ERM HONG KONG LTD BUYER’S GUIDE/CATALOG (21 May)
ERM Hong Kong Ltd is putting together a user-friendly buyer’s guide/catalog to help purchasing managers from various industry sectors incorporate green criteria in purchasing decisions for projects and for daily use in offices and factories. Energy Efficiency is one of the main selection criteria. No advertising or listing fee will be charged for inclusion in this manual. US firms interested in being listed in the manual should e-mail ECEE for more information.
ERM HONG KONG POWER SAVERS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUSINESS MACHINES (15 May)
ERM Hong Kong Ltd is looking for suppliers of Power Saver Services (e.g. retrofit "energy star" devices for auto power-down) and Energy Efficient Business Machines (e.g. "energy star" rated computers, monitors, faxes, copiers and printers). US companies interested in supplying these products should e-mail ECEE for more information.
EASTERN EUROPE ENERGY EFFICIENCY (5 May)
To increase awareness of energy efficiency in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is financing a four-year multi-project facility (MPF) in which it will invest up to $25 million (ECU 20 million) in energy service companies (ESCOs) with Honeywell Inc.
"While use of ESCOs within the EBRD's countries of operations is one of the most effective mechanisms for implementing energy efficiency, commercial banks have little experience in this area. This makes it difficult for the ESCOs to raise finance from these sources. The EBRD's presence will provide political risk comfort to Honeywell as well as a degree of risk sharing for both institutions," said Jacques de Larosiere, president of the EBRD.
"The new companies will be able to provide the essential link between the customer who wants to invest in energy efficiency but has no access to conventional financing, and equity investors who want to support and participate in the region's growth but have no way of accessing the returns of the project and ensuring the repayment," explained Giannantonio Ferrari, President and CEO of Honeywell. Honeywell's first ESCO under the MPF will be launched in Poland within the next two months.
The EBRD expects the project to develop the energy service sector in the region as well as increasing the availability of financial resources to public and private sector entities which are unable to raise significant debt themselves. A longer-term benefit will be to reduce the energy requirements of those countries in which investments are made.
The ESCO's core service is the energy performance contract (EPC). Under this contract, the ESCO installs, at its own expense, appropriate technology in its clients' premises to reduce their energy consumption while at the same time providing a guaranteed level of savings.
Honeywell Inc. is a multi-national company which manufactures and markets building control systems, industrial process control systems and space and aviation systems. Honeywell is the world leader in energy controls with recognized expertise in the products and services that allow maximum efficiency and control in all steps of the energy chain--production, distribution and consumption.
This MPF is the tenth such facility undertaken by the EBRD. it is the third large-scale funding of ESCO activities by the bank under MPFs and builds on its previous experience in this sector. Total EBRD investment in ESCOs anticipated under these MPFs is approximately $175 million (ECU 140 million), with a further $350 million (ECU 280 million) from the sponsors.
(US/FCS/London/DPeterson)
MONGOLIA DISTRICT HEATING (7 May)
The following projects are listed for the first time in the May 1997 issue of the ADB Business Opportunities.
There are two types of projects: (a) Loans, and (B) Technical Assistance grants (please see separate cable).
For loan projects, this listing is a very early notification, as formal consideration of the projects by the ADB Board of Directors and subsequent issue of tender documents is still generally 12-24 months in the future. Potential contractors and equipment suppliers should contact the persons listed below to anticipate future opportunities. Potential consultants should contact the persons listed and express interest with the executing agency to market the firm's expertise and experience on similar past projects. It is advised that consultants register with the ADB by forwarding a completed copy of DACON (form available at Asian Development Bank, Attn: Mr. Jin-Koo Lee, Manager, Consulting Services Division). This is the same form used by the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and other international financial institutions. It is important to realize that for loan projects, primary responsibility rests with the executing agency in the borrowing country. A good way to facilitate contact with the executing agency is through the appropriate commercial service officer listed below.
A copy of any correspondence may be sent to Cantwell Walsh, Senior Commercial Officer, ADB Liaison Office, U.S. Embassy, Manila, FPO AP 96515; Fax: (632) 890-9713.
LOAN PROJECTS
MONGOLIA
Name of Project: Ulaanbaatar Heat Efficiency Project
Project No.: MON29629
Executing Agency: Energy Authority. Chinggis Avenue,
Ulaanbaatar-36Loan Amount: US$40 Million
Sector/Subsector: Energy/Electric PowerObjectives and Scope: The proposed Project will consist of the following components: (i) conversion of the district heating system to variable flow operation; (ii) consumer-end heat control and metering; and billing system improvement; and (iii) project management and training. Procurement:
Goods: Equipment and materials for conversion of district heating system to variable flow operation; and consumer-end heat control and metering
Services: Consultants will be required for engineering design, implementation supervision, and training.
Environmental Category: B
Project Processing Stage: Management Review Meeting to be scheduled.
Project Officer: Mr. S. O'Sullivan (632-6443) Energy Division (East)
In-Country Commercial Officer: c/o Ying Lam, Amembassy Beijing
PERU HOUSING (1 May)
The Government of Peru is trying to add 1 million new housing units to its inventory. ENACE-Empresa Nacional de Edificaciones, the Government's agency responsible of housing development, structured a Housing Program for 1997 expecting to invest approx. US$200 million in three categories:
- Construction of housing buildings:
10 public tenders for 1,436 apts. already executed($ 6.6M)
32 public tenders for 4,888 apts. to be awarded ($ 70.7M)- Supervised Credits for housing projects:
46 projects for 13,800 credits already granted ($59.6M)
20 projects for 6,308 credits to be granted ($26.8M)- Improvement of crammed living areas:
1 public tender for 149 apartments already executed ($3.7M)
6 public tenders for 1,358 apartments to be awarded ($32.6M)Contact information: ENACE
Av. Paseo de la Republica 4297
Surquillo. Lima 34. Peru
Ph: (51)(1) 241-0460 Fax:(51)(1) 241-0460 x139
Ing. Carlos Bringas, General ManagerFor further information on Peru's construction sector contact:
Carlos Robles
Commercial Assistant
U.S. Embassy-Lima
tel. (511) 434-3000, 434-3040 x2082 fax (511) 434-3041
E-mail: Olima@doc.gov
Crobles@doc.govHONG KONG ENERGY EFFICIENCY (15 May)
US-AEP Trade Lead - Hong Kong - TON #970506H002
Environmental concern: Maxim's is a large food chain in Hong Kong seeking energy-efficient technologies.
