Press release. Grand Opening of Phase I of the Katoen Natie Khonaini Logistics Terminal Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia March 17 th, 2014

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1 Press release Grand Opening of Phase I of the Katoen Natie Khonaini Logistics Terminal Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia March 17 th, 2014 In the presence of HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium and HRH Prince Saud Bin Naif Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Governor of Eastern Province, Katoen Natie Khonaini celebrates the Grand Opening of the Katoen Natie Khonaini Logistics Terminal in Jubail. Katoen Natie Khonaini ltd ( a joint venture between Katoen Natie and Khonaini International Company, is established in 2007 and is active in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a logistics service provider, offering value added logistics services to the chemical and petrochemical industry. Katoen Natie group ( is a privately owned logistics service provider established in 1854, active in 34 countries worldwide employing over people with operational headquarters in Antwerp, Belgium. As a global logistics service provider, Katoen Natie combines engineering, technology and port operations to offer worldwide tailor- made solutions to the specialty chemical and petrochemical industry, the consumer goods and retail market, the commodity and general cargo market, the food and feed market, port operations and art storage market. Khonaini Group of Companies ( is a privately owned trading and contracting company, established in 1978 with headquarters in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Khonaini Group of Companies successfully developed a variety of services serving clients and executing major contracts all over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, employing over people. Since the establishment of Katoen Natie Khonaini in 2007, the company established growth by offering logistics services like packaging, warehousing, loading, forwarding, transport and maintenance services, to several major chemical and petrochemical producers in Jubail, handling around 1,5 million ton of products every year and employing over 250 people. Today, Katoen Natie Khonaini is having a platinum status employing over 20 % of Saudi Arabian citizens who are being trained in logistics like handling products, administration services and maintenance of technical installations. In 2012, Katoen Natie Khonaini acquired a plot of land of m² in the middle of Jubail Industrial City I and Jubail Industrial City II, on the Dammam Jubail Highway 613 in order to build and operate a state- of- the- art logistics facility for the local chemical and petrochemical industry. Page 1

2 Since the end of 2013, the first phase of the Katoen Natie Khonaini Logistics Terminal is operational. Katoen Natie Khonaini partly leveled and fenced the land, set up utilities and an office building with entry gate and asphalted a parking and outside storage area of m². Besides this, a m² concrete container yard and a first high- end dust free dedicated rack warehouse of m² was built. The warehouse is equipped with 1 gate and 6 dock levelers, mechanical ventilation and has a free height of 12 m. Katoen Natie Khonaini invested over SAR to realize phase I. In the near future, Katoen Natie Khonaini will expand its logistics facilities in Jubail in order to serve the local industry with state- of- the- art warehouses, silos, packaging installations and handling equipment. The estimated total investment plan of the Katoen Natie Khonaini Logistics Terminal amounts around SAR. Press contact: Wim Ledegen, Director Katoen Natie Khonaini. E- mail: Wim.Ledegen@KatoenNatie.com, Telephone: or Mobile: Map of Jubail with location of the Katoen Natie Khonaini Logistics Terminal Page 2

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5 Artist impression Katoen Natie Khonaini Logistics Terminal - Jubail Page 5