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.
The Alberger Process. A trademark of Cargill salts, the Alberger process is used to produce the very fine salt flakes used in Flavacol. Unlike traditional cube-shaped salt crystals, those produced with the Alberger process have greater surface area due to their pyramid shape.