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Message from the Chairman and CEO

Emad Abdul Kader Al Muhaidib

Message from the Chairman

“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank our shareholders, business partners, management and staff, clients, service providers and other stakeholders for their valued support of Al Badia Cement. We are committed to building a successful enterprise that will generate exceptional value for all of you.

Independent business analysts forecast a strong future for the building materials industry in Syria. We are confident about the prospects for our investment in this dynamic and growing market, and we look forward to your continuing support in the years ahead.”

– Emad Abdul Kader Al Muhaidib, Chairman of the Board

Khaled Al Sawaf

Message from the CEO

Syria is a very safe, pleasant and economically stable country, possessing the pride of being the land that witnessed the dawn of history and civilizations and being one of humanity’s oldest societies with a great legacy and a vast contribution to the ecology of mankind.

We are glad for Al Badia Cement to be evolving in line with the economic and social development currently witnessed in Syria. We will capitalize on Syria’s wealth of opportunities and human capital, to create a landmark in the construction materials industry and to launch a new era in Syrian cement production: “a modern plant utilizing the latest technologies to deliver a high-quality building product in a highly efficient and environmentally responsible manner.”

– Khaled Al Sawaf, CEO

About us

Al Badia Cement (JSC) is a Public Joint Stock Company licensed to produce 3.2 million tons per year of Ordinary Portland Cement. The first line, currently undergoing construction, with annual capacity of 1.6 million tons, will start beginning of 2011 and will employ around 360 highly trained Syrian citizens in addition to creating hundreds of job and training opportunities in the country’s labor market.

Al Badia Cement (JSC) represents one of the biggest industrial projects in Syria and will significantly boost heavy industrial activities in the country while meeting the needs of the demanding Syrian cement market and creating the opportunity for Syria to become a cement exporter.