Company background information: Maxim's is one of the largest food chains in Hong Kong. It has more than 290 shops and restaurants as follows: fast food (72), Chinese restaurants (87), Western restaurants (29), Japanese restaurants (2), bakery shops (over 100), food processing factories (3), and a laundry facility. Maxim's has more than 10,000 employees.
Company:
Maxim's Caterers, Ltd.
Room 601, 6/F, Star House
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Hong Kong
phone 011-852-2730-7728 fax 011-852-2735-8918Contact: Mr. S. Wat, Manager, Projects & Engineering Dept.
Factors influencing purchase: Technical capability (especially on energy-efficiency savings)
Response requested: Interested U.S. companies should contact Maxim's Caters, Ltd., directly via fax with a letter of interest and product descriptions. Catalogs can be sent through the mail.
Please also send a copy of your letter of interest to US-AEP's Hong Kong representative:
Mr. Todd B. Avery
US-AEP Hong Kong
21/F St. John's Building
33 Garden Road
Central
Hong Kong
phone 011-852-2522-6078 fax 011-852-2801-6036YEMEN REFRIGERATORS (13 May)
Trade Opportunity Program (TOP) Private TOP Lead Ref.#: 521-01-003623-T
Yemen Direct Sale for Resale
Description:
841810 Home and Industrial Refrigerators
841510 Home and Industrial Air-Conditioners
732100 Cookers, and Pressure Cookers
845000 Washing MachinesHS Codes: 841810 | HS841810 | 8418 | HS8418 | 841510 | HS841510 | 8415 | HS8415 | 732100 | HS732100 | 7321 | HS7321 | 845000 | HS845000 | 8450 | HS8450
Product Data:
Detailed product description: Refrigerators of various sizes for homes and supermarkets; individual room and central air-conditioners; liquefied petroleum gas, and electric cookers for homes, restaurants, and hotels
Products specification/technical data: To be supplied
Quantity: TBD
U.S. dollar value: TBD
Purchase needed by: During 1997
Other information:
Payment terms: Letter of credit
Shipping terms: C and F ports of Hodeidah & Aden
Is service contract needed: Yes, subject to the commodity
End user: Public
Response Data:
Response language: English
Best way to response: fax
From manufacturer only: yes
Information desired from U.S. firm: Products' specifications and catalogs
Primary buying factor: Quality, competitive prices, delivery time and shipping information
Other information: n/a.
Company Data:
Type of business: Direct purchase, retailer, agent, distributor, services, and trading company
Year established: 1950
Number of employees: 35
Annual sales: over $10,000,000
Member of business chamber: Sanaa Chamber of Commerce, PO 195, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
Bank name and address: Banque Indosuez, P.O. Box 651, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen, phone: 967-1-272-801/2/3, fax: 967-1-274-161
U.S. firms represented: n/a
Other information:
Type of company: Private
Sales territory/area countries: Yemen
Number of sales agents/sales people: 11
Firm's description: Sowaid is one of Yemen's old trading houses. Sowaid successfully deals in agencies, imports, and distribution of household appliances, electronics, audio visual equipment, and satellite receivers.
Prepared by: Khaleal
Approved by: GHicks
Contact by fax:
Mr. Mohamed Sowaid, Foreign Relations Manager
Al-Haj Mohamed Ali Sowaid and Sons
P.O. Box 194
Sanaa, Republic of Yemen
phone: 967-1-249-906/265-629 fax: 967-1-263-061Please send a copy of your response to:
Commercial Section (TOP)
American Embassy
Sanaa
Dept of State
Washington DC 20521-6330
Refer to P0008INDIA RUNWAY LIGHTING (14 May)
Trade Opportunity Program (TOP) Tender TOP Lead Ref.#: 533-01-000036-T
India Foreign Government Tender
Description: S4583 Ground Lighting Facilities
HS Codes: S4583 | HSS4583 | S458 | HSS458
PRODUCT DATA
DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Providing ground lighting facilities (Runway lighting, taxiway lighting, approach lighting and PAPI including all items like cable, fixtures, CCR, isolating transformers etc.) for New International Airport at Nedumbassery, Cochin, India.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA: As mentioned in the tender documents.
QUANTITY: N/A
U.S. DOLLAR VALUE: 0.9 million
PURCHASE NEEDED BY: ASAP
OTHER INFORMATION:
PAYMENT TERMS: Letter of credit.
IS A SERVICE CONTRACT NEEDED: Yes
SHIPPING TERMS: Yes.
WHO/WHAT IS THE END USER: Cochin International Airport Limited.
RESPONSE DATA
RESPONSE LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
BEST WAY TO RESPOND: By Fax or Mail.
FROM MANUFACTURERS ONLY? Yes
INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM: U.S. firms should send their offers for this project.
PRIMARY BUYING FACTORS: Superiority of products and services.
OTHER INFORMATION:
INTENT TO BUY: Yes.
TYPE OF BUYING OR LICENSING RELATIONSHIP: Import.
TENDER LEAD DATA
ISSUING AGENCY: Cochin International Airport Limited
FINANCING AGENCY: Cochin International Airport Limited
PRICE OF BID DOCUMENTS: $30
PURCHASE BID DOCUMENTS BY: June 6
TENDER NUMBER REQUIRED IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS: CIAL/ELE/6
PERFORMANCE BONDS REQUIRED: Yes.
CLOSED PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE: Yes.
BIDDING PROCEDURES: (Y/N) Yes
BID DEADLINE: 19970612
POST REMARKS: The Managing Director, Cochin International Airport Limited, Kochi, Kerala, has invited international bids for providing ground lighting facilities for New International Airport at Nedumbassery, Cochin, India, as per the technical specifications contained in the tender documents.
Tender documents are not available from the American Embassy, New Delhi. They are available from the Office of The Managing Director, Cochin International Airport Limited, # 35, IVth Floor, G.C.D.A. Commercial Complex, Marine Drive, Kochi 682031, on payment of Dols. 30 through a demand draft in favor of Cochin International Airport Ltd., payable at Cochin.
Please bring this trade opportunity to the attention of American companies for their participation.
CONTACT:
N A
Managing Director
35, 4th Flr., GCDA Commercial
Complex, Marine Drive
Ernakulam, Kochi
Phone: 91-484-374154/363133 Fax: 91-484-370744Please send a copy of your response to:
COMMERCIAL SECTION (FCS-TOP)
Cochin International Airport Ltd.
