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<pre>Folks, If I am correct have always been under the impression that it is
Pomace oil which is extracted by solvents. Lampante is simply a designation
for oil which is above the 3.3% acidity standard. It may then be heated in
some cases to produce greater clariity. In Israel, we purchase Spanish
Virgin Lampante Oil and bottle is for lighting candles (sacramental usage).

Yours,
Binyomin Adilman

At 09:32 PM 12/16/00 +1100, you wrote:
>Ahmad,
>
>In case you are not aware, Lampante olive oil is the lowest quality of olive
>oil for sale. It is usually extracted using solvents and is only good for
>use in lamps and other low quality applications.
>
>Regards,
>
>Phil
>
>ps I have many contacts in the American olive oil market.
>
>A marketing strategy could be to:
>
>1. setup our website "Outremer Olive Oil" - a possible name for one of our
>olive oil products, perhaps our flagship (our best olive oil), "Outremer
>Olive Oil". Outremer is Frankish (during the Crusade period) for the Middle
>Sea and our French and German markets will identify with that. The website
>could feature Krak des Chevaliers and our marketing and publicity could say
>something like
>........under the ramparts of the mighty Krak des Chevaliers the olive
>groves in Wadi Nusaria preceded the invasion of the Crusaders. Olives have
>existed here long before the Kurds first fortified the hill top which now
>hosts the most famous castle in the world. Pictures of the Krak des
>Chevaliers, olive groves nearby, etc etc etc. The most famous leader against
>the Crusaders was a Kurd - Salah ad Din. We also weave a little story around
>him too.
>
>The idea would be to make our oil world famous and to appeal to the boutique
>market. So instead of selling for 2.50 per (was that for 500ml or
>750ml)bottle we could sell it for 10.50 per bottle.
>
>Other marketing strategies may include travel to the olive groves of Syria,
>and of course to take in the mighty Krak des Chevaliers at the same time.
>Driving on to Palymra from Homs our tourists can stay on your farm in
>Bedouin tents before proceeding on to Zenobia and the mighty Palymerenes.
>
>Anyway, you know all of this don't you?
>
>Regards,
>
>Phil
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: M Haykal [mailto:haykal@haykal.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, 5 December 2000 10:19 AM
>To: OliveOil@egroups.com
>Subject: [OliveOil] Lampante olive oil (lamp oil)
>
>
>To all,
>
>We have a good quantity (up to 10000 MT) of Syrian lampante olive oil for
>export, any interest or you may know/advise about any other interested
>parties?
>
>Thanks
>
>Mohamed Haykal
>
>Tel: +963 11 224 5200
>Fax +963 11 222 3465
>e-mail: haykal@haykal.com
>
>
>
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