in partnership with ASV Group and Fessil Group Norway

1983

Established in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan a distribution network with integrated retail outlets for refrigeration and air-conditioning components and equipment

1990

Established the Jordanian Exporter Company LLC and was delegated by the Jordanian Government to organize the First Amman International Trade Fair in cooperation with the European Common Market

1992

Established an Expandable Polystyrene Plant for block and shape molding in Damascus-Syria

1994

Established the first Polyurethane System House in the Middle East producing raw material for rigid, flexible, elastomer and integral skin Polyurethane Foam

1998

Organized in cooperation with Bayer A.G/P.U the first Middle East Polyurethane Symposium in Damascus-Syria

2000

Established a production unit for continuous flexible foam

2001

Purchased 500,000 sqm of farm land in Syria for the development of olive and apricot plantations

2003

Participated with BLOM Bank and the IFC in the establishment of Bank of Syria and Overseas (BSO). Baalbaki is the largest local share holder in BSO and is a member of BSO's Board of Directors

2004

Established the first saturated & aromatic polyester plant in the Middle East and Africa

2005

Finalized phase 1 of the construction of Baalbaki Industrial Zone on a 250,000 sqm plot of land. Phase 1 targeted the development of the zone's infrastructure as well as the construction of 50,000 sqm of covered area

2005

Commenced Construction of a Polyurethane System House in Hamriyah Free Zone Sharjah UAE.

2005