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#### Mississippi International Trade News

**December, 2003**

Published by the:

U.S. Export Assistance Center

Mississippi World Trade Center

Tel: 601/965-4130

Fax: 601/965-4132

Jackson, MS 39201

<bill.morris@mail.doc.gov>

Dear Mississippi International Trade News Reader:

This month's newsletter features ***Reality World* Trade Leads** this
office has received over the past three months from colleagues on
Commercial Service Teams, at our Foreign Commercial Service Posts, and
from Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Some are old and some are new. Any
of our readers are invited to contact me personally at their own
convenience to explore further any of the following ***Reality World*
Trade Leads** (each one is designated by a blocked bullet and is
authentic -- almost exactly the way I ***Reality*** receive them)

#### 

##### December

-   Small Beef Intestines

<tsuno@telus.net>

-   Thank you all that took time looking at your database and providing
    US firms\' info and contacts oxygen enrichment equipment and air
    separation product.

I have another trade lead that I should share it with you (see
attached). This Chinese company is looking for automatic car wash
equipments, and it\'s also interested in auto fast repairing and auto
detailing services. Do you have any US companies in this line in your
territory?

Best regards.

Liu Yang

Foreign Commercial Service

US Consulate General Shenyang

Tel: 86-24-2322-1198 ext. 8142

Fax: 86-24-2322-2206

www.buyusa.gov/china/en

**November**

-   Dear Abby:

Greetings from Tokyo! How are you? I imagine that Autumn in New York
must be quite beautiful.

One of my Japanese clients, a nutritional supplement company, has asked
me to introduce him to suppliers of \"American Ginseng.\" He would like
to import \"American Ginseng\" as a raw material and produce the
finished product in Japan. According to my internet search, the best
area for the production of \"American Ginseng\" is Wisconsin and the
northeast part of the country. Would it be possible to provide me with a
list of \"American Ginseng\" suppliers? Perhaps you could send this lead
to other Agri Team members as well.

If you have any questions, please let me know. I thank you in advance
for your kind cooperation!

With best regards,

Tamami

-   Another Iraq trade lead!

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Dr. Adnan Al Baya of Al Ruwais Trading (e-mail: ahalbaya@yahoo.com

\<mailto:ahalbaya@yahoo.com\> ) is a well established company. They are

looking to buy the following: gas turbines (besides GE), gas compressors

for the oil fields, carbon steel pipe and pumps for the oil, water,

sewers. Please contact him directly.

His company is in construction of power stations and water sewage

plants.

-   All:

Hello from CS Guangzhou, China.

We have received several inquiries recently from local clients, asking
information about U.S. firms selling certain products.

Inquiries are as below:

1\. A whole set of equipment (or production line) of plastic fiber tear
machines.

The production line is to use plastic grain to produce man-made fiber or
chemical fiber. Outline of the production line:

1\) Raw materials (plastic grain) to be used to produce yarn

2). Yarn would be Nylon, Orlon, Dacron or Tetoron, they are subject to
raw materials.

The local client asked for manufacturers\' information for direct
contact.

2\. A set of equipment for producing corrugated cardboard

Requirement: equipment width 4.4 meters, processing speed 350
meters/minute, 150,000 tons of annual manufacturing capacity

3\. A set of pulp making equipment. Raw materials would be outdated
newpapers, magazines and books.

Local clients required the corrugated cardboard and pulp making
equipment be made in the U.S. They asked for manufacturers\' information
and pricing.

Your reply would be appreciated.

Best regards.

Sophie Xiao

Commercial Assistant

Foreign Commercial Service

US Consulate General in Guangzhou, China

-   Dear all:

\>

\> We have received a purchase request from one Chinese company for a
kind of

\> air monitor equipment called \"EEM\". This equipment is designed to
monitor

\> wind speed, direction, temperature, air pressure, amount of rainfall,
etc.

\>

\> If you are aware of any company in your area producing this product,

please

\> feel free to let me know, or ask the company\'s local agent (if there
is

one

\> in China) to contact me as soon as possible.

\> Thank you very much.

-   Colleagues, please pass along this hot trade lead from Iraq on
    railroad cars & parts. He\'s looking for bids from U.S. railroad
    companies.

Peter Boghossian\'s email is big@idm.net.lb His company is interested in
purchasing locomotives and other parts for immediate use in Iraq. This
lead is passed along by U.S. Department of Colleague Bob Connan at the
Baghdad Business Center. Please have your members/clients communicate
directly with Peter Boghossian at his email address. He is also cc\'d
above. Below is more information.

Thank you.

