Dubai and Qatar, 13 December 2006, Amana Contracting & Steel Buildings, a leader in the industrial construction sector, has been awarded a contract from Vos Logistics, to design and build a logistics terminal in Mesaieed Industrial City, Qatar.

The contract, valued at more than USD $20 million, is one of several secured by Amana in Qatar this year. With over 10 years of presence in Doha, Amana is a leading provider of design-build construction solutions to the industrial sector.

Vos Logistics, a leading European logistics service provider to the petrochemical industry, was awarded the contract by Qatofin to build and operate a high tech logistics platform in May 2006. The platform, currently one of the largest of its kind in the Middle East, will be located adjacent to the Arabian Gulf and is directly connected to the production facilities of Qatofin. The terminal, to be designed and constructed by Amana, facilitates storage and handling of Qatofin's Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) granules.

When completed the terminal complex will comprise 4 buildings featuring  a 56,000 m covered warehouse, 14,500 m silo storage, two fully automatic and mobile packaging lines, 20 loading docks and container storage and transshipment with a capacity of 1000 teu.  

The complex sits on an area of approximately 100,000 square meters and will be constructed on a design-build basis in 20 months, commencing January 2007, and using over 1,000 tons of steel. The logistics platform is planned to be operational at the end of 2008.

Marc Van Alphen, Managing Director Silo Logistics & Projects at Vos Logistics, said that Vos is looking to expand in the Middle East region. "We partnered with Amana as they could not only deliver the quality and service on this particular project, but they were also able to provide turnkey solutions elsewhere around the region in line with our expansion plans for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman."

"More and more companies in the oil & gas as well as the logistics sectors in Qatar and across the region are recognizing Amana's reputation for delivering high quality, turnkey solutions on time and within budget," said Chebel Bsaibes, Chief Executive Officer, Amana Contracting & Steel Buildings. "We have had a very successful year to date, sealing more than 35 projects across the region.  We are very happy with the relationship with Vos Logistics and we look forward to building on it across the region."

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About Vos Logistics:
Vos Logistics is a leading European logistics Service Provider. Active as 4PL service provider and in the field of forwarding services, transport, silo logistics, warehousing and tank cleaning. Using an extensive European network and focusing on customer-specific solutions.

Vos Logistics has about 5,000 employees at 45 offices within Europe, its head office is located in Oss, the Netherlands. To learn more about Vos Logistics, visit www.voslogistics.com .

About Amana Contracting and Steel Buildings
Amana Contracting and Steel Buildings is a leading regional turnkey contractor in the design-build of industrial and commercial facilities. With over 1500 buildings constructed across the region, Amana is a leader in this segment because of its proven reputation to deliver turnkey solutions for extremely time sensitive industrial and commercial projects.

Amana has offices in the UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Sharjah), Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt and Sri Lanka.  To learn more about Amana, visit www.amanabuildings.com.

About Qatofin:
In 2002 Qatofin emerged from a joint venture between Total, Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) and Qatar Petroleum (QP). Qatofin is constructing a new steam cracker in Qatar with a yearly production volume of 1,3 million metric tonnes of amongst others ethylene. Further, the construction of a LLDPE production site will be realized. As of 2009 this site will have a capacity of 450,000 - 650,000 Metric tonnes per year. To learn more about Qatofin, visit www.totalpetrochemicals.com or www.qapco.com

Media Contact Amana
Michelle Dsouza, Account Executive Four Communications,
Tel : 04 369 3543
Mobile : 050 3862813
Email: michelle.dsouza@fourcommunications.com

Media Contact Vos Logistics:
Shirley van Leur, communications
Tel : +31 412 699599
Email : svleur@voslogistics.com

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