**PAP FORRUSSIA 2000 TRADE SHOW****     ******

 

 

POST OF ORIGIN:                        ST.PETERSBURG

 

DATE OF REPORT:                        991202     

 

AUTHOR:                        MIKHAILMINKEVICH     

 

InternationalCopyright, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service and U.S. Department Of State,1999.  All rights reserved outsideof the United States.

 

Summary:  PAP FOR RUSSIA 2000, the 6thInternational Exhibition and State of the Art Conference for Russia’s Pulp,Paper, and Forestry Industries will take place in St. Petersburg at Lenexpo ExhibitionCenter on September 12-15, 2000. Russia's pulp and paper industry, whichincreased production during the economic crisis, requires new technology andequipment.  Since NW Russia is aleading supplier of forestry products, this trade show could be a good venuefor industry specialists who are contemplating entering the Russianmarket.  Topic text continues inparagraph 3. End Summary.

 

1. GOLD KEY SERVICE:  U.S. companies interested in gaining access to prospectivebusiness partners in St. Petersburg and NW Russia are encouraged to utilize ourvery effective “Gold Key Service.” Experienced Commercial Specialists identify opportunities, arrangebusiness appointments with pre-qualified Russian agents and distributors, andaccompany you to the meetings. The current charge for our Gold Key Service is$500 for 4-6 meetings (1-2 days of appointments), and $150 per additional dayof appointments (maximum 4 appointments per day).  Major credit cards accepted. Driver and professionalinterpreter services can be arranged for an additional fee. We requiresufficient company literature at least three weeks prior to the desiredappointment dates.

 

2.WEBSITES & OTHER SERVICES:  The Department of Commerce’sUS&FCS office in St. Petersburg offers a range of services to U.S.companies interested in doing business in NW Russia. In addition to traditionalFCS services (such as the Agent Distributor Search), in our offices at NevskyProspect 25 we provide aconference room for up to 20,free computer and local telephone line use, and we can provide fee-basedtranslation, business card and color printing services upon request.  For more information, visit us at:  “www.usconsulate.spb.ru/fcs.” Americanexporters and investors may wish to visit the Commerce Department’s BISNIS website at:  “www.bisnis.doc.gov”

 

3.PAP FOR RUSSIA 2000, the 6th International Exhibition and State ofthe Art Conference for Russia’s Pulp, Paper, and Forestry Industries will takeplace in St. Petersburg at Lenexpo Exhibition Center on September 12-15,2000.  The event is being organizedby E.J. Krause and Associates, Inc., St. Petersburg and sponsored by theDepartment of Forestry Industrial Complex at the Ministry of Economy of Russia,VNIIB-All Russian Scientific Research Institute of Pulp and Paper Industry, theLeningrad Oblast Committee of Forestry Industrial Complex, AOGiprobum-Consulting & Engineering for the Pulp & Paper Industries,TAPPI, the St. Petersburg Forestry Academy, the St. Petersburg ScientificResearch Institute of Forestry, the St. PetersburgTechnological University of Plant Polymers, and Pulp, Paper, Board Magazine.  PAP FOR 2000 will displaylogging/construction equipment and supplies; log processing; lumbermanufacturing equipment; power transmission components; process controlequipment; forestation and reforestation technology; pulp and paper process,equipment, and products; raw materials and chemicals; environmental protection;and other related technologies and products.   

 

4.  Within the last 2-3 years, the pulp andpaper industry in Russia has steadily increased its production and it is one ofthe strongest industries in the Russian economy that was able to overcome theeconomic crisis without any serious consequences.  In 1998, the production of paper and board increased by 18.3and 4.6 percent accordingly. However, in general, the equipment andtechnologies used for pulp and paper production are very poor.  There are many large pulp and papermills in Russia still using 30 year-old equipment.  Therefore, PAP FOR 2000 could be a good venue for industryspecialists who consider Russia as a potential market for their products.   

 

5.  According to the organizer, PAP FOR’98, which took place at the Lenexpo exhibition center in November 1998,occupied 2,400 square meters of exhibition space.  The event attracted over 10,000 visitors, who examinedup-to-date technologies displayed by over 150 exhibitors from 16 countriesincluding USA, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Finland, India, Italy, Poland,Sweden, Switzerland, and others. The conference covered a variety of issues including “State of the Artand Prospects for the Development of Russia’s Pulp and Paper Industry”, “ModernBusiness Organization in the Forest, Pulp and Paper Industries”,  “Recent Developments in Fiber LineTechnology”, and others.

 

6.    Formore information please contact:

 

OlgaV. Denisenkova

MarketingManager

E.J.Krause & Associates, St. Petersburg

InternationalExhibition and Conference Management

2ndMurinsky Prospect  #49

Room#311

St.Petersburg, 194021 Russia

Tel.:(7-812)-5347418

Fax:(7-812)-550-0983

# E-Mail: [email protected]

http//:www.ejcrause.com

 

7. For more information about opportunities in the NW Russianforestry market, please contact:

 

Mikhail Minkevich, Commercial Specialist

U.S. Consulate General - USFCS

25 Nevsky Prospect

St. Petersburg, 191186 Russia

Phone:7-812-326-2560

Fax:     7-812-326-2561/62

E-mail:              [email protected]

http://www.usconsulate.spb.ru/fcs

 

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