Search For Partners

 

October 4, 1999

 

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Index of Investment Opportunities

 

1.               Khabarovsk,Russia - Telecommunication

2.               Khabarovsk,Russia - Medical Equipment Production

3.               Khabarovsk,Russia - Pharmacy

4.               Khabarovsk,Russia - Sea Products Processing 

5.               Khabarovsk,Russia - Utilization of Industrial Wastes

6.               TverOblast, Russia - Paper and Cardboard

7.               Vladivostok,Russia - Construction Materials

8.               Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk,Russia - Oil Mining

9.               Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk,Russia - Fishing

10.            Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk,Russia - Coal Mining

11.            Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk,Russia - Mining

 

***Khabarovsk, Russia***

 

1. Industry: Telecommunication

Company: Vostokinfocosmos

               Vostokinfocosmosis a joint-stock company, which currently employs 43 people. The company rentsits digital and voice links and communication circuits to U.S., Japanese anddomestic businesses, and provides international and long-distance telephonecommunications. At present, the satellite communication center and digitalterminal satellite stations VSAT connected with the company's independentnetwork are operating in the largest cities and remote settlements of theRussian Far East. Numerous hotels, joint ventures, timber, mining and otheroperations are among the company's corporate clients. Vostokinfocosmos plans tobecome one of the chief founders of Khabtel joint-stock company, a newtelecommunication service provider in the Khabarovsk Krai, which is supposed toget some 20 percent of the regional market of regular telephone services.Taking into account the high rate of profitability currently enjoyed by theInternet providers in Russia, the new company will acquire and operate a modernInternet module and seeks a U.S. partner for cooperation in that field. Abusiness plan can be submitted in English upon request. 

Contact: Victor Popolitov, CommercialDirector

61, Kalinin Street

Khabarovsk, 680000, Russia

Tel/Fax: +7- 4212-217-661 or +7-50931-40-3045

E-mail: [email protected]

Source: BISNIS Representative in Khabarovsk

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2. Industry: Medical Equipment Production

Company: Medtekhnika Plant

               TheKhabarovsk Medtekhnika Plant, a joint-stock company, provides all medicalfacilities of the Khabarovsk Krai and some in the Jewish Autonomous Region withassembling, maintenance, repair services and metrological control of all theequipment used in those hospitals. Medtekhnica has a hospital networkthroughout the entire Krai, and it has over one hundred employees. The companyhas large industrial facilities and highly qualified staff and wishes to set upa joint venture with a foreign partner to develop assembling and marketing ofautoclaves, sphygmomanometers, and small labs in the first stage ofcooperation. The next step could be arrangement of more sophisticatedproduction.

Contact: Nikolay Shepelev, Director

98 Istomin Street

Khabarovsk, 680028, Russia

Tel/Fax: +7-4212-340-688

E-mail: [email protected]

Source: BISNIS Representative in Khabarovsk

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3. Industry: Pharmacy 

Company: Dalkhimfarm Plant

               DalkhimfarmPlant, a joint-stock company, is the only producer of ready-madepharmaceuticals in Eastern Russia. Presently the company manufactures more than200 types of medicines in three forms: ampoules, tablets, and galenics. Theplant is one of the largest Russian producers of analgesics, cardiotonics,antibiotics and other medicines. Eighty percent of its raw materials aredelivered from China. The company has a network of more than one thousandconsumers throughout the country. Dalkhimfarm exports to the U.S., Japan,Korea, Mongolia, and the former Soviet Republics. The company's monthly salesexceed US$3 million. Some of the galenics, such as Pantocrene (made from theantlers of a young reindeer), Magnolia vine infusion, and Ginseng infusion, areextremely popular abroad. The plant constantly renovates its industrial linesand has reached a high rate of profitability. The company seeks partners tomodernize the plant so that all its production can meet the GMP'sstandards.  The plant is open tovarious forms of cooperation.

