ORASCOM Construction Industries

OCI is one of Egypt’s largest corporations with projects and investments across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The company directly employs more than 88,000 people and has generated US$ 3.8 billion in revenues and US$ 795 million in EBITDA for 2009. OCI currently has two core business activities. The OCI Construction Group is a leading construction contractor active in emerging markets with a backlog of US$ 6.0 billion as at 30 September 2010. It primarily focuses on infrastructure projects in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in addition to industrial and high-end commercial projects. The OCI Fertilizer Group is a strategic owner and operator of nitrogen fertilizer plants in Egypt and Algeria with an international distribution platform spanning Latin America, the United States, Europe and Africa.

OCI recently announced a joint venture with Morgan Stanley to invest in infrastructure assets in the Middle East and Africa. The proposed joint venture is positioned to capitalize on Morgan Stanley Infrastructure’s investing expertise and its global reach as well OCI’s local and regional awareness of infrastructure needs. OCI is the largest company listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange with a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of approximately US$ 10 billion as at 29 March 2010.

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