U.S. Department of State
New Delhi
Washington, DC 20521-9000
Ref# 533-01-000036-TPREPARED BY: O.P. Gupta
APPROVED BY: Michael Benefiel
INDIA VIDEO CATALOGS (9 May)
Summary: The U.S. Commercial Service in Chennai (an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce) maintains as one of its trade facilitation programs a full service Commercial Library, open to business visitors on all working days (Monday - Friday), 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., except for certain holidays. The Commercial Library in Chennai is a prime source of U.S. business information for South Indian businessmen, and an important depository of information on U.S. products. For example, it contains the latest editions of important U.S. Department of Commerce recommended reference materials, product catalogs and technical brochures. Many of the post's trade opportunities and its market research materials originate in the Library. The Commercial Library in Chennai is now offering on a trial basis to American companies an excellent, low cost way to highlight their products. Deemed "American Company of the Month" this service will prominently display an American company's product catalogs for a period of one month for a fee of $50, organize a special presentation incorporating a video showing of these products to a sit down audience, and mention the U.S. firm in our Commercial Newsletter, distributed to 950 companies throughout South India. U.S. exporters, especially smaller and new-to-market, are encouraged to try out this new inexpensive service by contacting: The Commercial Service, American Consulate General, 220 Mount Road, Chennai 600 006 [Tel: (91-44) 827-3040; Fax: (91-44) 827-6580] for further details.
The Commercial Service Library at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai (new name for Madras) is a prime source of U.S. business information for South Indian businessmen, and an important depository of information on U.S. exporters. The Library contains the latest editions of important U.S. Department of Commerce recommended reference materials, including: the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers, Million Dollar Directory, Standard and Poor's Register, Telephone/Fax Directories, Buyers Guides, and Encyclopedia of Associations, and periodicals such as Economist, PC World, Paper Asia, Asia Pacific Tech Monitor, Auto Truck, Construction and Public Works Asia, Chemical Engineering, Business South Asia - The Economist Intelligence Unit, and so forth. These publications are supplemented with numerous U.S. trade association magazines, such as the Aerospace Industries Association, Export - The magazine of International Trade and Business America, etc.
Recently, the Library added a Personal Computer with CD-ROM capability. The Commerce Department's National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) CD-ROM is now available for use at the Library, which also has a multi-system TV (29" screen), and a VCR for playing company's product tapes.
With these modern, updated facilities, the Commercial Library is now launching on a trial basis to American companies an excellent, low cost way to highlight their latest products. Deemed "American Company of the Month", this service will prominently display the American company's product catalogs for a period of one month for a fee of $50. Our Commercial Librarian will bring to the attention of library visitors these showcased products, and arrange to make a special presentation incorporating a video showing of the products to a sit down audience. We will also mention the American Company of the Month in our Commercial News USA (CNUSA) monthly letter sent to 950 companies and Indian Government offices throughout South India. After the one month period, the firm's catalogs and videos will be maintained in our library in the U.S. company product sections for a period of one year.
U.S. companies interested in utilizing this new service should contact: The Commercial Service, American Consulate General, 220 Mount Road, Chennai 600 006 [Tel: (91-44) 827-3040; Fax: (91-44) 827-6580] for further details and registration forms.
RUSSIA CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (19 May)
The following Search for Partners leads are submitted by Svetlana Kuzmichenko, BISNIS Representative in Vladivostok.
Company: Dalsek
Since 1991 the company has been involved in import of food products and construction materials. The company employs 10 people. Currently, Dalsek seeks opportunities to develop a new sector in housing: construction of U.S.-style condominiums. It seeks a partner able to construct and finish apartments. Dalsek is also interested in establishing a long-term relationship with a U.S. supplier of construction materials.
Contact: Galina Vedeneeva, Manager
Russia
Vladivostok 690000
12/3 Pogranichnaya Street, Off. #105
tel: (7-4232) 228-922, 229-908 fax: (7-4232) 264-172(FCS Vladivostok/Drafted SKuzmichenko/Cleared RSteffens)
CANADA CONSTRUCTION (7 May)
American companies supplying products and services to the construction and building materials industries should be aware of the export potential offered by the construction of three mega-malls planned for south Calgary, Alberta.
The three mega-malls are in the planning process at Calgary's city hall and the developers say each of them offers a unique concept.
First off the mark will be the boulevard, a $22 million project. It will house a Famous Players Colosseum, with 10 auditoriums in the round, and is expected to be the main drawing card. The only other colosseum-style cinema in Canada opens next week in Toronto. Other tenants include the Real Canadian Superstore, Chapters, Montanas, Kelseys and Video Update. There will be another 35 retailers in a total area of about 260,000 square feet. The project will be spread over approximately 27 acres and the developer plans to break ground by summer of 1997 with completion set for the spring of 1998.
Second of the three will be the $40 Million Shawnessy Towne Center. Plans for the 500,000 square foot power center are spread over 88 acres. One section of the project will be Shawnessy Common, a New England type facade with street front retail and second floor offices. Developers hope to start construction nearing the end of 1997.
The third and final project is the $28 million Mckenzie Towne Center, which will spread over 60 acres. It will have a street front retail atmosphere and be pedestrian friendly. Developer's plans include a supermarket, commercial, public and institutional buildings, retail and service outlets and a church. The commercial core of the town, developers hope to have the first phase of the project open during 1998-1999.
American companies supplying products and services to the construction, building products, and hotel and motel industries should be aware of the export potential offered by the flurry of hotel and motel developments planned for Calgary, Alberta.
According to industry experts, the sales of building materials and supplies will accelerate in 1997 in Canada, as building activity in the residential, industrial, commercial and institutional sectors experience good growth. The size of the Canadian market for building products is projected to be $8.3 billion in 1997. Imports are projected to be $4.4 billion, of which $3.4 billion will be imported from the U.S. Canadian buyers regard building products manufactured in the U.S. as being of a superior quality. This, combined with the preferred tariff rates afforded by the North American Free Trade Agreement, make American products attractive to Canadian importers.
Recently numerous announcements have been made regarding hotel and motel developments totaling $74.9 million in the Calgary area. The following is information on the upcoming developments:
Developers have announced a $40 million Sheraton Hotel for downtown Calgary. The 15-story, 326 room complex will be designed as an all-suite concept, with very generous rooms and will boast a large recreation center, swimming pool and water slide. With an 18 month construction period, the hotel is scheduled to open its doors for business in September, 1998.
Greenwood Inn has announced plans for a $15.3 million, 230 room full service hotel and adjoining 106 room limited service motel. Plans call for construction of the six-story hotel and three-story motel to begin in September with the opening scheduled for spring 1998 on the five acre site.
Developers have announced plans for a $12 million, 200 room hotel in northeast Calgary. The West Harvest Inn, a six-story development, will be a full service hotel with restaurant, lounge and health spa. Developers hope to break ground by August and expect completion by June of 1998.
Plans have been announced for a 93 room inn - the fifth new hotel-motel development in Calgary's northeast in the past year. The proposal calls for a $4 million Wingate Inn, the firm's first in Canada. The four-story inn will cater to business travelers given the close proximity to the international airport.
A $3.6 million motel is proposed for Motel Village in northwest Calgary. Plans call for a five-story, 105 room motel with an indoor swimming pool, fitness center and meeting rooms.
Calgary is ripe with new hotel developments as operators cash in on the city's flourishing economy, busy international airport, low interest rates and land availability.
Implications for U.S. companies: American companies supplying products and services to the building materials and construction industries can expect a significant export sale if their product or service is successful in bidding on any phase of these mega-mall projects or hotel/motel developments. To facilitate an export sale, the U.S. Commercial Service in Calgary, on behalf of an American company, can present any one or all three developers with product literature, company profile or service provisions.
The Commercial Service offers a variety of resources and services (including market research, agent/distributor searches, corporate matchmaking, etc.) to assist U.S. companies entering new markets. CS offices in Canada can be contacted at the following telephone numbers: CS Calgary, tel: (403)265-2116; CS Halifax, tel: (902)429-2482; CS Montreal, tel: (514) 398-0673; CS Ottawa, tel: (613)238-4470 ext. 219; CS Quebec City, tel: (418)692-2087; CS Toronto, tel: (416)595-5414; and, CS Vancouver, tel: (604)685-3382.
The Canadian market, in particular, represents a good "first step" for new-to-export companies seeking a new and exciting opportunity, and we welcome the opportunity to assist you. Think "Canada First!"
If this report has alerted you to a commercial opportunity in Canada, and you subsequently pursue it with successful results, please let us know. We track U.S. successes in Canada and want to know how our market reports and services are being used.
(Origin: CRoberts/CS/Calgary)
CANADA CONSTRUCTION (13 May)
Three major building projects in the downtown core of Toronto will present significant export opportunities for U.S. suppliers of building materials and expansion opportunities for U.S. retailers and restaurateurs. The first project is a $70 million multi-purpose entertainment complex at the base of the CN Tower; the second, a $1.7 billion complex of office towers, retail stores and residential buildings on railway lands near the CN Tower; and the third, a $74 million entertainment and retail complex in the King-Spadina industrial zone of Toronto. U.S. firms interested in participating in these major commercial and real estate development projects are encouraged to contact the developers identified below.
BACKGROUND: Over the past two months, three major developers, TrizecHahn Corporation (TC), Grand Adex Properties Incorporated (GAPI), and Festival Hall Developments Limited (FHDL), have announced plans to redevelop parts of the downtown core of Canada's largest city, Toronto.
THE TRIZECHAHN PROJECT: TC, headed by Peter Munk, is an international development company involved in multimillion-dollar projects in London, New York City, Hollywood, California and Toronto. TC holds a 35 year lease on Toronto's CN Tower and plans to create a $70 million entertainment complex at the base of the CN Tower to also include high-end retail stores and restaurants. TC also plans to redevelop the SkyWalk, an enclosed pedestrian walkway linking Toronto's Union Station to the CN Tower. Phase one of construction is to commence in October and, pending approval from city planners, phase two is projected for Summer 1998.
THE GRAND ADEX PROJECT: GAPI is a Vancouver-based company which was involved in the $2.1 billion development of residential and office buildings at the site of Expo 86 in Vancouver. In Toronto, GAPI plans to develop the former railway lands west of the SkyDome to include schools, community centers, office towers, retail stores, restaurants, and residential buildings, as well as a 3-hectare park west of Portland Street and north of the Gardiner Expressway. The railway land "project will be worth at least US$1.7 billion when completed," said Jon Markoulis, Senior Vice-President for GAPI. The starting date of construction for this site is still to be determined.
THE FESTIVAL HALL PROJECT: FHDL was formed in February 1996 through a partnership between two Toronto-based firms: Brooklyn Roads Development Limited, a private real estate investment and management company, and Azure Developments, a development company involved in the Canary Wharf project in London, England. In Toronto, FHDL plans to build a $74 million, 230,000 square foot entertainment and retail complex called Festival Hall. Famous Players Incorporated, Canada's largest theater chain company, will be chief tenant of Festival Hall which will include 14-theaters and an IMAX 3-D facility. In addition to the theater operations, Festival Hall will include retail outlets, restaurants and underground parking. Construction is projected to start in late Spring 1997.
IMPLICATIONS: Toronto's downtown core development projects offer significant export opportunities for U.S. suppliers of building materials and for retailers seeking opportunities to expand into Canada. U.S. companies experienced in supplying the theater, retail and restaurant industries are invited to call or write to TrizecHahn Corporation, Concord Pacific Developments Corporation, and Festival Hall Developments Limited for further details.
KEY CONTACTS:
A. Mr. Bud Purves
Vice President of Development
TrizecHahn Corporation
BCE Place
181 Bay Street, Suite 3900
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3
Tel: (416) 682-8634 Fax: (416) 361-7203B. Mr. Jon Markoulis
Senior Vice-President
Concord Pacific Developments Corp.
#900-1095 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2M6
Tel: (604) 681-8882 Fax: (604) 895-8296C. Mr. David Langer
Festival Hall Developments Limited
347 Bay Street, Suite 201
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2R7
Tel: (416) 864-1678 Fax: (416) 864-1877IRELAND CONSTRUCTION (6 May)
The European Union Commission recently published a notice of pre-information procedures for a public works contract from Tullamore, Ireland, for the following:
The Department of Education will shortly invite tenders for the construction of a post-primary school. The floor area of this project will be 5 397 m2.
