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Monday, November 23 - 2009

Tawze'e wins major contracts for infrastructure projects in three Saudi industrial cities

The International Company for Water Distribution, Tawze'e, a 50/50 percent joint venture between Amiantit and CISCO, has been awarded three water management contracts for BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer) projects by the Saudi Organization for the Industrial Cities and Technical Areas.

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The total value of the three award wins, including structural and operational costs, is approximately 3 billion Saudi Riyals (US$ 799,930,281) over the 30-year time period of the contracts. The official signing ceremony is scheduled to take place next month.

The first of the contract awards is for the operation, management and maintenance of water supply and sewage facilities in both the Second Industrial City in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, which is located in the Kingdom's Central province as BOT Project in the First Industrial City in Qassim, also in the Central Province, as BOT Project and, in addition, supplying a sewage and industrial water treatment system.

The second contract is for operation, management and maintenance of water supply and sewage facilities in the First Industrial City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's main port city and commercial hub, located in the Western Province also as BOT Project.

In addition to its Tawze'e joint venture with CISCO, the Amiantit Group, through its Jeddah-based AmiWater holding company, owns a number of internationally renowned subsidiary companies that are leading specialists in consultancy, development, engineering and turnkey services for complete water infrastructure projects.

These companies have the expertise, technology and engineering skills to provide complete systems solutions on a global scale and are currently operating projects in Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Africa, India, Indonesia and Thailand.

Founded in 1968 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, the Amiantit Group is today a global industrial organization whose core activity is the manufacture of a wide range of pipe products in various materials for a large number of applications that include water supply, sewage disposal, irrigation networks, and the oil and natural gas industries.

With 34 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and sales offices or representatives in more than 45 countries, Amiantit is one of the world's biggest manufacturers of pipes and accessories, and a leader in the research, development, ownership and licensing of pipe manufacturing technologies that are a key factor in Amiantit's global success.
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The Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company was established in 1968 at Dammam as a limited liability company and was converted into a joint stock company in 1994. It started with a paid-up share capital of SAR 4 million, which is currently standing at SAR 1.155 billion. Its shares are traded on the Saudi Stock Exchange. The prime activity of the company is to initiate and manage new industrial projects, and market its technologies and products. The company also monitors and controls the business of all the Amiantit Group subsidiaries through its corporate management office in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

The Amiantit Group is a leading industrial organization with global strength and is comprised of companies in the Kingdom and abroad that manufacture various kinds of pipes, joints, fittings, tanks, rubber products and related accessories. Other activities include own and transfer technology, and water project consultancy and management all around the world.

For further information please contact:

Assim L. Alhakeem
Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company
Tel: +966 2 - 651 5676 Ext: #666
Fax: +966 2 - 651 6149
Mobile: +966 50 30 11 33 2

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