Association of Lebanese Industrialists

What Association of Lebanese Industrialists does

The Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) is a non-profit, membership-based trade association founded in 1942 and headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. It is the largest and oldest national association representing manufacturing companies in Lebanon, serving more than 850 member industrialists across 22 sub-sectors including food and beverage, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, metals, machinery, plastics, and paper/packaging. ALI functions as the country's main industrial lobby group and is the designated ILO employer constituent. Its membership model requires factory inspection, classification committee review, and board approval, with annual dues calibrated to factory size, machinery value, workforce, and energy consumption.

ALI's core offerings are member services rather than technology products. These include preferential access to Port of Beirut fee discounts (50% off for raw material imports), direct fuel import permissions (up to 25% energy cost savings), customs exemptions for industrial machine maintenance abroad, IRI laboratory testing discounts, visa and work permit facilitation, and NSSF/IRI consultancy. The association delivers specialized programs such as the QuA-VET Quality Seal certification (GIZ/BMZ-funded), the SOLIFEM Formalization Help Desk (EU/ILO-funded, €4.8M), the Houkouki fi al 3amal labor-rights mobile learning app (ILO-funded), an industrial real estate database, a jobs portal, and published industry indicators and skills anticipation surveys. Distribution is direct via headquarters and a representative office at the Ministry of Industry, with supplemental donor-funded project delivery through partnerships with ILO, UNIDO, UNDP, EU, EBRD, and GIZ. Revenue derives from annual membership fees and project-specific donor grants, with no public financials disclosed.

Name

Association of Lebanese Industrialists

Legal name

Association of Lebanese Industrialists

Website

https://ali.org.lb

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ALI is Lebanon's largest industrial trade association, founded in 1942, representing 850+ manufacturing companies across 22 sub-sectors through advocacy, preferential commercial benefits, donor-funded programs, and policy engagement with government and international organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Industrial trade association
• Manufacturing sector advocacy
• Industry member services
• Industrial policy lobbying
• TVET quality certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Beirut

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: ALI generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by Lebanese industrialists. Membership fees are determined based on classification criteria including factory size, machinery value, floor space, worker count, and energy consumption. The association also receives support from international donors and development organizations for specific projects and programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) is a non-profit membership-based trade association founded in 1942 that represents more than 850 Lebanese manufacturing companies across 22+ industrial sub-sectors. Its core offering is membership services to industrialists, including advocacy with government and international bodies, preferential access to port, customs, energy, and laboratory services, networking through regional assemblies and sectoral syndicates, training and certification programs (QuA-VET Quality Seal, Houkouki labor rights app), research and industrial indicators, and support services such as formalization help desks and an industrial real estate database.

Product overview

The Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) operates as a membership-based industrial association rather than a technology product company. Its offerings consist of member services including access to Port of Beirut discounts, customs facilitation, and fuel import permissions; the QuA-VET Quality Seal certification program for TVET institutions and companies; the SOLIFEM Formalization Help Desk supporting business formalization; the Houkouki fi al 3amal mobile learning application for labor rights education; an industrial real estate database; job posting portal; and published industry indicators and studies. The organization functions as Lebanon's main industrial lobby group providing advocacy, statistics, and member support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOLIFEM: A project in collaboration with the ILO and EU funding, supporting economic units in the transition from informal to formal economy with focus on women and youth in Agri-food industries
• QuA-VET