Nature of works to be provided:
general building contractors;
electrical building subcontractors;
mechanical services subcontractors;
fitted-furniture subcontractors;
aluminum windows subcontractors.Interested U.S. firms are encouraged to contact the awarding authority, listed below, in English:
Department of Education
Planning and Building Unit
Portlaoise Road
IRL-Tullamore
County Offaly
IRELAND
Tel: (05 06) 213 63
Fax: (05 06) 511 19Last date for this notice is March 20, 1998. Number of document in EU Official Journal: 36708-97.
UNITED KINGDOM CONSTRUCTION (12 May)
After many premature messages of optimism predicting the end of the slump, the British building and construction industry appears to have finally shaken off the worst effects of recession. Construction output is forecast to rise close to record levels during the next three years according to the National Council of Building Material Producers (NCBMP). The pace of the industry's recovery opens up opportunities for US suppliers of high quality, innovative building products and materials.
Leaders in the building materials industry expect that output, fueled by a sharply rising housing market, will increase seven percent in real terms by 1999. The NCBMP, representing some 2,000 companies and revenue of more than $32 billion, forecasts that annual output will by the millennium reach $87 billion, valued at constant 1990 prices. This almost matches the $89.5 billion the industry achieved at the height of the building boom during the mid 1980s.
The recovery of the housing market is providing the biggest boost to construction activity with the NCBMP anticipating a 9.5 percent rise in private housing output this year and a further 4.5 percent increase next year. Increased private sector investment in industrial and commercial property, particularly in the leisure sector, is also expected to inflate output during the next three years. The construction of entertainment projects is predicted to rise by 19 percent this year, by a further 17 percent next year, and by 12 percent in 1999. Demand for new or reconstructed multiplex cinemas remains particularly strong while cash for millennium projects is expected to boost investment substantially in the leisure sector. London itself is set for a $7 billion hike in the run-up to 2,000 with money being spent on special millennium projects, improvements to the transportation system, and on the arts and sports facilities.
A shortage of large modern office accommodation in city centers, due to a dearth of new development during the recession of the early 1990s, should also lead to an increase in office construction as rents recover. Commercial output is, therefore, expected to rise in total by 8.5 percent this year, a further eight percent next year and by 5.5 percent in 1999. The industrial sector is likely to be slower to recover, reflecting the two-speed nature of the UK economic revival (the service sector outperforming manufacturing). As a result, private sector construction of factories and warehouses is predicted to rise by three percent in each of next two years and by a further twopercent in 1999.
The British construction industry finds itself ill-prepared to cope with the upturn, due to job and capacity cuts during the recession. The U.K. has always run a substantial trade deficit in materials and products destined for end use within the building industry. It is anticipated that imports will rise to meet demand, particularly if prices increase dramatically or if local suppliers are unable to meet demand. Some building material producers have already announced large price increases. Providers of cement, crushed rock, sand and gravel, and concrete have taken advantage of increased sales this spring to raise prices 5-8 percent. Manufacturers claim to be only recovering part of the large erosion in profit margins that occurred during the recession.
For further information on the UK building and construction industry, contact David Godson, American Embassy, Commercial Service, 24/31 Grosvenor Square, London W1A 1AE. Fax: 44/171/408-8020. E-mail: DGodson@DOC.GOV.
JAPAN BUILDING SUPPLIES (2 May)
A project to construct a high-rise building in downtown Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, may present an opportunity for U.S. building materials suppliers. The new structure, tentatively called "Kakyoin Square," will be part of a redevelopment project for the area north of the JR Sendai Train Station. The project will entail construction of a 23-story, steel frame and partially reinforced concrete building on a plot of land measuring 4,828 square meters. The total floor space of the structure will be 40,728 square meters. Construction is scheduled to start in May 1997 and will be completed in October 1999 at a total cost of $106.7 million (at USD 1 = yen 120).
Five landowners in the Kakyoin 1-chome area, north of JR Sendai station, planned the project. On April 28, 1997, there was an announcement that the winning bidder for the construction contracts was a consortium, led by Fujita Corporation, including Taisei Corporation, Shimizu Corporation, Hazama Corporation, and Okuda Construction Company.
The Tohoku branch office of Fujita Corporation is responsible for procurement of building materials for the project. Mr. Keizo Takahashi, who is in charge of Fujita's purchasing department, has told us that the project offers opportunities for foreign building materials suppliers that can provide products such as curtain walls (normally made of aluminum and glass), glass, and carpet tiles. U.S. firms interested in this project should contact Mr. Takahashi at the office listed below.
Mr. Keizo Takahashi, Chief Engineer
Purchasing Dept.
Fujita Corporation, Tohoku Branch
Jozenji Par\ Bldg.
2-14-18 Kokubun-cho,
Aoba-ku, Sendai 980 Japan
tel: 81-22-262-1601 fax: 81-22-224-5958The American Consulate General in Sapporo can help interested U.S. firms as well. Please contact us at the phone/fax numbers listed below.
American Consulate General Sapporo
Econ/Commercial Section
North 1, West 28
Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064 Japan
tel: 81-11-641-1115 fax: 81-11-643-1283Sakaue
JAPAN CONSTRUCTION (1 May)
INTRODUCTION: On April 14, 1997, the Kobe Municipal (City) Government (KMG) announced its annual bid schedule for construction projects for JFY 1997 (4/1/97 - 3/31/98). Since January 1, 1996, in compliance with the new WTO Government Procurement Procedures (similar to the Action Plan announced by the Government of Japan in January 1994), KMG has been conducting open & competitive bidding for construction projects for which the estimated contract amounts exceed 2.16 billion yen ($17.28 million at 125 yen/dollar). A KMG official told post that KMG will not have any design/consulting proposal competition this fiscal year for which the estimated contract amount exceeds 210 million yen ($1.68 million at 125 yen/dollar). KMG's open and competitive construction bid schedule for JFY 1997 is as follows:
KMG Open & Competitive bids schedule for JFY 1997:
Rokkomichi-eki Mimami Dai-1 Chiku Saikaihatsu Biru Kensetsu Koji (The First Section Re-development Building Construction at South of the JR Rokkomichi Station):
Place: 4 Fukada-cho, Nada Ward, Kobe
Bid Schedule: May 1997
Shin-nagats-eki Minami-chiku Futaba-6 Dai-1 Koku Saikaihatsu Biru Shinchiku Koji (The First Section Re-development Building Construction at South of the JR Shin-nagata Station, 6 Futaba-cho):
Place: 6 Futaba-cho, Nagata Ward, Kobe
Bid Schedule: November 1997
Shin-nagata-eki Minami-chiku Udezuka-5 Dai-1 Koku Saikaihatsu Biru Shinchiku Koji (The First Section Re-development Building Construction at South of the JR Shin-nagata Station, 5 Udezuka-cho):
Place: 5 Udezuka-cho, Nagata Ward, Kobe
Bid Schedule: November 1997
Shin-nagata-eki Minami-chiku Udezuka-6 Dai-1 Koku Saikaihatsu Biru Shinchiku Koji (The First Section Re-development Building Construction at South of the JR Shin-nagata Station, 6 Udezuka-cho):
Place: 6 Udezuka-cho, Nagata Ward, Kobe
Bid Schedule: September 1997
Tarumi-eki Nishi-chiku Saikaihatsu Biru (West Tarumi) Kenchiku Koji (Re-development Building Construction at West of the JR Tarumi Station):
Place: Tennoshita-cho, Tarumi Ward, Kobe
Bid Schedule: May 1997
Maiko Ekimae-chiku Saikaihatsu Biru Kensetsu Koji (Re-development Building Construction in front of the JR MaikoStation):
Place: Higashi-maiko-cho, Tarumi Ward, Kobe
Bid Schedule: August 1997
Maya D Uwaya Saigai Fukkyu Koji (Maya D Warehouse Rehabilitation Work (from the Earthquake)):
Place: Maya-futo, Nada Ward, Kobe
Bid Schedule: July 1997
Hendensho Kikaisochi Seisaku oyobi Suetsuke Haisenkoji (Sono 1) (Manufacturing for Equipment for (Subway) Substation and Installation/Wiring Work, Part 1):
Place: Minamikomae-cho, etc., Nagata Ward, Kobe
Bid Schedule: August 1997
Shin-Kobe Tunnel Yuryo Doro 2-ki Koji sono 1 (Construction Work for Shin-Kobe Tunnel Toll Road, Part 1 of the Phase II):
Place: Kumochibashi-dori, etc., Chuo Ward, Kobe
Bid Schedule: August 1997
Shin-Kobe Tunnel Yuryo Doro 2-ki Koji sono 2 (Construction Work for Shin-Kobe Tunnel Toll Road, Part 2 of the Phase II):
Place: Ikuta-cho, etc,. Chuo Ward, Kobe
Bid schedule: December 1997
CS/Osaka-Kobe Comment: Items 1 through 4 and 7 of the above are re-construction work from the earthquake. Items 1 through 6 are building construction projects. Items 5 and 6 are re-development projects which were originally planned before the earthquake but reviewed after the earthquake. Item 8 is a part of KMG's new subway construction. Items 8 and 9 are tunnel toll road construction projects. Generally speaking, the bid procedures for open & competitive construction bids are announced about 6 weeks prior to the actual bids. U.S. contractors who have obtained Japanese Construction Business License(s) in Japan can register with the KMG. KMG's latest regular registration was held in March 1996, and the next regular registration will be in March 1998. However, the KMG will accept registrations at any time from qualified foreign contractors (who have obtained Japanese Construction Business License(s)) for open competitive construction bid(s) like those mentioned above. Further information can be obtained from the following KMG contact:
Mr. Hideki Tsukamoto
Chief for Administration (Kanri Kakari-cho)
Accounting Division (Keiri-ka)
Finance Department (Zaisei-bu)
Kobe Municipal Government
6-5-1 Kano-cho, Chuo-ku
Kobe 650
Phone: 81/78/322-5146 Fax: 81/78/322-6028CS/Osaka-Kobe will be pleased to support U.S. companies interested in this project and recommends they keep us in the loop as regards to their plans, so we can advocate for them. USG (reference) contact points are:
(a) Japan's Construction Market:
Mr. Wallace Haraguchi
Office of Energy, Infrastructure and Machinery (OEIM)
Room 4314
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202-482-4877 fax: 202-482-3954(b) U.S. Commercial Service Tokyo:
Mr. Gregory Loose/Mr. Taizo Ohmura
U.S. Embassy
Unit 45004, Box 204
APO AP 96337
Phone: 81/3/3224/5066 Fax: 81/3/3589/4235Office Location:
1-10-5 Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107 Japan(c) U.S. Commercial Service Osaka-Kobe:
Mr. Todd Thurwachter/Mr. Shozo Okuno
U.S. Consulate General
Unit 45004, Box 239
APO AP 96337
Phone: 81/6/315/5957 Fax: 81/6/361/5978Office Location:
2-11-5 Nishitenma Kita-ku
Osaka 530 JapanAUSTRALIA GREEN POWER (12 May)
The NSW Energy Minister has unveiled "Green Power," a program which accredits the green power products of the state's six distributors, plus those of Powercor Australia and CitiPower from Victoria, and reduces greenhouse emissions.
The Green Power program is aimed at reducing the level of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, and capitalizing on the potential demand from consumers for green power, albeit at a higher price than conventional coal-fired electricity. It involves the use of wind, solar, hydroelectric and biomass generation methods of producing electricity without releasing the harmful emissions. Market research conducted by the power companies show consumers are prepared to pay green tariff, but they balk at price premiums higher than 10%.
The NSW government hopes that 25,000 customers will join the green power schemes by June. Over time, there will be significant investment because people do buy green products. The more people who become involved in the scheme the more commercially viable the project will become.
However, as electricity retailers step up their marketing of green power--a move also triggered by the deregulation of the state's power sector--it is not expected to produce a financial windfall. An executive of Energy Australia says the green power program will create a differentiated product in a market which will operate separately from the cheaper coal-fired electricity generation sector. The market is the big variable, and companies are investing on the tenuous assurance that the market will develop. Energy Australia is putting their investment ahead of their income. Most retailers have so far spent only modest sums on wind turbines, solar photovoltaic systems, small hydro green projects, and biomass generators, but investment is tipped to jump dramatically as economies of scale are achieved.
A study by consulting firm Green Power Services estimates that A$1 billion will flow through to the renewable energy projects in NSW up till 2010. This is based on 400 MW of green power capacity coming on stream in the next 13 years, at an annual growth rate of 10% a year. Some 2.7 million businesses and household customers will be offered green power in NSW.
Allowing consumers to choose green power, helping them to sell self-generated electricity to their supplier at price parity, encouraging computer makers to include automatics power savers in their machines, and setting standards for electricity reduction across the NSW public sector are ideas all being pushed by the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) and the NSW government.
