Saudi Arabia’s Petromin opens branch in Lahore

Samir Nawar, president and CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Petromin Corp., was in Lahore, Pakistan, to inaugurate the lube company’s branch in the city. The Pakistan market has unique market challenges and offers significant potential, he said. “Our product launch in Pakistan shows how highly we value the Pakistan market among more than 40 countries to which we export our products. Our appointed mega distributors have done an excellent job in introducing Petromin brand in the key cities of Pakistan, which is the main channel to East Asia,” he said. “The purpose of appointing our mega distributors, is to provide their distribution networks with the Petromin support; they need to further grow the Petromin brand in this strategically important market.” Petromin’s mega distributor, M/s Khooshgovar Impex, covers 13 cities in Pakistan, including Shiekhupura, Manga Mandi, Mandi Ahmedabad, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Bhalwalnagar, Vehari/Chistian, Multan/Bhawalpur, Sailkot, Gujrat, Gujranwala and Peshawar. The new branch in Lahore will support the business in these cities. Petromin markets a wide range of automotive and industrial lubricants in more than 40 countries in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Far Asia. (May 6, 2012)