Minaean Secures Largest Monthly Purchase Order Of 2009 From Shell In India For Supply Of Retail Buildings

Vancouver, BC, Canada – Minaean International Corp. (TSX Venture Exchange: MIB; Berlin and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges: NJA) (the “Company” or “Minaean”) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Minaean Habitat (India) Pvt. Ltd. (“MHI”), has received purchase orders from Shell India Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (“Shell”) for the supply and installation of 8 modular retail buildings for its gas stations as part of a long contractual relationship between both companies dating back to 2006.

Shell remains a valuable customer of MHI. Since 2006, MHI has supplied 63 such modular retail outlets to Shell which serve as convenience stores at their gas stations.  MHI was the recipient of the ‘Shell Safety Award’ in 2007 demonstrating the Company’s total quality and safety commitment to its customers. In April, 2008 it received another award from Shell for 500,000 injury free work hours. 

The modular retail outlets will be manufactured and prefabricated in MHI’s Mumbai facility, after which they will be transported and installed at sites within the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. MHI will generate revenue of $520,945 CAD from this order.

This quarter has shown steady resumption of business activity in the Indian market with government backed oil and gas giants showing interest in Minaean’s solutions.

Mr. Pinto, the President and CEO of Minaean said, “This purchase order is another strong signal from Shell of their expansion plans in the coming new year. We expect these numbers to consistently grow in the coming quarters and add to our oil and gas clientele with other customers in the space taking notice.”

About Minaean 
Minaean Habitat (India) Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Minaean International Corp., is well known for its pioneering efforts in the manufacture of LGS components for the construction industry and modular metal buildings in India. It offers a wide range of applications and has three manufacturing facilities, two in Mumbai and one in Bangalore with a full fledged design and engineering team comprising 140 employees.

The application of the modular building concept has been expanded to include the manufacture and installation of Bus Queue Shelters, ATM Modular Buildings, Modular Toilets and Public Washrooms, office blocks and bunkhouses for campsites. The strong, affordable, ecologically sustainable structures present a promising solution to the mass housing shortages in developing countries and disaster-stricken areas, in addition to a range of conventional applications. Moreover, MHI now sees itself as the leading manufacturer of such modular units within the Indian market.

The shares of Minaean International Corp. (parent company) are publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "MIB" and on the Berlin and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges under the symbol "NJA". For more information, please visit www.minaean.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors
MINAEAN INTERNATIONAL CORP.

“Mervyn Pinto”
Mervyn Pinto, President & Director