Rudbar County Olive Oil Mills & Producers | Iranco
Value chain, Loshan & Manjil refining capacity, EVOO-to-bulk grades and a directory of 18 active units
B2B guide to Rudbar olive oil — 9,810 ha groves, 10 large mills and 100+ processing units; Nab Tavakoli, Sadr Rudbar, Kimia Sabz Manjil and bulk trading networks.
Rudbar olive oil ecosystem
Rudbar County in the Sefidroud valley and western Alborz foothills is Iran’s historic centre of olive growing, milling and trade; the Manjil–Rudbar microclimate suits local cultivars and introduced Arbequina and Manzanilla.
Installed mill capacity exceeds local fruit supply — at harvest, oil olives from Tarom, Qazvin, Zanjan and other provinces are trucked to decanters in Loshan and Manjil.
Supply-chain indicators
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Olive grove area | 9,810 ha | Gilan Jihad |
| Growers | 22,000+ | Rudbar Jihad |
| Large industrial mills | 10 plants | Industry / Jihad |
| Olive processing capacity | 24,000 t/year | Gilan Jihad |
| Processing & packing units | 100+ | Licensed operators |
| Virgin oil output | 900–1,500 t/year | Growers union |
Quality grades & products
Reference for B2B contracts, QC and labelling:
| Grade | Technical specs | Use | Market terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra virgin | Acidity <0.8%; cold press <27°C | Raw use, premium export | EVOO, cold pressed |
| Virgin | Acidity 0.8–2%; mechanical only | Light cooking, dressing | Virgin, local oil |
| Refined | Acidity <0.3%; deodorised | Frying, foodservice | Light edible oil |
| Pure/regular | Refined + 5–15% virgin blend | Household cooking | Pure, standard grade |
| Pomace | Solvent from pomace | Soap, animal feed | Pomace oil |
| Bulk | Per lab certificate | Canning, sauce, pharma | Tanker, 20 L drum |
Three post-milling distribution branches
Branded retail packs
Glass and tin lines after regulatory approval reach national supermarket networks.
Bulk 20–220 L
Wholesalers, tuna canneries, sauce plants and large restaurants.
Mill-in-front-of-customer
Shop-floor cold presses in Pa'in Bazaar and Manjil build trust on freshness and low acidity.
Geographic production hubs
Each corridor specialises in extraction, refining or trading:
| Zone | Role | Key players |
|---|---|---|
| Loshan industrial zone | Large refining & deodorising | Shekufe, Nab Tavakoli, Dan Zeh |
| Manjil / Babaeian | Continuous milling, low-acidity EVOO | Kimia Sabz, Farayand Aria, Zarparvar |
| Central Rudbar | Trading hub & retail branding | Varaviz, Haj Safari, Masoud, in-store mills |
| Rostamabad / Kolshtar | Orchard-linked workshops | Gonje Rudbar, Yaghoot Sabz |
Company & mill directory
18 core units grouped by Loshan, Manjil, central Rudbar and northern districts:
Loshan industrial park
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Main products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudbar Olive Blossoms Agro-Industry ComplexLoshan, Zeytoun St 4 | Loshan | Refining, packing | Refined & crude oil, canned olives | Wholesale |
| Nab Tavakoli Food Industriesnabtavakoliolive.com | Loshan / Pa'in Bazaar | Milling, distribution | EVOO, virgin, soap | Export active |
| Dan Zeh Olive (Gil Shahram)Darafk, Loshan | Loshan | Processing & packing | EVOO, marinated olives | Export active |
| Sefidrud Olive Oil Co.+98 132 644 2080 | Rudbar–Manjil road | Refining | Crude & refined oil | Wholesale |
Manjil & Mahmoudabad corridor
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Main products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimia Sabz Manjil Agro-Industry+98 911 693 1174 | Babaeian IC | Continuous mill | EVOO, bulk | Export active |
| Farayand Aria Mill+98 911 131 6237 | Mahmoudabad | Cold press, packing | Virgin, EVOO | Domestic |
| Zarparvar Olive Cooperative+98 133 464 1963 | Babaeian | Co-op mill | Crude, EVOO | Wholesale |
| Marlik Golden / Armaghan Toubi (Alton)+98 132 644 3299 | Manjil | Packing | Glass bottles, virgin | Domestic |
| Golden Tree TradingGoldentreestore.ir | Manjil | Bulk trade | Virgin, refined | Wholesale |
Central Rudbar & wholesale
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Main products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varaviz (Sadr Rudbar)+98 133 162 2819 | Khalilabad | Mill, wholesale | EVOO, refined | Export active |
| Haj Safari & Sonshajsafari.com | Imam Khomeini Blvd | Packing, export | Premium virgin, tins | Export active |
| Zeytoun Masoudzeytounmasoud.ir | Khalilabad | Farm-to-shop | Babo EVOO, mild refined | Direct retail |
| Rokhan Kouhyar (Zargoon)zargoonoil.com | Rudbar | Bulk supply | EVOO, 20 L drums | Wholesale |
| Zidar Olive Industrieszidarolive.com | Rudbar County | Organic, distribution | Virgin, EVOO | Export active |
Rostamabad, Kolshtar & on-site mills
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Main products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonje Rudbar Olive Mill+98 132 632 3227 | Gonje | Custom milling | Crude, edible | Domestic |
| Yaghoot Sabz Kolshtar Co-op+98 134 234 0000 | Kolshtar | Village workshop | Kolshtar crude, soap | Direct retail |
| On-site cold-press shops (Jafari, Zeytoun 013)Pa'in Bazaar / Manjil | Rudbar | Mill-in-front-of-customer | Fresh EVOO | Direct retail |
Trade, exports & environmental issues
GCC and Eurasia exports require phytosanitary certificates, acidity/peroxide tests and light-protected dark glass.
Manjil and Rudbar bulk houses such as Zargoon and Golden Tree close B2B deals above 300 L with sterol and FFA lab sheets.
Three-phase mill wastewater (OMW) threatens the Sefidroud basin; two-phase decanters adopted in Loshan and Babaeian cut liquid waste and enable compost/biogas from pomace.
Value-chain upgrade strategies
Contract farming between Loshan/Manjil mills and Tarom & Gilan grower co-ops to run 24,000 t lines at full load.
Geographical Indication registration for “Rudbar olive oil” to defend Gulf and Russia export brands.
Biorefinery hubs beside industrial parks to recover polyphenols, fuels and soap from pomace and pits.
Iranco connects you with verified mills, packers and traders in Rudbar County.