USFCS KIEV OFFERS VALUABLE MARKET

USFCS KIEV OFFERS VALUABLE MARKET

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

2000 SHOW"

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INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL

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

RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE 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 MAJOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND

EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION. THE SITE FOR AN OFFICIAL

US&FCS BUSINESS INFORMATION OFFICE (BIO) WILL BE THE

"10TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, COTTAGE 2000"

(CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND BUILDING MATERIALS). THIS

SHOW IS THE LARGEST EXHIBITION FOR CONSTRUCTION,

REPAIR AND BUILDING MATERIALS IN UKRAINE. IT IS

SCHEDULED FOR THE KIEV PALACE OF SPORT, ON APRIL 20-

23, 2000. USFCS KIEV WILL MAN A BUSINESS

INFORMATION OFFICE AT "COTTAGE 2000", AND IS

REQUESTING YOUR TRADE CATALOGS AND PRICE LISTS FOR

INCLUSION IN OUR BIO'S CATALOG DISPLAY RACK. END

SUMMARY.

2. BACKGROUND ON THE SHOW: "COTTAGE 2000" IS THE

MAIN CONSTRUCTION, BUILDING MATERIALS AND REPAIR

EVENT FOR UKRAINE. THIS SHOW IS AN ANNUAL EVENT. IT

IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN,

CONSTRUCTION, BUILDING AND FINISHING MATERIALS,

BUILDING MECHANISM AND TOOLS, WINDOWS, DOORS AND

GATES, CERAMICS AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT, HEATING,

VENTILATION AND CONDITIONERS, ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT AND

LIGHT FIXTURES, FURNITURE, DESIGN AND INTERIORS.

"COTTAGE '99" FEATURED PRODUCTS BY 266 OF THE

LEADING UKRAINIAN AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES ON SIX

THOUSAND SQUARE METERS OF EXHIBIT SPACE; THE SHOW

ATTRACTED 8,000 PROFESSIONALS IN THE CONSTRUCTION

AND BUILDING MATERIALS FIELD.

3. USFCS KIEV WILL MAN A BUSINESS INFORMATION OFFICE

(BIO) AT COTTAGE 2000. BESIDES PROVIDING

INFORMATION ON OUR USDOC PROGRAMS, THE BOOTH WILL

OFFER A DISPLAY RACK FOR CATALOGS AND PROMOTIONAL

MATERIALS OF INDIVIDUAL U.S. FIRMS AND INDUSTRY

ASSOCIATIONS. U.S. EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTERS AND

TRADE DEVELOPMENT OFFICES ARE REQUESTED TO PUBLICIZE

THIS TRADE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY, AND ENCOURAGE

CLIENTS INTERESTED IN EXPLORING THE MARKET POTENTIAL

IN UKRAINE TO SEND US THEIR CATALOGS FOR DISPLAY

(FURTHER DETAILS AND CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED

IN PARA. 6-7, BELOW.)

4. THE COTTAGE 2000-TRADE SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE ON

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

SPORTS FACILITIES IN KIEV. THE STATE COMMITTEE FOR

CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE AND HOUSING POLICY OF

UKRAINE SUPPORTS THIS TRADE SHOW. "COTTAGE 2000"

FEATURES PRODUCTS: INCLUDING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION

AND RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS, COTTAGES, PUBLIC

BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES, NEWEST

ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN INNOVATIONS, ADVANCED

BUILDING TECHNIQUES, AUTOMATED SYSTEMS OF DESIGNING,

ROOF, WATERPROOFING, FALSE CEILINGS, PARTITION AND

FALSE WALLS, FIXING PRODUCTS, METAL CONSTRUCTIONS,

FLOOR COVERINGS, FACING MATERIALS, VARNISHES, PAINTS

AND OTHER BUILDING CHEMICALS, MECHANIZATION OF

AUXILIARY OPERATIONS, 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, BUILDING CERAMICS, TILES, POOLS, BATH,

VAPOR-BARRIERS, SYSTEM OF WATER CLEARING, PIPE AND

PIPELINES, PUMPS, FITTINGS AND REGULATING EQUIPMENT,

HEATING EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS, CLIMATIC

ENGINEERING, SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT, CONTROL AND

REGULATION, ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT AND LIGHT SOURCES,

CABLE AND CONDUCTOR PRODUCTION, SECURITY AND FIRE

SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATION FACILITY, FURNITURE, DESIGN

AND INTERIOR FURNITURE FOR HOUSES, CURTAINS, AND

ELEMENTS OF INTERIOR.

5. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON EXHIBITING IN THE

EXHIBITION ITSELF PLEASE CONTACT:

MR. VIKTOR OVCHINIKOV, PRESIDENT

OR MR. VALERIY GOROKHOV, EXPOSITION DIRECTOR

OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY ARKADA

40-RICHJA ZHOVTNYA AVENUE, 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 IN U.S. BIO: COMPANIES, AND RELATED

TRADE AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, WHO ARE INTERESTED

IN MARKET EXPOSURE IN UKRAINE, ARE INVITED TO SEND

THEIR CATALOGS AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR

CONSIDERATION FOR DISPLAY AT OFFICIAL US&FCS BIO

DURING "COTTAGE 2000 SHOW". US&FCS KIEV WILL TRY TO

PROVIDE ALL THOSE FIRMS WHO SEND CATALOGS A DISPLAY

OPPORTUNITY, AND SEND THEM A LIST OF CONTACTS MADE

DURING THIS EVENT, FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL FOLLOW UP.

7. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SENDING CATALOGS:

-- MATERIALS SENT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 20 BROCHURES

(EACH UP TO 50 PAGES THICK). THE SUM OF THREE

MEASUREMENTS OF THE MAILING BOX SHOULD NOT EXCEED 72

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

NOT WEIGH MORE THAN 40 LBS, AND SHOULD BE MAILED NO

LATER THAN MARCH 10, 2000 TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.

BOX SHOULD BE SENT BY U.S. MAIL TO FOLLOWING

ADDRESS:

DAVID HUNTER, SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER

U.S. & FCS

AMERICAN EMBASSY KIEV

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20521-5850

-- MATERIALS SHOULD NOT REPEAT NOT BE FORWARDED TO

CS-KIEV BY COURIER, DUE TO PROHIBITING CUSTOMS

REGULATIONS IN UKRAINE. NOTE: EMBASSY WILL NOT

CLEAR ANY CATALOGS THROUGH CUSTOMS.

-- PLEASE ADVISE OF SHIPMENT DATE BY FAX: 380 (44)

417-1419, ATT.: ALEXANDER ZAVHORODNIY, COMMERCIAL

SPECIALIST.

8. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS INDUSTRY

SECTOR, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NEAREST USDOC EXPORT

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

KIEV SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER; AND ALEXANDER

ZAVHORODNIY, CS KIEV COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST, E-MAIL: