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Dubai, UAE: Shell and Al Khayyat Investment (AKI) Group signed a Distributor Supply Agreement on 10 September 2017 for the distribution of Shell-branded automotive lubricants products in the UAE. The signing took place at Shell offices in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The scope of the agreement covers the distribution of a wide range of products ranging from passenger car motor oils (the Shell Helix range) to heavy-duty engine Diesel oils (the Shell Rimula range) across all channels across the UAE. The agreement establishes a unique partnership for the distribution of Shell’s high-quality lubricants products through Al Khayyat Investment Group.
Speaking on the signing, Amr Adel, Shell’s General Manager for Lubricants in the Middle East, said “We are excited to appoint Al Khayyat Investment Group as our automotive lubricants distributor for the UAE market given the outstanding distribution expertise they have demonstrated. This decision came after thorough market research and a rigorous selection process.”
Shell sells a wide variety of products to meet customer needs across a range of applications and was named number one lubricants supplier for 10 consecutive years according to Kline & Company’s Global Lubricants Industry: Market Analysis and Assessment 2016 report. These include consumer motoring, heavy-duty transport, mining, power generation and general engineering.
Zaid Al-Khayyat, Managing Director for AKI, said “We at AKI, are proud to be in a partnership with a company like Shell. In a very short span of time, Shell and AKI have set a strong foundation to ensure the delivery of best-in-class results. In fact, this strategic partnership is a great example of how two very diverse companies complement each other to deliver the best service through the entire value chain”
Al Khayat Investment Group was founded in 1982 as Alphamed General Trading LLC. With an initial staff of four and turnover of USD $100,000, the company has since grown at a steadily increasing rate. It now has a turnover of over $1 Billion (excluding strategic investments) and 5000 members of staff. AKI works with many of the world’s leading corporations.
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