**USFCS KIEV OFFERSVALUABLE MARKET**

**EXPOSURE FOR U.S.FIRMS AND ASSOCIATIONS AT "COTTAGE**

**2000 SHOW"**

 

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INTERNATIONALCOPYRIGHT, U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL

SERVICE AND U.S.DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1999 ALL

RIGHTS RESERVEDOUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

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1.  SUMMARY:  THE U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL

SERVICE IN KIEV,UKRAINE WILL PROVIDE FREE MARKET

EXPOSURE AT A MAJORCONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND

EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION.  THE SITE FOR AN OFFICIAL

US&FCS BUSINESSINFORMATION OFFICE (BIO) WILL BE THE

"10THINTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, COTTAGE 2000"

(CONSTRUCTION,REPAIR AND BUILDING MATERIALS). THIS

SHOW IS THE LARGESTEXHIBITION FOR CONSTRUCTION,

REPAIR AND BUILDINGMATERIALS IN UKRAINE.  IT IS

SCHEDULED FOR THEKIEV PALACE OF SPORT, ON APRIL 20-

23, 2000.  USFCS KIEV WILL MAN A BUSINESS

INFORMATION OFFICEAT "COTTAGE 2000", AND IS

REQUESTING YOURTRADE CATALOGS AND PRICE LISTS FOR

INCLUSION IN OURBIO'S CATALOG DISPLAY RACK.  END

SUMMARY.

 

2.  BACKGROUND ON THE SHOW: "COTTAGE2000" IS THE

MAIN CONSTRUCTION,BUILDING MATERIALS AND REPAIR

EVENT FORUKRAINE.  THIS SHOW IS AN ANNUALEVENT. IT

IS DESIGNED TOPROMOTE: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN,

CONSTRUCTION,BUILDING AND FINISHING MATERIALS,

BUILDING MECHANISMAND TOOLS, WINDOWS, DOORS AND

GATES, CERAMICS ANDSANITARY EQUIPMENT, HEATING,

VENTILATION ANDCONDITIONERS, ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT AND

LIGHT FIXTURES,FURNITURE, DESIGN AND INTERIORS.

"COTTAGE'99" FEATURED PRODUCTS BY 266 OF THE

LEADING UKRAINIANAND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES ON SIX

THOUSAND SQUAREMETERS OF EXHIBIT SPACE; THE SHOW

ATTRACTED 8,000PROFESSIONALS IN THE CONSTRUCTION

AND BUILDINGMATERIALS FIELD.

 

3. USFCS KIEV WILLMAN A BUSINESS INFORMATION OFFICE

(BIO) AT COTTAGE 2000.  BESIDES PROVIDING

INFORMATION ON OURUSDOC PROGRAMS, THE BOOTH WILL

OFFER A DISPLAY RACKFOR CATALOGS AND PROMOTIONAL

MATERIALS OFINDIVIDUAL U.S. FIRMS AND INDUSTRY

ASSOCIATIONS.  U.S. EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTERS AND

TRADE DEVELOPMENTOFFICES ARE REQUESTED TO PUBLICIZE

THIS TRADEDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY, AND ENCOURAGE

CLIENTS INTERESTEDIN EXPLORING THE MARKET POTENTIAL

IN UKRAINE TO SENDUS THEIR CATALOGS FOR DISPLAY

(FURTHER DETAILS ANDCONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED

IN PARA. 6-7,BELOW.)

 

 

4.  THE COTTAGE 2000-TRADE SHOW WILL TAKEPLACE ON

MARCH 13-16, 2000 INKIEV AT THE KIEV PALACE OF

SPORTS FACILITIES INKIEV.  THE STATE COMMITTEE FOR

CONSTRUCTION,ARCHITECTURE AND HOUSING POLICY OF

UKRAINE SUPPORTSTHIS TRADE SHOW.  "COTTAGE2000"

FEATURES PRODUCTS:INCLUDING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION

AND RECONSTRUCTIONOF BUILDINGS, COTTAGES, PUBLIC

BUILDINGS ANDINDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES, NEWEST

ARCHITECTURAL ANDDESIGN INNOVATIONS, ADVANCED

BUILDING TECHNIQUES,AUTOMATED SYSTEMS OF DESIGNING,

ROOF, WATERPROOFING,FALSE CEILINGS, PARTITION AND

FALSE WALLS, FIXINGPRODUCTS, METAL CONSTRUCTIONS,

FLOOR COVERINGS,FACING MATERIALS, VARNISHES, PAINTS

AND OTHER BUILDINGCHEMICALS, MECHANIZATION OF

AUXILIARYOPERATIONS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL SAFETY,

