Sirjan County Pistachio Kernel & Sliver Producers | Iranco
GPPK & super-green slivers, 15+ verified plants, Sirjan SSEZ and hygienic slicing lines
B2B guide to Sirjan pistachio kernels and slivers — Dasht Sabz, Zabarjad, Mehr, Ilia Gostar, Navid, Pedideh, cooperative & SSEZ; split and granulated grades, HACCP and EU/Gulf export lanes.
Pistachio kernels & slivers in Sirjan County’s value chain
Sirjan is Kerman’s second pistachio hub after Rafsanjan — 51,000+ ha of orchards in Ebrahimabad plain, 24–30k t of dry in-shell output, and a dense belt of kernel and sliver plants across the SSEZ, industrial parks and Zeydabad–Khajushahr–Najafshahr corridors. Shifting from bulk in-shell to derivatives can triple export value per kilogram for EU, Gulf and domestic confectionery buyers.
Pistachio kernel grade taxonomy
| Grade | Traits | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Early GPPK | Immature kaleh; S/A–D colour bands | Super export slivers |
| Whole natural | Mechanical or ripe natural split | Luxury snack packs |
| Split (loppeh) | Two symmetrical halves | Slicer feed, gaz & baklava |
| Granulated | 2–4 mm chips | Ice cream, chocolate, paste |
| Blanched | Second skin removed | Hygienic slivers, EU lanes |
Pistachio sliver grade taxonomy
| Grade | Traits | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Super green export | Long uniform cuts, vivid green | EU, UAE, Qatar |
| Pastry standard | Akbari/Ahmad Aghaei; light green | Iranian confectionery |
| Flakes & powder | Sub-1 mm sheets or pure sieve | Halva, chocolate garnish |
Sirjan processing zone matrix
| Zone | Role | Products | Infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirjan SSEZ | Customs 50602, 180k m² warehouses | Kernels, slivers, MAP | 5,000+ t cold chain |
| Industrial parks 1 & 2 | Cracking, slicers, packing | Pastry slivers, industrial kernels | Rail & airport access |
| Zeydabad / Khajushahr | Orchards & hulling terminals | Wet, closed-shell intake | 200+ receiving sites |
| Najafshahr / Ebrahimabad | Akbari & Ahmad Aghaei supply | Elongated kernels, kaleh | Pressurised irrigation |
Hygienic sliver line (5 steps)
Colour-sort intake
Reject mould spots, rot and foreign material before blanching.
Blanching 85–90°C
Remove the thin second skin without flesh damage.
Moisture conditioning ~8%
Stabilise kernels for rotary slicer blades.
Stainless rotary slicing
Engineered thickness, longitudinal uniform cuts.
Drying & nitrogen MAP
Final moisture <5%; modified atmosphere export packs.
Processors & exporters database
| Company / brand | Location | Activity | Products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dasht Sabz Pistachio SirjanBrand: Dasht Sabz | Sirjan SSEZ | Mechanised processing, packing, export | Industrial kernels, hygienic slivers, butter & powder | Export active |
| Peste Zabarjad Sirjan TradingBrand: Peste Zabarjad | Khajushahr | Plant, wholesale, export | Blanched slivers, green & kaleh kernels | Export active |
| Mehr Pistachio Sirjan Co.Brand: Mehr Pistachio | Sirjan–Tehran Highway | Hulling, cracking, export packing | Hand-picked export kernels, luxury slivers | Premium markets |
| Ilia Gostar Sirjan Dried FruitBrand: I.P.CO | SSEZ / industrial park | Sorting, mechanised packing, export | Export kernels & slivers, powder | Export active |
| Navid Pistachio SirjanBrand: Navid Pistachio | Sardar Jangal Blvd. | Industrial processing, sorting, export | Slivers, processed kernels | Export active |
| Keyvan Green Parsian PistachioBrand: Pistachio Parsian | Zeydabad (km 13 highway) | Cracking, processing, retail packs | Organic kernels, pastry slivers | Premium markets |
| Pedideh Pistachio SirjanBrand: Pedideh Sirjan | Asadabadi Blvd. | Aggregation terminal, sort, premium export | Premium kernels, EU custom slivers | Premium markets |
| Sirjan Pistachio Producers CooperativeBrand: Sirjan Pistachio Co-op | Imam Reza Blvd. | Regional bulking, large export | Bulk closed-shell, workshop kernels, slivers | Cooperative |
| Sirjan Pistachio FarazBrand: Sirjan Faraz | Central pistachio terminals | Aggregated processing, trading, export | Sorted kernels, grade-1 slivers | Export active |
| Sirjan Pistachio Tootia | Imam Reza St. | Cracking, sorting, export packing | Green & kaleh kernels, export slivers | Export active |
| Matin Pistachio SirjanBrand: Matin Pistachio | Tehran transit corridor | Cracking, sorting, specialist export | Premium Asian-market kernels, pastry slivers | Export active |
| Avin Pistachio Saramad SirjanBrand: Avin Pistachio | Industrial Park 1 | Kernel & sliver processing plant | Packed kernels, hygienic slivers | Export active |
| Arya Tejarat Karimi PistachioBrand: Arya Tejarat | Industrial Park 1 | Processing, packing, export | Export kernels & slivers, powder | Export active |
| Rostami Wholesale & ProcessingBrand: Rostami Dried Fruit | Imam Reza Blvd. / Khoramabad | Wholesale, confectionery supply | Bulk kernels & slivers, butter | Domestic bulk |
| Shams Iranian Hulling & Processing TerminalBrand: Shams Iranian | Najafshahr–Khajushahr | Mechanised hulling, cracking, kernel cleaning | Natural kernels, wet-split, toll processing | Export active |
Logistics infrastructure & terminals
| Company / brand | Location | Activity | Products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirjan Special Economic Zone (SSEZ)Brand: IR SRJ / 50602 | SSEZ | Dedicated customs, cold stores, 24/7 clearance | Transit hub for export kernels & slivers | Technology hub |
| Sirjan Industrial Parks 1 & 2 | Abbaspour Blvd. | Cracking, slicers, MAP packing | Sliver & kernel lines | Machinery OEM |
| Zeydabad & Khajushahr orchard belt | Sirjan periphery | Hulling & primary drying terminals | Raw nut to plants | Domestic bulk |
Quality, aflatoxin & export markets
High unsaturated fat makes kernels and slivers vulnerable to Aspergillus toxins; Iranian standard 5925 and EU import limits (B1 ≤ 8 ppb, total ≤ 10 ppb) route Sirjan loads through HPLC labs before shipment. HACCP, ISO 22000 and FSSC are operational requirements across SSEZ and industrial-park plants.
SSEZ customs (code 50602, IR SRJ) and temporary admission (Customs Law Art. 51) enable toll processing and re-export of raw nuts from neighbouring regions; rail lanes serve Bandar Shahid Rajaee and domestic pastry hubs in Isfahan, Tehran and Mashhad.
Strategic outlook
Sirjan is evolving from raw orchard supply into an industrial kernel-and-sliver hub — cold storage in the SSEZ, optical sorting and aflatoxin labs underpin luxury export growth.
Groundwater stress in Ebrahimabad, semi-traditional field terminals and weak retail skin-pack capacity call for solar power in industrial parks, hygienic intake standardisation and horizontal form-fill-seal MAP lines.
Iranco connects you with Sirjan processors, exporters and SSEZ sliver lines.