Salem Bin Butti Al Naimi sits atop Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC), the country’s biggest producer of cement, washed sand, and hydrated and calcined lime. The firm was established in 1965 to provide building materials for the country’s contractors, and its manufacturing facilities are based in Umm Bab and Al Boaadiat. The company is setting up a new plant (its fifth) at Umm Bab, which is expected to start production in 2016.