Gemayel Freres is a family-owned packaging manufacturer whose head office and plant sit in the Bikfaya industrial park in the Metn, with a contact office in Saifi, Beirut. The company traces its start to 1929, when it introduced paper recycling to Lebanon, and in 1956 it began producing corrugated cardboard boxes. Today it makes corrugated packaging in B, C, E and F flute profiles, printed boxes, point-of-sale displays and fast-food packaging such as pizza and burger boxes, as well as shipping and e-commerce cartons. It was an early adopter of ISO certification in the region and introduced F-flute board to the Middle East in 2001. Its factories have been destroyed and rebuilt twice, and in 2017 it opened a solar-powered plant. Co-owner Fady Gemayel has served as president of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists. The company marked its 95th year in 2024.
Gemayel Freres at a glance
- Introduced paper recycling to Lebanon in 1929
- Started making corrugated boxes in 1956
- Brought F-flute corrugated board to the region in 2001
- Opened a solar-powered plant in 2017
- Marked its 95th anniversary in 2024