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Philbro Oil Enterprise · Since 2009 · Ghana

Pure Oil. Powered by the Sun. Made in Ghana.

From Ghana's farms to Africa's tables. A 100% Ghanaian-owned manufacturer of vegetable cooking oil, palm oil, and FMCG essentials — refining quality, sourcing locally, and building a planned solar-powered refinery in Kyekyerew.

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2009

Founded in Oyarifa, Accra

20,000+

Smallholder farmer partners

10 TPH

Planned refinery capacity

1 MW

Planned solar power system

Hero: cinematic scenes of a Ghanaian palm belt sunrise, smallholder farmers harvesting fresh palm fruit, aggregation and transport to Philbro Oil Enterprise facilities, refining and bottling, solar panels powering operations, and Philfry and Philbro products moving to markets across West Africa.

Our Story · Since 2009

One processing unit in Oyarifa. A refinery rising in Kyekyerew.

Philbro Oil Enterprise was founded on 13 March 2009 in Oyarifa, Accra by Mr. Philip Kwame Brobbey — a Ghanaian-owned manufacturer determined to refine cooking oil at home rather than import it. From that first unit, Philbro grew the Philfry and PB brands across household and trade channels, built a 20,000-plus smallholder farmer network, and is now constructing a planned 10 TPH solar-powered refinery in Kyekyerew, Eastern Region.

Founder-led

Owner-operated, Ghanaian-founded, registered BN00GNL2015.

Vertically integrated

Farming, refining, packaging, and trade in one value chain.

Ghanaian standards

Manufactured under ISIC 3290 with disciplined batch control.

Export-ambitious

Designed for ECOWAS and AfCFTA markets.

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Mr. Philip Kwame Brobbey, founder of Philbro Oil Enterprise, addressing the Kyekyerew project ceremony

Founder

Mr. Philip Kwame Brobbey

Founded 13 March 2009 · Oyarifa, Accra

Products

Built for kitchens. Sized for trade.

The Philfry and Philbro Oil ranges cover everyday households, foodservice operators, institutions, and bulk B2B and export buyers — from 500 ml PET bottles up to drums, IBCs, and flexibags.

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Business Sectors

An integrated agro-industrial group.

Philbro Oil sits across five linked sectors — refining, packaging, agricultural sourcing, trade and export, and renewable energy. The combination is what makes it possible to offer competitive Ghana-made cooking oil at scale.

  • From fresh palm fruit bunches to refined edible oils.

    Oil Processing & Refining

    A planned 10 tonne-per-hour screw oil mill and refinery in Kyekyerew, Eastern Region, designed to process fresh palm fruit bunches into refined palm oil and palm kernel oil for household, foodservice, industrial, and export use.

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    • Planned 10 TPH screw oil mill
    • Continuous refining line designed for consistent FFA, colour, and peroxide control
    • Designed for solar-supported 24-hour operations
    • Bulk and packaged output for local and export channels

  • Food-grade HDPE bottles, blown in-house.

    Packaging Manufacturing

    A planned in-house HDPE blow-moulding line at Kyekyerew to produce food-grade bottles. Bringing packaging in-house lets Philbro Oil control quality, lead time, and unit cost from preform to finished bottle.

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    • Food-grade HDPE bottle blow moulding
    • Multiple pack formats — 500 ml through 25 L jerry can
    • Reduces dependency on third-party converters
    • Tighter quality control on neck finish, wall thickness, and labelling

  • 20,000+ smallholder farmer partners.

    Agricultural Value Chain

    Philbro Oil sources from a network of more than 20,000 smallholder farmers across Ghana's oil palm belt, supported by guaranteed market access, fair farmgate pricing, and agricultural extension support, alongside owned and managed plantation acreage.

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    • 20,000+ smallholder farmer partners
    • Guaranteed market access for harvested bunches
    • Fair farmgate pricing and prompt payment cycles
    • Agricultural extension and best-practice support

  • ECOWAS and AfCFTA-ready Ghana-origin supply.

