Keryas and Al Karama Plan US$12 Million Tissue Mill in Oman

Keryas Paper Industry LLC and Al Karama Hypermarket Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a tissue manufacturing facility with an annual capacity of 20,000 metric tons at Sohar Industrial City, Oman.

The proposed investment is approximately US$12 million, with commercial operations expected to begin by the end of 2027.

The agreement was signed at ProPaper 2026 in Dubai on October 26. The facility will be located in Phase 7 of Sohar Industrial City and developed through Sohar Paper Products LLC, a special-purpose joint venture jointly owned by the two Omani companies.

The partners describe the project as the first of its kind in this tissue-manufacturing segment in Oman.

Keryas Paper Industry already operates a kraft paper mill with an annual capacity of 150,000 metric tons. Al Karama Hypermarket Group operates 15 hypermarkets across Oman, giving the joint venture both industrial manufacturing experience and an established retail distribution network

The partnership is intended to diversify Keryas’s product portfolio and broaden its customer base, while enabling the group to provide more comprehensive paper and packaging solutions across Oman and the wider GCC.

Source: METissue