Contact: Valentina Nechiporenko, Director

22 Tashkentskaya Street

Khabarovsk, 680001, Russia

Tel: +7-4212-559-215 or 552-255

Fax: +7-4212-553-813 or 553-262

E-mail: [email protected]

Source: BISNIS Representative in Khabarovsk

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4. Industry: Sea Products Processing 

Company: Prostor Ltd.

               ProstorLtd., a fishing company was established in 1997 in the seaport of Sovgavan. Itis predominantly engaged in catching and processing  fish and sea products. The company possesses a largeindustrial facility and wishes to diversify and expand its operation. Prostorseeks a joint venture partner to develop its industrial catch of brown seaweed(Laminaria Japonica) and production of laminal alginates, which are widely usedas a preventive medication and a bioactive food additive especially needed bypeople, living in environmentally unfriendly areas. Laminal (sodium alginate)dry powder is a biologically active food additive product for direct individualconsumption, which can also be added to traditional food products. It containsmacro- and micro elements, vitamins and other neural active componentsnormalizing the metabolism, blood formula and immune system. Alginates are themost efficient sorbents, which actively remove radio nuclides, heavy metals(strontium, cesium, cadmium, lead, etc.) and slag toxins. According topreliminary marketing research during the first year of the project companywill be able to produce and market 40.5 tons of the product. A business plan inEnglish can be submitted upon request.

Contact: Grigory Balenko, Project Manager

5 Gamarnik Street

Khabarovsk, 680013, Russia

Tel: +7-4212-223-034

Fax: +7-4212-324-355

Source: BISNIS Representative in Khabarovsk

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5. Industry: Utilization of Industrial Wastes

Company: Resurs

               Resurs,a joint-stock company, was founded in 1992 in the city of Solnechny. Thecompany employs 56 people and is engaged in the utilization of industrialwastes, and the production of construction materials, fertilizers, andnon-ferrous metals. Resurs has performed detailed market research on theproblem of utilizing automobile batteries in the major territories of theRussian Far East and the demand for component processing. The company plans toprocess 400,000 batteries per year and will have 10 tons of lead that could beconsumed by the battery producing plant located in the neighboring city ofKomsomolsk. Resurs is currently in search of a U.S. company that works inbattery utilization to be a partner with them on a challenge grant project,sponsored by EcoLinks. This project envisions conducting a feasibility study onoptimal methods of used battery processing, and construction of a battery-processingfactory. 

Contact: Andrei Kreinis, Director

7-a Parkovaya Street, Office #39

Solnechny, Khabarovsk Krai, 681901, Russia

Tel/Fax: +7-246-235-22

E-mail: [email protected]

Source: BISNIS Representative in Khabarovsk

 

***Tver Oblast, Russia ***

6. Industry: Paper and Cardboard

Company: Kamenskoe Paper and Cardboard Mill

               Foundedin 1829, the Kamenskoe Paper and Cardboard Mill from Kuvshinovo, Tver Oblast,was privatized in 1993 and is now an open joint-stock company.  It employs 1,605 people and owns 86.9sq. m. of production facilities. Its production facilities are mainly one- and two-floor brick andreinforced concrete buildings.  In1998, Kamenskoe sales totaled 106.9 million roubles (approximately US$4.45million at US$24/rouble exchange rate). 

               Kamenskoespecializes in the production of paper, corrugated cardboard, and goodsmanufactured from paper and cardboard (cellulose and manufacturers paper,polygraph goods, packaging materials, etc.).  The state agencies purchase 3 percent of Kamenskoe’sproduction, private businesses – 19 percent, and retail stores – 3percent.  Local companies accountfor 5 percent of sales, regional for 19 percent, and federal - 69 percent, andforeign companies purchase 7 percent the of mill’s product (Argentina is themain importer of Kamenskoe products). The Kamenskoe Paper and Cardboard Plant is the leading Tver Oblastproducer of paper and cardboard products and does not face competition fromregional companies.  KamenskoePaper and Cardboard Plant processes recycled paper to produce corrugatedcardboard, which is not a general trend among cardboard manufactures inRussia.  Fifty percent of themanufactured cardboard is assembled at the plant into boxes, and the rest issold to other plants including a former Search for Partners participant companyGotek from Kursk.

