In the name of Sheikh Siraj Alhamrani, the Chairman of the Executive Board of FUCHS PETROLUB AG, Stefan Fuchs, and the company's division manager for the Middle East, Alf Untersteller, as a member of the Group's Executive Committee, today presented a donation totaling €7,000 to representatives of the Mannheimer Platte citizens' action group and to the night shelter for homeless people, to be split between the two organizations.
Sheikh Siraj Alhamrani is a member of the FUCHS PETROLUB AG advisory board, as well as President of the Saudi Arabian corporation ALHAMRANI GROUP OF COMPANIES with whom FUCHS PETROLUB has been in partnership since 1992 within the framework of a joint venture for the production and distribution of a broad range of lubricants in the Near and Middle East.
Like FUCHS PETROLUB, ALHAMRANI-FUCHS PETROLEUM SAUDI-ARABIA has traditionally been involved in important social areas. Thus the joint venture is particularly supportive of youth work and also promotes environmental protection in Saudi Arabia. These activities are sustained by the Sheikh's marked sense of social responsibility. Stemming from differing cultures, the two companies share the same values with regard to social commitment, which is particularly welcome in Mannheim's politico-cultural environment.
In past years, Sheikh Siraj Alhamrani has already made donations to both organizations. Thanks to his latest commitment, the Mannheimer Platte will be able to provide hot lunches for homeless people while, at the night shelter, a linen storage room is being set up under the expert guidance of the City of Mannheim.
Mannheim, 10 March 2008
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