Somali manufacturers: steel, plastics, dairy, paper and drinks

The short version

Before 1991 Somalia had factories for sugar, milk, textiles, leather, cement, fish and drinks, and decades of conflict largely dismantled them; small plants, workshops and bottling firms have since been opening again (TRT Afrika, 23 June 2026). In June 2026 the Minister of Commerce and Industry said more than 200 factories had been registered across Somalia, making water, steel, edible oils, fish and dairy products, farm goods and salt (same source). In September 2026 officials said 75 factories were producing regularly, and the government launched a "Made in Somalia" mark for goods that meet its rules on local origin. The ministry said Somalia imported about $9 billion of goods in 2024 (Dawan Africa, 22 September 2026).

Mogadishu

• Hadiid Industries Group started in April 2013 with four workers in a metal workshop, moved to Bakara Market three months later, and opened branches in Hodan in 2015 and at Kilometre 4 in 2016. It makes doors, windows, railings and furniture, and since 2016 has built houses of up to four storeys with steel frames. By October 2026 it had four branches and more than 100 staff. All its steel is imported (Dawan Africa, 1 October 2026).
• Somplastic Factory was set up in 2014 to make plastic household goods and furniture. After a $700,223 investment arranged by Shuraako it grew from 6 machines and about 40 workers to 38 to 40 machines and about 150 permanent workers on round-the-clock shifts. It uses 15 to 20 containers of raw material a month, mixes in recycled plastic collected in Mogadishu, and sells in Ethiopia and Kenya as well as Somalia (Shuraako, 2025).
• Irman Dairy opened in southern Mogadishu in March 2017, set up by a returnee who had worked at a dairy in Leicester. It was the first milk-processing plant in the city in 25 years (Radio Ergo, 29 October 2018; AFP via Gulf News, 5 August 2018). It started at 250 litres a day against a capacity of 10,000. By late 2018 it processed 3,000 to 3,500 litres a day from 295 cows, had 22 workers and sold to 230 shops and supermarkets (Radio Ergo, 2018).
• Wara Fragrance, founded in 2023, sells perfume in more than 1,000 shops in four East African countries and said in September 2026 that it planned to open a factory in Somalia in 2027 (Capital FM, 18 September 2026).

Somaliland and Puntland

• AADCO Paper Factory, Hargeisa, founded 2013, makes A4 paper and exercise books; it had 52 staff in 2017 and sells 90% of its output in Somaliland (Shuraako, AADCO).
• ILO Tango, founded 2002, makes powdered fruit drinks and sells to shops, supermarkets, restaurants and fuel stations (Shuraako, ILO Tango).
• Tayo Household Plastic Factory, Hargeisa, founded 2017, makes more than 25 sizes of plastic goods, including chairs and buckets that used to be imported (Shuraako, Tayo).
• Tabaarak Company, founded 1997 in Puntland, makes mattresses, pillows and cushions and opened a second factory 700 km from its first (Shuraako, Tabaarak).
• Somaliland Beverage Industries, the Coca-Cola bottler in Hargeisa, has its own page.

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