    Export & Trade

    Philbro Oil is built for export. The Kyekyerew refinery is designed for the ECOWAS regional market and the African Continental Free Trade Area, with documentation, packaging, and logistics workflows tailored to cross-border edible oil trade.

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    • ECOWAS and AfCFTA market positioning
    • Bulk and packaged export formats
    • Distributor and private-label support
    • Ghana-origin product story for export buyers

  • A planned 1 MW solar system to power the refinery.

    Renewable Energy

    A planned 1 MW solar power system at Kyekyerew, designed to support 24-hour, lower-carbon manufacturing. Solar reduces grid dependence, stabilises production cost, and aligns Philbro Oil with Ghana's climate-smart industrial agenda.

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    • Planned 1 MW on-site solar system
    • Designed for 24-hour refinery operations
    • Lower projected emissions per litre of oil refined
    • Aligned to Ghana's climate-smart industry agenda
Aerial view of the Kyekyerew refinery construction site in Eastern Region, Ghana

Solar Refinery · Kyekyerew · Under construction

A refinery rising in the Eastern Region.

The Kyekyerew project is a planned 10 tonne-per-hour refinery with in-house HDPE blow-moulding and a planned 1 MW on-site solar system. It is designed for 24-hour, lower-carbon production — import substitution, food security, smallholder farmer income, and Ghana-origin export supply for ECOWAS and AfCFTA.

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  • 10 TPH

    Planned refinery throughput

  • 1 MW

    Planned on-site solar system

  • 350

    Planned direct jobs

  • 2028

    Planned full operations

Timeline · 2009 → 2028

Sixteen years building a Ghanaian agro-industrial company.

  1. 2009

    Founded in Oyarifa

    Mr. Philip Kwame Brobbey founds Philbro Oil Enterprise on 13 March 2009 in Oyarifa, Accra — a single processing unit committed to local vegetable cooking oil.

    Complete

  2. 2015

    Formal registration

    Philbro Oil Enterprise is registered on 15 June 2015 under registration number BN00GNL2015 with the Companies Registry of Ghana.

    Complete

  3. 2017–2022

    Brand-building under Philfry & PB

    The Philfry consumer brand and PB trade range scale across Ghana, building distributor, retail, foodservice, and institutional supply.

    Complete

  4. 2023

    Farmer network reaches 20,000+

    Philbro Oil deepens its smallholder farmer network past 20,000 partners across Ghana's oil palm belt, with guaranteed market access and extension support.

    Complete

  5. 2026

    Kyekyerew refinery — construction begins

    Civil and structural works begin at 24 Factory Road, Kyekyerew, Eastern Region for the planned 10 TPH refinery, HDPE blow-moulding line, and 1 MW solar system.

    In progress

  6. 2027

    Equipment and solar installation

    Refinery process equipment, blow-moulding line, and the planned 1 MW solar system installed and commissioned in stages.

    Planned

  7. 2028

    Planned full operations

    Kyekyerew refinery targeted for full operations with planned 350 direct jobs and ECOWAS / AfCFTA export readiness.

    Planned
Representative smallholder oil palm farmer

20,000+ farmer partners

Guaranteed offtake. Fair prices.

Sustainability & Community

Rural prosperity is the business model.

Philbro's value chain is built around 20,000-plus smallholder farmer partners — with guaranteed market access, fair farmgate pricing, and agricultural extension support. The Kyekyerew refinery extends that promise into manufacturing jobs and a planned renewable-energy production base.

  • Farmer income

    Guaranteed offtake for more than 20,000 smallholder farmer partners. Fair farmgate prices and prompt payment cycles support household income across rural Ghana.

  • Food security

    Local refining substitutes for imported oil and stabilises supply during foreign-exchange and shipping shocks.

  • Rural jobs

    The Kyekyerew project is designed to support a planned 350 direct jobs plus indirect employment across logistics, aggregation, and field extension.

  • Lower-carbon production

    The refinery is designed for a planned 1 MW solar system, reducing projected emissions per litre of refined oil. Carbon performance will be reported only after verified measurement.

  • Community standing

    Philbro Oil operates as a community member in Oyarifa and Kyekyerew — engaging traditional authorities, hiring locally, and contributing to local development.

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