The National Industries Company (NIC) was incorporated in 1960. It was initially designed to be a joint public-private sector company 51% - 49% respectively that would stimulate the private sector to invest in the industrialization of Kuwait. 
Right from the start the company realized the importance of quality as its strongest competitive edge. It worked in' to modernize its manufacturing and ensure that its products were up to the highest international standards.
During the 1980s the National Industries Company was a well-established conglomerate with a sound reputation. It was one of the largest and most successful industrial companies in the region.
The 1990s witnessed many changes. The globalization of economies that were formerly regarded as "national" has stimulated processes of change in all aspect of human life. These processes are still going on, and are indeed accelerating. This means that the changes in the years ahead will probably be greater and even more radical than the changes we have experienced in the last few years. Our company is consistently ready to develop its strategy further and adapt to changing needs.
In May 1997, the National Industries Group (NI Group) was established as a holding company. NI Group now employs more than 5,000 employees. It is represented in five continents, its market value is now close to US$1 billion. NI Group is considered the largest publicly quoted industrial corporation (out side the oil sector) in the region stretching from Morocco to Pakistan.
To find out more about NIG visit : www.nigroup.net
Kuwait Financial Center ( markaz):
The Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) was established in 1974 by the late Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah subsequent to the first oil shock. His objective was to create a leading financial institution capable of channeling oil wealth into the development of Kuwait's infrastructure and investing the excess in the best investment prospects worldwide. Central to his vision was his firm belief that without a properly regulated and active capital market, the Kuwaiti private sector would not be able to develop its capabilities to execute the large-scale private and government projects necessary for the transformation of Kuwait into a modern economy. This belief is well entrenched in the way Markaz conducts business today.
Between 1996 and 1999, we restructured our operations to capitalize on the emerging opportunities in the Kuwaiti market. We divested a substantial part of our non-core assets, affiliates, and subsidiaries abroad, raised our paid-in-capital to KD 50 million, listed our shares on the Kuwait Stock Exchange in April 1997, and embarked on an ambitious plan to once again become a full-service investment company.
To find out more about Kuwait Financial Center visit: www.markaz.com
Kuwait Building Material Co.:
Established in 1976 KBMM began trading on the KWSE in July 2003. Operations revolve around the manufacture of all types of solid, hollow, horde and fluted blocks, bricks, paving stones, slabs, curbstones, keystone retaining wall units and other similar products; cement products and other building materials
