Construction companies are extremely privileged; they are one of the few business sectors who are offered the opportunity to enhance the environment. At Hamad Ahmad Al Muhana Group, we accept challenge willingly. The innovation we seek to bring to our construction solutions encompasses all aspects including the potential environmental impact of our activities. We are enthusiastic participants in the creation of a more efficient and sustainable construction industry. The downstream of the trading business is a very complex one which serves many different markets and provides a broad range of products to a wide variety of customers. It is a very challenging business which has seen huge changes during the past decade. Trading market has become more transparent, liquid and efficient and product specialists have entered almost every area of the market. This has led to competition growing ever more vigorous. Equally, there have been a series of economic and political crises which are likely to continue to occur and which companies need to have the resilience to withstand. Our Group achieves this resilience through focusing on delivering improvement around four themes: customers, costs, portfolio and people. In particular, the direct link to customers in the downstream generates business value and is a key reason why the any business majors are likely to remain integrated in the future.