A group of one Qatari and nine Omani investors floated 40 per cent of the National Industrial Investment Company (NIIC) in June-July 1997 in an issue managed by Gulf Investment Services, which also took a 2.

5 per cent stake in the venture. NIIC was promoted by National Industrial Converting Company, chairman Ali Hassan Suleiman and managing director Abdul-Karim Hassan Suleiman and their associates, with the primary objective of investing in small and medium-sized manufacturing companies.

Its first acquisition was Ali & Abdul-Karim Trading Company (Aatco), which is based in the Sohar industrial estate and produces vinegar and tomato ketchup for export and local consumption. NIIC purchased the company for RO 414,000 ($1.

1 million). National Industrial Investment was delisted during the second half of 2002.

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