SUGAR LAND, Texas, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Arabian American Development Co. (NASDAQ: ARSD) announced today that a conference call will be held on August 4, 2011, to discuss 2011 second quarter and year to date financial results. A webcast accompanied by presentation slides may be viewed at: public.viavid.com/viavision/index.php?id=130715

The conference call and live webcast will take place at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, August 4, 2011. Anyone interested in participating should call 1-877-941-8418 if calling within the United States or 1-480-629-9809 if calling internationally. Playback will be available until August 11, 2011. To listen to the playback, please call 1-877-870-5176 if calling within the United States or 1-858-384-5517 if calling internationally. Use pin number 4461620 for the replay.

A link to a simultaneous webcast of the teleconference will be available at www.arabianamericandev.com through Windows Media Player or RealPlayer. A replay of the call will also be available through the same link. The webcast replay will be available for one year after the call.

About Arabian American Development Company (ARSD)

ARSD owns and operates a petrochemical facility located in southeast Texas just north of Beaumont which specializes in high purity petrochemical solvents and other solvent type manufacturing. The Company is also the original developer and now a 37% owner of Al-Masane Al-Kobra Mining Company (AMAK), a Saudi Arabian joint stock company which is in the final stages of development in Najran Province of southwestern Saudi Arabia. The mine is scheduled to be in production in early 2012 and will produce economic quantities of copper, zinc, gold, and silver.

Company Contact:  Nick Carter, President and Chief Executive Officer

                  (409) 385-8300

                  ncarter@southhamptonr.com



Investor Contact: Cameron Donahue

                  Hayden IR

                  (651) 653-1854

                  Cameron@haydenir.com

SOURCE Arabian American Development Co.