               KamenskoePaper and Cardboard Plant seeks US$4million investment to expand its productionof corrugated cardboard and boxes. The company would like to install a line for the production of transportand commercial packaging from corrugated cardboard.  The project is included in the State Program for “Economicand Social Development of Tver Oblast in 1998-2005.”  A business plan in Russian is available upon request.  The estimated payback period is 32 months.

Contact:  Boris Ivanovich Orlov, General Director

Kuvshinovo, Oktyabrskaya, 5 

Tver Oblast, 172110, Russia

Tel: +7-08257-4-44-56; 3-29-26; 4-41-94;3-29-46

Fax: +7-08257-4-44-56

Source: BISNIS Representative in Moscow

 

***Vladivostok, Russia***

 

7. Industry:  Construction Materials

Company: KDVO

               KDVO,a joint-stock company, was established in 1994 as a wholesaler of constructionmaterials.  Its annual sales grewfrom US$250,000 to US$1 million as a result of aggressive marketing andintensive distribution.  Since 1997KDVO has been an authorized distributor of Hanwha Chemicals, a large SouthKorean chemical producer.  Thecompany started marketing  Hanwha’splastic window technology in the Primorsky Krai and later expanded its effortsto other regions.  As of August1999, KDVO owns 110 sq. m. and leases 800 sq. m. of production facilities.  Its latest project is a new promotionprogram that includes assistance to individuals interested in starting abusiness by providing technology, training, equipment and materials. 

               KDVOis seeking U.S. partners interested in marketing construction technologies inthe Russian Far East.  Possiblecooperation forms include distributorship, representation, and/or franchising.    

Contact:  Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Zherebyatnikov, General Director

3 Sukhanova Street, Suite 78

Vladivostok, 690091, Russia

Tel: +7-4232-265-792

Fax: +7-4232-225-790               

E-mail: [email protected]

Source: BISNIS Representative in Vladivostok

 

***Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia***

 

8. Industry:  Oil Mining

Company:DASCK

               TheDASCK company is located in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russian FarEast, which is the current place for several multinational oil developmentprojects.  The company wasestablished in 1997 and currently employs 10 people.  It was established in order to explore oil and gas depositson-shore Sakhalin in the north, Nogliki district (current location ofSakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 oil and gas multinational consortia work).  The company used its assets to purchasethe necessary licenses from the Russian authorities.  Currently they possess licenses and the necessary permits toexplore and develop 3 small fields, each having approximately 20 million tonsof carbohydrates, oil and/or gas, depending on what the results of theappraisal drilling will be.  Thecompany has an investment plan in Russian.  

               Thecompany seeks a U.S. investor in order to develop the fields and sell the oilproducts on the international and/or domestic market.  Marketing of oil and gas will be done by further agreementwith a potential partner. The company is not interested in being contacted bythe intermediary companies.  

Contact: Sergey Vasilyevich Simankov,Director

32, Kommunistichesky Ave., #517A, P.O. Box 24

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 693000, Russia

Attn: Elena Sabirova, for DASCK Company

Tel: +7-4242-727124

Fax: +7-4242-727125

E-mail: [email protected]

Source: BISNIS Representative in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

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9. Industry: Fishing

Company: Majak-D

               Majak-Dwas established in 1997 and specializes in fishing and coal mining in theDlinsk district, Sakhalin region. The land available is 15 hectares and 150 sq.m. of facilities. The latter are used as manufacturing buildings andwarehouses. All the facilities are situated in Dolinsk and the Dolinsk district.The land is the company's property, and its facilities are rented until theyear 2001. There are 8 employees, and the annual catch is up to 800 tons. Sometax privileges available, as the company is supported by the districtadministration.

               Currentlythe company is seeking ways to expand its business by constructingfish-breeding modules on the rivers of the Dolinsk district. Financing isneeded from the potential partner in the amount of US$30,000 for theconstruction paperwork, and the construction itself. A business plan  in Russian is available.  The company is not interested in beingcontacted by intermediary companies.