\-\-\-\-- Forwarded by Mercedes Fitchett/HQ/USFCS/USDOC on 11/11/2003
08:07 PM \-\-\-\--

\-\-\--Original Message\-\-\-\--

From: Big \[mailto:big@idm.net.lb\]

Thank you very much for your prompt response, here is the specifications

required, hope it will further help you,

We are also looking for a seaport terminal operator for up to 5

terminals,

lease terms 5-15 years

Railway vehicles per specification bellow

10 complete rail-road vehicles ready for service on arrival in Iraq, for

re-railing purposes, with rescue devices, comply with the main following

data:

1- Basic vehicle (like UNIMOG U 1650 L - Mercedes Benz), with rail-cum

road,

fitted with automatic couplers SA3

type and two side buffers at each end2- Double cabs with ventilation

3- Diesel engine, water cooled, with injunction equipment

4- Three phase alternator

5- Hydraulic power
steering.........................................................................................................................................................................................................etc.,
etc., etc................................

22- The complete equipment should be suitable to work in the Iraqi

climatic

conditions.

23- Detailed specifications should be submitted with the offers

Subject: Rail-Road Re-Railing Vehicles

Our co. has been serving Iraq and the neighboring countries for several

years and we represent several European companies in this region, but of

course we are always looking to expand the base for our sources.

currently we are looking for a company that can supply the following,

Ten (10) complete rail-road vehicles ready for service on arrival in

Iraq, for re-railing purposes, with rescue devices

Can you help us in locating an American co.? we already have an offer

from a European co. but we are looking to better serve our client with

more options.

Your prompt attention will be highly appreciated

Peter Boghossian

**October**

-   Dear Abigail - I just received this trade lead from Tite Demba at
    the US Embassy Chad. Would you let the Ag team members know about
    this lead on fruit juice equipment? Thank you.

Julie Carducci

> International Trade Specialist
>
> U.S. Department of Commerce
>
> Chicago Export Assistance Center
>
> \-\-\-\-- Forwarded by Julie Carducci/ILLINOIS/USFCS/USDOC on
> 10/22/2003 09:38 AM \-\-\-\--

+----+--------------+--------------------------------------------------+
|    | > **\"Demba, | To: \"\'julie.carducci@mail.doc.gov\'\"          |
|    | > Tite K\"   | \<julie.carducci@mail.doc.gov\>                  |
|    | >            |                                                  |
|    |  \<DembaTK@s | Cc:                                              |
|    | tate.gov\>** |                                                  |
|    | >            | Subject: Food processing equipment               |
|    | > 10/22/2003 |                                                  |
|    | > 05:34 AM   |                                                  |
+----+--------------+--------------------------------------------------+

> Hi Julie:
>
> One of my local client would like to setup a fruit juice plant and is
>
> looking for equipment adapted to the sub-Saharan environment. The
> minimum
>
> capacity of the plant may be 700 liter per hour and the fruits
> (mangoes,
>
> orange, lemon and guava) are locals. Do you have any suppliers who
> will be
>
> interested this offer?
>
> Thank you for your consideration of my client\'s prospects.
>
> Sincerely.

Tite

-   ODO Directors & Colleagues,

Bob Connan in Baghdad has been approached by the Al-Khirbit company for
the following services from U.S. companies. This is a HOT trade lead
because the company has money and management:

> rebuilding the mushroom farm/factory (has spoken to Penn State)
>
> looking for medium-sized U.S. construction company partners that
> specialize in roads
>
> also has cement and ceramics manufacturing (toilets and floor tiling)

Please direct any interested companies to Bob Connan in Baghdad at
rconnan@baghdadforum.com

Thank you.

Mercedes Carmela Fitchett

Iraq Reconstruction Task Force (IRTF)

U.S. Department of Commerce

14th & Constitution Ave., NW, Room 4043

Washington, DC 20230

Phone: (202) 482-5679; Fax (202) 482-0980

Email: mercedes.fitchett@mail.doc.gov

Website: [www.export.gov/iraq](http://www.export.gov/iraq)

-   The Office of Machinery in TD has a lead for us. They are looking
    for U.S. manufacturers of machinery and equipment for shipyard
    repair and maintenance that American-Hellenic Investment and
    Management Company of New Jersey was awarded in Tunisia.

The machinery and equipment that the American-Hellenic Investment and

Management Company is interested in purchasing from US manufacturers is

the following:

Boiler workshop machinery/equipment

electricity workshop machinery/equipment

dry-docking and surface treatment machinery/equipment

lifting and handling machinery/equipment

The total amount of purchases could be as high as \$10 million.

