Royal Purple continues to grow in the US and internationally. Royal Purple was acquired in 2012 by Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT), a leading refiner and processor of specialty hydrocarbon products headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.
Al Ghad was founded by Mohammad Alayyan in August 2004. Alayyan is also the chairman of the Al Faridah Specialized Printing, publisher of the daily. As of 2005 Emad Hmoud was the editor-in-chief of the paper.
In 1881, he patented his first invention, a plow, and sold the patent rights for $4,000 in 1884: W) George Alcorn; X) Otis Boykins; Y) Andrew Beard; Z) Phil Brooks. Y) Andrew Beard. In 1887, this Black American patented a second plow and sold it for $5,200. Beard invested the money he made from his plow inventions into a profitable real-estate business: W) George Alcorn; X) Otis Boykins; Y) Andrew Beard; Z) Phil Brooks.