Products and services

• Houkouki fi al 3amal Learning Application A user-friendly mobile learning application that provides a self-paced online training program on Lebanese labour law and employment rights, developed through an ILO project in partnership with government and NGO stakeholders. It is targeted at workers, employers, and other stakeholders seeking accessible labour rights education.
• QuA-VET Quality Seal A voluntary quality seal awarded in two categories (High Training Quality and Excellent Training Quality) based on six quality dimensions — quality management, staff qualification, learning environment, training process organization, monitoring and assessment, and cooperation between learning sites. It is offered to TVET institutions and companies engaged in cooperative training under the GIZ QuA-VET project.
• SOLIFEM Formalization Help Desk A help desk providing information on business registration, legal support for transitioning to the formal economy, and 'Formalize Your Business' training for entrepreneurs. Implemented in collaboration with ILO and funded by the EU (EUR 4.8 million), it focuses on women and youth in small and medium-sized Agri-food industries.
• ALI Member Portal Online platform providing members with dedicated profile posts, industrial job vacancy posting, industrial real estate database access, website advertising opportunities, and access to industrial and economic indicators and statistics.
• Industrial Real Estate Database Database of industrial properties available for sale or rent, searchable by property type (land, factory), transaction type (sale, rent), and location across Lebanese regions.
• ALI Indicators & Studies Published reports and studies including ALI Indicators (2012-2016, 2017), Skills Anticipation Survey in the Manufacturing Sector, and Rapid Assessment of the impact of war on private-sector workers and enterprises.
• Industrial Jobs Portal Job portal allowing industrial companies to post vacancies categorized as Administrative Jobs, Technical Jobs, and Other Jobs, helping connect employers with qualified workforce.
• Member Benefits Services Collection of membership benefits including 50% discount on Port of Beirut fees for raw material imports, vehicle registration center access, fuel import permission from General Directorate of Oil, customs exemptions for industrial machine maintenance abroad, 50% discount on IRI laboratory tests, visa facilitation through foreign embassies, and work permit assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reducing trade deficit by $3 billion would lead to 16% reduction in national unemployment rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, strategic and minor.

• Port of BeirutcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024ALI signed a MoU with the Port of Beirut providing preferential treatment for member industrialists. Members receive 50% discount on port fees when importing raw materials for production, resulting in potential savings of up to $3,300 per year for 12 containers.
• Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular meetings between ALI and IDAL to discuss industrial investment incentives, new industrial zones, and ways to stimulate industrial investment. Discussed the establishment of model industrial city project in Qraiaa, Chouf.
• International Labour Organization (ILO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALI is the ILO employer constituent in Lebanon. The association actively participates in the annual International Labour Conference. Mr. Mounir Bsat, ALI Board member, was elected ILO Governing Body Member for 2021-2024. Joint projects include SOLIFEM for formalization and skills anticipation surveys.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIZ implements the QuA-VET project (Improving Quality and Attractiveness of TVET in Lebanon) funded by German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). ALI is entrusted with evaluating compliance with quality standards for the Quality Seal certification.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNDP funds CEDRO 5 project supporting renewable energy in Lebanese industry. ALI assists in creating new value chains and providing awareness-raising and capacity-building activities.
• UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on industrial development projects. ALI represents Lebanese industrialists in international industrial forums organized by UNIDO.
• LibanPackmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLibanPack organizes WorldStar Awards in Lebanon with ALI's support. ALI President Salim Zeenni participated in honorary ceremony celebrating Lebanese companies winning 8 global packaging awards.
• Professional Computer Association of LebanonstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement signed in January 2025 to promote AI in production processes, facilitate knowledge exchange, and encourage artificial intelligence adoption in Lebanese industrial operations.
• Fair Trade LebanonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU signed December 2020 for Business Innovation and Enhance Exports for Lebanon (BIEEL) project supporting local industrialists and SME development.
• Arab Labour OrganizationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerALI is represented at the Arab Labour Organization. ALI General Manager Talal Hijazi was reappointed for a second term at the organization. Mounir Bissat represents ALI at Arab Labour Organization meetings.
• Industrial Research Institute (IRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIRI provides laboratory testing services to ALI members at 50% discount. Tests range from 36,000 to 720,000 LBP, with members saving an average of 4,536,000 LBP for 12 tests.
• General Directorate of OilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPermission granted to ALI members for direct fuel import, enabling savings of up to 25% on energy expenses by bypassing local market intermediaries.
• Lebanese CustomscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembers receive customs-free permission to retrieve industrial machines sent abroad for maintenance when local maintenance is unavailable, saving 5-15% in customs fees.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-of-lebanese-industrialists

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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