Zamil Industrial announces new joint venture with Hudson Products Corporation

About Hudson Products Corporation
Since 1939, Hudson Products Corp. has designed and manufactured air-cooled heat exchanger equipment essential to the success of the oil, gas and petrochemical processing industries. Through continuous innovation, Hudson Products became the pioneer in this field, developing internationally recognized trademarks such as Fin-Fan® Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers, Hy-Fin® Extruded Finned Tubing, and Tuf-Lite® Axial Flow Fans for air coolers and cooling towers.

All air-cooled heat exchangers are custom designed by its experienced heat transfer and mechanical engineers in accordance with customer requirements and industry standards such as ASME, API and ISO.

The Hudson Products primary production facilities are located near Houston, Texas. They maintain the manufacturing capacity to produce the complete air-cooled heat exchanger, including finned tubes, tube bundles and FRP axial flow fans, as well as associated structural and mechanical components. More detailed information is available at www.hudsonproducts.com.

About Zamil Industrial
Zamil Industrial was founded in 1998. It is headquartered in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and employs more than 8,500 people in 55 countries. As an international manufacturing and fabrication group, it provides leading air conditioning, pre-engineered steel buildings, structural steel products, process equipment, transmission and telecommunications towers, open web joists and decks, architectural glass processing, aerated concrete products and fiberglass insulation solutions to meet the requirements of the global construction industry through its four sector businesses: Zamil Air Conditioners (www.zamilac.com), Zamil Steel Industries (www.zamilsteel.com), Zamil Glass Industries (www.zamilglass.com) and Arabian Fiberglass Insulation Co. Ltd. (www.afico.com.sa).

For the year ended 31 December 2007, Zamil Industrial posted turnover of SR3.681bn/$982m, a growth of 28.4% over 2006, with net profit, after Zakat contribution, of SR206.5m/$55.1m. Post Zakat Earnings Per Share during 2007 grew to SR4.59/$1.22 from SR4.26/$1.14 representing 7.8% growth. Shareholders' equity grew by 20.3% to SR894.3m/$238.5m. Export sales accounted for SR1,337m/$356.5m representing 36% of total revenue and 20.4% growth over 2006. Zamil Industrial exports to more than 80 international markets.

Zamil Industrial shares are actively traded on the Saudi Stock Market.

About Zamil Air Conditioners (www.zamilac.com)
Zamil Air Conditioners (ZAC) was founded in 1974 as one of the first air conditioning business to be established in Saudi Arabia and today is a leading international manufacturer of air conditioning systems and is Number 1 in the Middle East. It designs, manufactures, tests, markets and services a comprehensive range of air conditioning products, from compact room air conditioners and mini splits to large scale central air conditioners, chillers and air handling units for highly specialized commercial and industrial applications. These products and services are marketed under various brand names - Classic, Cooline, Cool Care, Clima Tech and Geoclima - depending on specific markets. ZAC's factories are located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia and Italy.

Zamil Air Conditioners is also involved in the production of branded air conditioners for several leading international manufacturers under Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreements. It operates a joint venture between Zamil Industrial and General Electric, called Middle East Air Conditioners Ltd. (MEAC).

Zamil Air Conditioners has been vigorously moving into newer markets, seeking strategic alliances and investing heavily in R&D.

Zamil Air Conditioners is one of four sector businesses of Zamil Industrial.

For more information on this press release, contact Said Al-Daajani, Zamil Industrial - Corporate Communications, Tel: (966) 3 8471840, Fax: (966) 3 8472574

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