Founded in 1960, Al Ghurair Group is one of the leading family-owned diversified business groups in the United Arab Emirates. Headquartered in Dubai, Al Ghurair has played a leading role in the transformation of the U.A.E. economy with pioneering ventures in the banking, real estate and industrial sectors. The Group today is active in manufacturing, real estate and investments with a presence in six continents and more than 15 countries. Its manufacturing activities comprise seven companies focused on Packaging and Metals. Taghleef Industries (TI), the Group’s largest manufacturing business, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of PP-based, biobased, and biodegradable films for flexible packaging and other applications. Automotive Precision Technologies (APT), the Group’s youngest manufacturing company, is a Tier 1 supplier of extruded aluminum components for the automotive industry. Other large industrial units include Gulf Extrusions, a leading aluminium extrusions producer with plants in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and Al Ghurair Iron & Steel, a joint-venture with Japan’s Nippon Steel and the largest flat steel rolling and galvanizing plant in the GCC. In real estate, the Group manages a large and diverse portfolio of assets including residential, commercial, and retail properties as well as land bank sites for future development. The Group’s investments include a large strategic stake in Mashreq Bank, the leading privately-owned bank in the U.A.E., as well as a globally diversified portfolio in liquid and alternative asset classes.