Dubai's Al Khaleej Sugar refinery still open for exports and imports

DUBAI, March 5 (Reuters) - Al Khaleej Sugar, operator of the ⁠world's largest port-based sugar refinery, is operating normally and is still open for import and export, the company's managing director, ⁠Jamal Al-Ghurair, told Reuters on Thursday.

Al-Ghurair said that the company can use the ports of Fujairah, Khorfakan and Sohar, which lie outside the Strait of Hormuz, if needed. The company's global customers understand the current situation and are working on it with shipping companies, he added.

Al Khaleej Sugar has raw sugar reserves of around two years if they are not refined and exported outside the Gulf region, Al-Ghurair said, adding that the company can provide neighbouring countries with sugar if needed.