The Dubai Metals and Commodities Centre (DMCC), a strategic government initiative has been created to establish a commodity market place in Dubai. DMCC offers a unique opportunity for participants in core segments of Energy, Gold & Precious Metals; Diamond & coloured Stones and Commodities. The Centre aims to attract key players throughout the entire value chain of each of these industry sectors, together with relevant support industries such as finance, logistics and insurance. Rated "A" by Standard and Poor's DMCC is currently the only UAE free zone offering ownership of business premises in addition to all other standard free zone benefits - including 100% business ownership and a guaranteed 50 year tax holiday on personal and income taxes. DMCC's 200-hectare purpose built development will include three commercial towers along with several refineries and a manufacturing complex. Strategically located in Dubai at the crossroads of trade and commerce between East and West, DMCC is ideally positioned for market participants to service and access markets that span Middle East, North and Southern Africa, the , Indian Subcontinent and the CIS. DMCC is an irresistible proposition for international commodities,