BUILDING WOODS,WINDOWS, DOORS, HARDWARE FOR DOOR

AND WINDOWS, GATE,LATTICE, BLINDS, BUILDING GLASS,

GLASS PACKS,EQUIPMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WINDOWS

AND DOORS, BUILDINGCERAMICS, TILES, POOLS, BATH,

VAPOR-BARRIERS,SYSTEM OF WATER CLEARING, PIPE AND

PIPELINES, PUMPS,FITTINGS AND REGULATING EQUIPMENT,

HEATING EQUIPMENTAND INSTALLATIONS, CLIMATIC

ENGINEERING, SYSTEMOF MEASUREMENT, CONTROL AND

REGULATION, ELECTRICEQUIPMENT AND LIGHT SOURCES,

CABLE AND CONDUCTORPRODUCTION, SECURITY AND FIRE

SYSTEMS,COMMUNICATION FACILITY, FURNITURE, DESIGN

AND INTERIORFURNITURE FOR HOUSES, CURTAINS, AND

ELEMENTS OFINTERIOR.

 

5. FOR FURTHERINFORMATION ON EXHIBITING IN THE

EXHIBITION ITSELFPLEASE CONTACT:

 

MR. VIKTOROVCHINIKOV, PRESIDENT

OR MR. VALERIYGOROKHOV, EXPOSITION DIRECTOR

OPEN JOINT STOCKCOMPANY ARKADA

40-RICHJA ZHOVTNYAAVENUE, 50, KIEV, 03039, UKRAINE

PHONE/FAX: 380 (44)263-1039, 380 (44) 263-1049

E-MAIL:ARKADA#PUBLIC.UA.NET

HTTP://WWW.ARCADA.COM.UA

 

6. PARTICIPATION INU.S. BIO: COMPANIES, AND RELATED

TRADE AND INDUSTRYASSOCIATIONS, WHO ARE INTERESTED

IN MARKET EXPOSUREIN UKRAINE, ARE INVITED TO SEND

THEIR CATALOGS ANDPROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR

CONSIDERATION FORDISPLAY AT OFFICIAL US&FCS BIO

DURING "COTTAGE2000 SHOW".  US&FCS KIEVWILL TRY TO

PROVIDE ALL THOSEFIRMS WHO SEND CATALOGS A DISPLAY

OPPORTUNITY, ANDSEND THEM A LIST OF CONTACTS MADE

DURING THIS EVENT,FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL FOLLOW UP.

 

7.  INSTRUCTIONS FOR SENDING CATALOGS:

 

-- MATERIALS SENTSHOULD NOT EXCEED 20 BROCHURES

(EACH UP TO 50 PAGESTHICK). THE SUM OF THREE

MEASUREMENTS OF THEMAILING BOX SHOULD NOT EXCEED 72

INCHES (LENGTH,WIDTH AND HIGHT).  THE BOX SHOULD

NOT WEIGH MORE THAN40 LBS, AND SHOULD BE MAILED NO

LATER THAN MARCH 10,2000 TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.

BOX SHOULD BE SENTBY U.S. MAIL TO FOLLOWING

ADDRESS:

 

DAVID HUNTER, SENIORCOMMERCIAL OFFICER

U.S. & FCS

AMERICAN EMBASSYKIEV

U.S. DEPARTMENT OFSTATE

WASHINGTON, D.C.20521-5850

 

-- MATERIALS SHOULDNOT REPEAT NOT BE FORWARDED TO

CS-KIEV BY COURIER,DUE TO PROHIBITING CUSTOMS

REGULATIONS INUKRAINE.  NOTE: EMBASSY WILL NOT

CLEAR ANY CATALOGSTHROUGH CUSTOMS.

-- PLEASE ADVISE OFSHIPMENT DATE BY FAX: 380 (44)

417-1419, ATT.:ALEXANDER ZAVHORODNIY, COMMERCIAL

SPECIALIST.

 

8.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THISINDUSTRY

SECTOR, PLEASECONTACT YOUR NEAREST USDOC EXPORT

ASSISTANCE CENTER,WITH A COPY TO: DAVID HUNTER, CS

KIEV SENIORCOMMERCIAL OFFICER; AND ALEXANDER

ZAVHORODNIY, CS KIEVCOMMERCIAL SPECIALIST, E-MAIL:

OLEKSANDR.ZAVHORODNIY#MAIL.DOC.GOV;THE COMMERCIAL

SERVICE, U.S.EMBASSY KIEV, 7, KUDRIAVSKY UZVIZ,

KIEV 254053,UKRAINE, TEL: (380-44) 417-1413, 417-

2669; FAX: (380-44)417-1419.