Contact: Alexander Vladimirovich Kobelev,Director

40A Komsomolskaya Street, #17

Dolinsk, Sakhalin region, 694070, Russia

Tel. +7-42442-25032

Fax (through BISNIS Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) -+7-50995-1540

Source: BISNIS representative, ABCYuzhno-Sakhalinsk. If you have difficulty contacting the companies you arewelcome to send your info via BISNIS Representative: [email protected] , satellite fax +7 509 95 1540 (accessiblethrough SPRINT). 

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10. Industry: Coal Mining 

Company: Majak-D

               Majak-Dwas established in 1997 and is specializes in fishing and coal mining in theDolinsk District, Sakhalin region. The land available is 15 hectares and 150sq. m. of facilities. The latter are used as manufacturing buildings andwarehouses. All the facilities are situated in Dolinsk and Dolinsk district.The land is the company's property, and its facilities are rented until theyear 2001. There are 8 employees, and the annual catch is up to 800 tons. Sometax privileges available, as the company is supported by the districtadministration.

               Thecompany is interested in finding a partner for mining coal in an open pit anddelivering it to customers in the Dolinsk district. Financing is needed fromthe potential partner to accomplish this project, up to US$50,000 is needed forthe purchase of additional equipment and fuel for machinery. A business plan inRussian is available.

Contact: Alexander Vladimirovich Kobelev,Director

40A Komsomolskaya Street, #17

Dolinsk, Sakhalin region, 694070, Russia

Tel. +7-42442-25032

Fax (through BISNIS Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) -+7-50995-1540

Source: BISNIS representative, ABCYuzhno-Sakhalinsk. If you have difficulty contacting the companies you arewelcome to send your info via BISNIS Representative: [email protected] , satellite fax +7 509 95 1540 (accessiblethrough SPRINT). 

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11. Industry: Mining

Company: Institute of Volcanology andGeodynamics, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences

               TheInstitute of Volcanology and Geodynamics, at the Russian Academy of NaturalSciences holds the right to appraise a unique deposit of rhenium mineral (sublimatedeposit of ReS2) at Kudryavyy Volcano in the Kuril Islands, and to jointlysubmit application for a license with a foreign investor, as per agreement withRussian Federation Ministry of Natural Resources and the Administration of theSakhalin Oblast. Already accumulated Re reserves are estimated at min 2.7t overan area of about 1500m2, deposited to a depth of 2.5m; three new ore-bearingzones with high (>100g/t) Re content were discovered in 1995. (These zonesalso contain indium, palladium, silver, germanium, halfnium). The transport ofRe in fumarole gases of just one fumarole was estimated in 1995-96 at 4t/y, andof the ensemble as much as 36t/y. (The world market for Re currently fluctuatesat 30-40t/y). There are designs for a technology to sublimate Re from the gasesonto zeolite substrates (nearby Sakhalin is rich in this mineral). Thefumaroles are located about 3km from Medvezhya Bay, which affords a safe harborbut no roads or port facilities. Rhenium has an extremely high melting point, andis finding increasing application in aerospace materials, high-precisionapplications such as gyroscopes, semiconductors and thermocouples for use inaggressive media, and catalytic filters for reducing automotive exhausts. 

Contact:  Dr Geynrikh S. Shteynberg, Director

Institute of Volcanology and Geodynamics,Russian Academy of Natural Sciences

P.O. Box 18

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 693000 Russia

Tel: +7-4242-791689

Fax: +7-4242-51239

E-mail: [email protected]

or Michael Allen, Director

American Business Center, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

SakhinCentr 517A

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 693000, Russia

Tel. +7-4242-727124, 727125,  +7-504-416-2706

Fax +7-4242-727125, +7-509-95-1540

Email: [email protected]

Source: BISNIS Representative, ABCYuzhno-Sakhalinsk. In case of difficulty in contacting the companies you arewelcome to send your info via BISNIS Representative: [email protected] , satellite fax +7-509-95-1540 (accessiblethrough SPRINT). 

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