Syria Industry & Manufacturing

Manufacturing accounted for 13.3% of the Syrian GDP. Syria’s industrial base is fairly diversified and areas such as food, sugar, textiles, chemicals, engineering, and cement and building materials are predominately state-run. However, the private sector has begun to play a larger role in the textile, food, leather, paper, chemicals, cement and sugar processing industries. The processing of natural gas and phosphates, textiles and foodstuff are central to this effort. Investment Law #10 has provided private businesses with a wide range of incentives that has led to a marked improvement in the quality of existing products and the emergence of new products previously imported.

Public sector emphasis has been on the production of cement and chemicals. With current demand at 7 million tons per year and production levels at 3.2 million tons per year. Syria must import cement from Jordan. New cement plants and the expansion of operating plants will help to boost production and involve the private sector through private ventures such as the Syrian-Saudi Cement Company. Having undergone considerable modernization steps to increase production and diversify output, the state-owned textile companies are among the top industries in terms of production and export.

For More Information About Syria's Economy go to the Syrian Economy Website at http://www.syrecon.org.  Or contact the proper Ministry.