Please send any responses and inquiries directly to:

Suleiman (Sully) Bengharsa

Phone:202-482-0552

Email: Suleiman_Bengharsa@ita.doc.gov

Thank you!

###### September

-   Jasmine Braswell

International Trade Specialist

U.S. Commercial Service

U.S. Department of Commerce

Ontario, California

Tel: 909-466-4139

Fax: 909-466-4140

Email: jasmine.braswell@mail.doc.gov

http://www.buyusa.gov/socal/ontario

Please find urgent trade below, for 60,000 metric tons of soy beans.
Client is in urgent need, required for re-export in African countries.
Client is interested in importing maize as well. Please forward to
relevant suppliers.

Regards,

Jaisvir R. Sewpaul

US Commercial Service

US Consulate - Cape Town

South Africa

Tel: 27 21 421 4280 x2227

Fax: 27 21 421 4269

jaisvir.sewpaul@mail.doc.gov

website: ussatrade.co.za

-   Colleagues:

Greetings from Honduras. I\'m currently helping fill in for a staffing
gap and wanted to share a potential export opportunity that may be of
interest to some of your clients.

CS Honduras has received a request from a local firm that is very
interested in purchasing a pellet-making machine, for use in the
production of livestock feed. I didn\'t see too many companies listed in
E-Menu and since the Honduran firm is interested in making this purchase
in the immediate future, I\'d like to ask that you inform any of your
clients that might be able to fill this order. I\'m trying to get more
information regarding the capacity, technical specs, etc from the local
company, but wanted to share this information with you.

Thanks for your collaboration and enjoy the weekend.

Best regards,

Juan

\* \* \* \* \* \*

CS Tegucigalpa

U.S. Embassy, Honduras

Tel (504) 236-9320 ext. 4092 \~ Fax (504) 238-2888

Reality World Trade Leads

####### The End

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175 East Capitol Street, Suite 255

Jackson, MS 39201

Phone: 601-965-4130

Fax: 601-965-4132

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##### MDCP Grant One-on-One Appointments

Opportunity to meet one-on-one with Market Developer Cooperator Program
(MDCP) Representative from Washington, D.C. (non-profits will be
interested in this!)

When: 2^nd^ Week of February, 2004

Where: Mississippi World Trade Center/Jackson, U.S. Export Assistance
Center & other selected sites

MDCP Program Essentials

Program Description

The Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) is a competitive
matching grants program that builds public/private partnerships by
providing federal assistance to non-profit export multipliers such as
states, trade associations, chambers of commerce, world trade centers
and other non-profit industry groups that are particularly effective in
reaching small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). MDCP awards help to
underwrite the start up costs of exciting new export marketing which
these groups are often reluctant to undertake without Federal Government
support.

Annual Funding Level

· Funding available for new awards is \$1.5 million

· Individual award limit of \$400,000

· Funds may be expanded over the period of time required to complete a
project, but the period cannot exceed three years

Matching Funds Requirements

· Each dollar of federal funding requested must be matched on a 2 to 1
basis by the applicant or others participating in the MDCP project.

· The match provided by the applicant must include at least one dollar
of cash outlays for the project for each federal dollar requested. The
balance of the applicant's support may consist of in-kind contributions
or cash.

What an Application Must Include

Core components of the application include the following:

· Background research detailing market potential, competition and
economic situation and prospects that bear upon the ability of country
to import the good(s) or service(s)

· Strategic export marketing plan

· Detailed multi year project budget and budget narrative

· Performance measures applicant will use to assess results

Legislative History

The Congress, early on, recognized the significance and versatility of
the MDCP to accomplish national policy objectives. In addition to the
program's enabling legislation, the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
Act of 1988, which cited the MDCP as a unique way to "develop, maintain
and expand foreign markets for nonagricultural U.S. goods and services,"
Congress included the MDCP in the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 to
generate new jobs, in the Freedom Act of 1992 to help provide technical
assistance to the NIS, in the Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act of 1994
to promote the export of products complying with U.S. environmental and
safety requirements, in the U.S. -- Japan Export Development and
Technological Competitiveness Act of 1994 to increase the number of U.S.
manufacturing and service sector industry associations operating in
Japan, and in the Small Business Export Enhancement Act of 1995 to
increase the number of small businesses participating in export
expansion activities.

**NAFTA Seminar**

When: January 28

Where: Mississippi World Trade Center/Jackson, U.S. Export Assistance
Center

Details to follow at a later date.

For additional information regarding any of the content of this
newsletter, contact:

Bill Morris, Director

175 East Capitol Street, Suite 255

Jackson, MS 39201

Phone: 601-965-4130

Fax: 601-965-4132

<Bill.Morris@mail.doc.gov>

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