The most popular concept is setting the standards for electricity reduction across the NSW public sector. The concept of a coordinated power reduction campaign dovetails with deregulation of the NSW electricity market whereby utilities will be encouraged to advise consumers on better management of power demand as a way of attracting new clients. Forty percent of the NSW public service has now signed up for the Energy Smart buildings program.
The first to sign up were Dept of Health, Corrective Services, Public Works, State and Regional Development, along with the NSW Treasury, Energy Australia, and the Police Service. These were followed by Integral Energy, Departments of State Forest; Energy, Mineral Resources; and School Education.
Based on figures from the last audit in 1987-88, SEDA estimates that NSW government buildings use about A$180 million per year. SEDA is encouraging departments to reduce this rate of consumption by about 15% by the year 2001, and 25% from present levels by the year 2005. Sydney CBD buildings used an average of $15.25 in energy per square meter in 1995 (529 MJs). If the department is spending more than that now there is obviously a case for it to reduce its electricity costs. The power bill has been traditionally neglected because it only represented 5 per cent of overall costs. But a large hospital could spend between $5-6 million a year on electricity.
Hospitals traditionally had people on staff to advise on power usage, but they were ignored. Part of the new program is to elevate their voice in the bureaucracy. Not all institutions have such expertise on hand, so as well as encouraging a more responsible attitude to power usage, the program will provide a kick start to a new Australian industry--energy performance contractors. They will advise organizations on technical solutions to the power reduction dilemma. U.S. companies like Honeywell lead the field, but local utilities are starting to build the capability in-house. The contracts can last from 4-10 years, and require no up-front capital because contractors are paid out of the power savings they bring about during that period. The remuneration package encourages contractors to find maximum power savings.
The Department of Public Works will play two important roles in the Energy Smart program. First, it has compiled a list of about 10 companies which it considers to have the expertise, track record, and financial standing to carry out the work. Secondly, it will, for a price, advise government departments on the practicality of contracts and even project manage the whole operation. The worst case scenario will be, not only will the system save energy, but it may disrupt the building. The government will not enter into a contract if the building is about to be renovated, or have a change of use.
SEDA was established in February 1996 with a budget of US$35 million over three years and a staff of 15. Its mission is to commercialize sustainable energy--energy forms that do not contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. The energy Smart program aims simply to reduce the total demand of fuel consumed.
U.S. firms with the technology and equipment to assist NSW consumers in reducing their electricity costs should contact:
Bill Frewen
Energy Advisor
N.S.W. Department of Treasury
Lvl 23, 1 Farrer Place
Sydney N.S.W. 2000 Australia
tel: 61-2-9228-3535 fax: 61-2-9228-3476or Noela Cain, U.S. Commercial Service, Melbourne
fax: 61-3-9510-4660 email: Internet{ ncain@doc.gov }CHINA ELECTRIC VEHICLE EXHIBITION (12 May)
The '97 Asia Pacific Exhibition and Seminar on Electric Vehicles and Environmentally Protective Vehicles will be held September 28 through October 3 in conjunction with the '97 Guangzhou International Motorcycle & Bicycle Exposition, at the Tian He Sport Center, Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou is the southern gate of China and promises to be an international modern metropolis. However, there are now more than 600,000 cars, trucks and motorcycles on the streets of Guangzhou whose emissions make up an estimated 62% of the city's growing air pollution problem. For this reason, city officials in Guangzhou have elected to host the 97 Asia Pacific Exhibition and Seminar on Electric Vehicles & Environmentally Protective Vehicles.
The exhibition will be held from September 28 through October 3 at the Tian He Sports Center in Guangzhou, China. The exhibit will profile complete electric vehicles and their components including electric motors and control systems, battery technology, testing and control systems, charging devices, electricity measuring instruments, Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) vehicles and their components including storage tanks, vaporizers, control pressure valves and filling devices. Other substitution fuel vehicles will be on display including alcohol, hydrogen and solar vehicles, as well as other kinds of low pollution vehicles.
Seminars and Presentations
- Complete Electric Vehicle (EV) technology and testing instrumentation
- EV motor and control system technology
- EV battery control system technology
- Charging device and repair equipment
- LPG vehicles
- Technology of supply systems
- Filling devices
- New technical development of low pollution vehicles
Cost of Participation
Indoor
- Row space: US $250 per sq. m. (minimum area 30 sq. m.) Exhibitors are to design and build their own booth.
- Shell scheme: US $280 per sq. m. (minimum area nine sq. m.). Facilities for a nine sq. m. booth include: a carpeted floor, 3 wall partitions, one 5A single phase power socket, 2 lamps, fascia board with a company name in Chinese and English, 1 desk, 2 chairs.
Outdoor
- Row space: US $150 per sq. m. (Minimum area 50 sq. m.) Exhibitors are to design and build their own booth.
Technical Presentation/Seminar Management Fee: US $500 per session (including presentation/seminar room with 60 to 80 person capacity, drinks). Exhibitors will be given the opportunity to hold seminars which are considered an effective means to realize trade and cooperation possibilities. Usually each seminar/presentation will last a maximum of 2 hours.
Publicity Program: Program supporters and organizers promise to invite a large number of end-users. Other publicity efforts will include advertisements in the leading Guangzhou newspaper as well as TV coverage of the opening ceremony.
To boost exposure to this important event, it is being held in conjunction with the '97 Guangzhou International Motorcycle & Bicycle Exposition.
Those interested in this event should contact the following people or organizations to apply for the event, investigate advertising opportunities at the event, and make further inquiries:
Weldon Exhibition Planning Center
Rm. 506, East Stair, 30 Jichang Rd., Sanyuanli
Guangzhou, China 510405
Tel: 011-86-20-8658-0191 Fax: 011-86-20-8657-2242Contact: Mr. David Chen
Mr. Wen Zongkong, Mr. Xu Huiyuan or Mr. Li Run
Guangdong Electric Vehicle Office
17/F, S& T Bldg., 171 Lianxin Rd.,
Guangzhou, China 510033
Tel: 011-86-20-8335-6684 or 011-86-20-8334-1767Other contact information:
Kevin Watson - Commercial Representative
U.S. Consulate, Guangzhou
China Hotel Office Tower, 12/F
Guangzhou, China 510015
Tel: 011-86-20-8667-5427 Fax: 011-86-20-8666-6409
E-mail: kwatson2@doc.govMEXICO TRADE SHOW (9 May)
The U.S. Commercial Service trade show REPRESENTACIONES MONTERREY (REPCOM) '97, organized by the U.S. Trade Center in Mexico City, has amply proven that the Mexican economy is expanding its recovery and that Mexican companies are very much interested in seeking new import opportunities of U.S. industrial equipment, parts, and supplies, as well as retail specialty products such as textiles and other gift items.
