SUGAR LAND, Texas, Dec. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Arabian American Development Co. (Nasdaq: ARSD) today announced that Nick Carter, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Sidoti & Company Semi-Annual New York Micro-Cap Conference at 8 a.m. ET on Monday, January 9, 2012 in the Estate 5/Julliard room at the Grand Hyatt New York Hotel. Arabian American management will be available during the day for one-on-one meetings. To schedule a meeting, please contact your Sidoti representative.

A copy of the investor presentation that will accompany management's group presentation will be available at the Arabian American corporate website (www.arabianamericandev.com) prior to the presentation.

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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.

SOURCE Arabian American Development Co.