Overview: 45 American firms representing a wide variety of sectors and industries participated in this trade event which took place at the Monterrey international trade center CINTERMEX April 22 to 24.
REPCOM '97 Monterrey doubled the number of exhibitors compared to the REPCOM '96 show, a strong indicator of the increased interest in the Mexican market by U.S. firms due to Mexico's growing appetite for imports.
REPCOM '97 also had a 25% increase in the level of attendees with over 2500 visitors over the course of the three day event. Attendance also sharply rose from other states throughout northern Mexico. Including Tamaulipas, Coahuila, San Luis Potosi, and Durango. The participating U.S. firms received 723 excellent leads for potential business partners and the participants indicated projected sales for over $6,550,000 for the next twelve months as a result of the program.
Each of the participating firms also had the opportunity to meet with six to eight pre-selected and pre-screened appointments with Mexican counterparts in order to seek prospective distributors, sales reps, agents, joint venture partners, etc.
Business Opportunities: The strengthening of the Mexican economy is providing new opportunities for American firms to enter the Mexican market via distributors, representatives or agents. The United States Trade Center in Mexico City continuously organizes trade shows to help U.S. firms enter the Mexican market with annual REPCOM shows organized in Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Mexico City. The following is a schedule of various Trade Center shows scheduled for 1997:
REPCOM Guadalajara '97; August 26 - 28, Guadalajara Trade Center Exhibition of U.S. companies seeking agents, distributors or representatives.
REP-COM '97 Mexico City, December 2 -4. Exhibition of U.S. firms seeking agents, distributors, Representatives, Licensees and Joint Ventures.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Robert Miller, Director
U.S. Trade Center
U.S. Department of Commerce
Liverpool # 31, Col. Juarez
06600 Mexico, D.F. MexicoU.S. Mailing address:
P.O. Box 3087
Laredo, TX 78044-3087
Tel. 011-525-591-0155; Fax: 525-566-1115For additional information please contact:
Robert O. Jones, Jr. Ernesto de Keratry
Commercial Officer Trade Specialist
The Commercial Service (USCS)
American Consulate General
Monterrey, N.L.
Phone: 011-528-345-2120, ext. 495 and 496
Fax: 011-528-342-5172PERU AGRICULTURAL TRADE SHOW (12 May)
The 11th AGROTEC '97 Fair, an agricultural, agroindustry and fishing fair will, be held simultaneously with the International Trade Fair of the Pacific, in Lima, Peru, November 17-23. Both fairs will take place at the fairgrounds of the International Trade Fair of the Pacific.
Peru offers many business opportunities. Agroindustry is one of the sectors offering the greatest advantages, such as: weather conditions, low labor costs, high soil productivity, out-of-season production, closeness to northern markets, among others. In the fishing sector, conditions in Peruvian waters make available extraordinary volumes and varieties of biomass. In addition, Peru has favorable climate, appropriate for developing high quality agriculture with production capacity for the international market and for export.
The AGROTEC Fair is a good opportunity for U.S. manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors to exhibit the latest American technology. Best prospects exist for: (a) machinery, equipment, tools and accessories for the agriculture and agroindustry, (b) seeds, fertilizers, techniques for horticulture, fruit growing, watering systems, (c) tractors, and transport vehicles, (d) machine and equipment for soil tilling and cultivation, sowing and plant care, plant protection and irrigation, (e) machinery, equipment, tools and accessories for the fishing industry (f) navigational and radar equipment, (g) machinery and material for nets, ropes, and others.
For further information, please contact:
MIC
200 No. Glebe Rd., Suite 710
Arlington, VA 22203
Tel: (703) 527-8000 Fax: (703) 527-8006or
The Commercial Service
American Embassy
Unit 3780
APO AA 34031
Phone: (511) 434-3040 Fax: (511) 434-3041SPAIN CONSTRUCTION TRADE FAIR (30 April)
Construmat - "The International Construction Exhibit" - the most important construction trade show in Spain, took place in Barcelona on April 7 - 12, 1997.
The event, organized by the Fira de Barcelona (the city's official trade fair authority), celebrated its 10th edition occupying the entire fairground area - 96,000 squared meters. Construmat counted on the presence of 3,300 companies (1,600 direct exhibitors and 1,700 represented companies) and was visited by approximately 200,000 professionals.
More than 190 foreign companies participated in the event. Germany (56), Italy (50) and France (34) had the most companies represented. Other EU countries with companies represented included: Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Turkey and the Netherlands.
Important international representation from the United States, Chile and Switzerland was also present at the trade fair. Apart from having individual company stands, the following countries had national pavilions: Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Chile.
Construmat is structured around 18 sectors directly related to the construction industry. Among these are: Machinery and Equipment; Lifting and Transport Elements; Elements for Walls, Structures, Forgings and Coverings, Prefabrication and Industrial Construction; Measurement and Precision Apparatus; Electricity and Lighting; Wood, Metal and PVC Carpentry; Building Locksmithery and Metal Work; Insulation, Waterproofing and Coatings; Pavings and Coverings; Domestic HVAC Systems and Energy Alternatives; Sanitary Products, Plumbing, Bathroom Furniture and Accessories; Integral Kitchen; Hardware and Software Applicable to Construction; Glass and its Applications; and Sports/Leisure Facilities and Structures.
The next edition of Construmat is expected to take place in April 1999, as the event is held biannually. American companies interested in obtaining further information regarding this event may contact:
Fira de Barcelona
Avda. Reina Maria Cristina, s/n
08004 BARCELONA
Tel: (34/3) 233-2275 Fax: (34/3) 233-2287
Contact: Mr. Gonzalo Sanz, Commercial Directorand/or
Commercial Section
U.S. Embassy - Madrid
Serrano, 75
28006 Madrid (SPAIN)
Tel: (34/1) 576-0602 Fax: (34/1) 575-8655
Contact: Mr. Rajendra Dheer, Commercial Attache
Ms. Mariana Vega, Trade Specialist
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