BISNIS Trades & Tenders, February 22, 1999

BISNIS Trades & Tenders, February 22, 1999 - PART 1

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Lead #1: Tender on Oil and Gas Equipment - Moscow, Russia
Lead #2: Production Equipment for Hygenic Pads and Diapers - Moscow, Russia
Lead #3: Production Equipment for Disposable Syringes - Saratov, Russia
Lead #4: Parts of Garments and Clothing Accessories - St. Petersburg, Russia
Lead #5: Food Products - Armavir, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Lead #6: Instant Potato Production Line - Moscow, Russia
Lead #7: Prefabricated Metal Buildings and Components - Moscow, Russia
Lead #8: Vegetable Dehydrating Equipment - Vladivostok, Russia
Lead #9: Food Products - Khabarovsk, Russia
Lead #10: Ukrainian Agricultural Companies Stake
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Lead #1 TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT ON OIL AND GAS ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT FOR YUGANSKNEFTEGAZ
DATE OF REPORT:990205
AUTHOR: NICK MIKHAILOV

Part of the IBRD $500 million loan which Russia received within the framework of the Second Russian Oil Rehabilitation Loan will be spent by Yuganskneftegaz Joint Stock Company for procurement of oil and gas equipment and products.

Yuganskneftegaz is inviting authorized dealers to make their offers for delivery of the following equipment:
--system for demosturizing of drilling cuttings (lot YSE-80);
--equipment for purification of oil polluted soil and sludge (lot YRE-81).

Detailed tender information on both lot categories is available from Yuganskneftegaz Moscow office upon payment of a $200 fee (ruble equivalent). All tender bids should be presented at the Yuganskneftegaz Moscow office before noon of February 26, 1999. They will be unsealed in the presence of the company representative at 12:00 Moscow time February 26, 1999. For more details on terms of payment and tender info contact the Yuganskneftegaz Moscow office at:

Prospekt Vernadskogo 88, Bld. 1, 7 Floor, office 702
Moscow 117571, Russian Federation
Mr. Michael Abbott
Tel. (7-095) 932-9770 or (7-503) 956-9121
Fax: (7-503) 956-9122

We would appreciate your feedback on this report. If as a result of this report your firm seeks to participate in the above mentioned tender, we invite you to contact us at:

US & Foreign Commercial Service Moscow
Bolshaya Molchanovka, 23/38, entrance 2.
121019, Moscow, Russia
Tel: 7-095-737-5030/5035
Fax: 7-095-737-5033
E-mail: Omoscow@cs.doc.gov
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Lead #2
6A. CONTACT: IVAN P. POZDEEV
6B. DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR
6C. ICEBERG INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
5 RASPLETINA UL.
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
7. PHONE: 7-(095)-198-9575/9668/4381
8. FAX: 7-(095)-198-9575/9795
9. 101
10A. FULL SET OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO PRODUCE HYGIENIC PADS AND DIAPERS
11. COMMENTS:N/A

PRODUCT DATA
A. HS CODE: HS 8419 89 950
B. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: FULL SET OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO PRODUCE HYGIENIC PAPER PRODUCTS, PADS, AND DIAPERS
C. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA: THE CAPACITY OF THE EQUIPMENT SHOULD SECURE THE OUTPUT OF 1000,000,000 ITEMS A YEAR
D. QUANTITY: DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT
E. U.S. DOLLAR VALUE: NEGOTIABLE
F. PURCHASE NEED BY: FIRST QUARTER 1999
G. END-USER: THE COMPANY ITSELF
H. OTHER INFORMATION: N

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: BY PHONE/FAX
C. DIRECT MANUFACTURER ONLY: Y
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM: CATALOGS, ADVERTISEMENT MATERIALS, DESCRIPTION OF TECHNOLOGY, LISTS OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTOR: COMPETITIVE PRICE AND TERMS OF DELIVERY
F. OTHER INFORMATION: N/A

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: PRIVATE COMPANY
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1988
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 1,500
D. ANNUAL SALES: USD 1,000,000
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: RUSSIAN GUNSMITHS UNION
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: ZAO KONVERSBANK, MOSCOW, KOTELNICHESKAYA NAB.
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED: NONE
H. OTHER INFORMATION: THE COMPANY MANUFACTURES DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS, POLYMERIC COMPOSITION MATERIALS AND POLYMERIC FILMS, LASER COMPACT DISCS, CD-ROMS AND VIDEO COMPACT DISCS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSION STATIONS, AND FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE COMPANY SELLS ITS PRODUCTS IN DIFFERENT RUSSIAN REGIONS, FORMER SOVIET UNION, AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA. COMPANY PLANS TO START MANUFACTURING OF HYGIENIC PAPER PRODUCTS AND DIAPERS.
POST REMARKS: COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A MANUFACTURER ON A LONG TERM BASIS.
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Lead #3
6A. CONTACT: ALEXANDER PIOTUKHOVICH
6B. MANAGER
6C. OOO ARTAX
25 KHALTURINA UL.
ENGELS, SARATOV REGION 413100
7. PHONE: 7-(84511) 6-59-70
8. FAX: 7-(84511) 6-59-70, EMAIL: ARTEX@ARTEX.SARATOV.SU
9. 101
10A. COMPLETE TECHNOLOGY LINE TO PRODUCE DISPOSABLE SYRINGES FOR INJECTIONS
11. COMMENTS: N/A

PRODUCT DATA
A. HS CODE: HS 8419 89 950, EQUIPMENT FOR THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY
B. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: COMPLETE PRODUCTION LINE TO PRODUCE DISPOSABLE SYRINGES WITH CAPACITY TO MANUFACTURE, STERILIZE, AND PACKAGE DISPOSABLE AND NONDISPOSABLE NEEDLES FOR INJECTIONS
C. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA: THE CAPACITY OF THE EQUIPMENT SHOULD SECURE THE OUTPUT OF 3-10 MILLION ITEMS A YEAR BASED ON AN 8-HOUR WORKING DAY AND 255 WORKING DAYS IN A YEAR
D. QUANTITY: ONE PRODUCTION LINE
E. DOLLAR VALUE: NEGOTIABLE
F. PURCHASE NEED BY: SECOND QUARTER 1999
G. END-USER: THE COMPANY ITSELF
H. OTHER INFORMATION: N/A

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: RUSSIAN
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: BY PHONE/FAX/MAIL
C. DIRECT MANUFACTURER ONLY: NOT NECESSARY
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM: CATALOGS, ADVERTISEMENT MATERIALS, AND PRICE LISTS
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTOR: COMPETITIVE PRICE, QUALITY OF PRODUCT, AND TERMS OF DELIVERY
F. OTHER INFORMATION: N/A

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: PRIVATE COMPANY INVOLVED IN TRADING AND CONSTRUCTION
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1995
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 40
D. ANNUAL SALES: USD 1,000,000
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: N/A
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED: NONE
H. OTHER INFORMATION: THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1995 AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF MAJOR FORMER SOVIET UNION PRODUCERS OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE MILK INDUSTRY AS WELL AS A DEVELOPER OF NEW PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE INDUSTRY. OOO ARTAX IS ALSO INVOLVED IN WHOLESALE TRADE AND MIDDLEMAN BUSINESS IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING SALES OF AUTOMOBILE MILK TANKERS MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND PARTS, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. THE COMPANY IS ALSO INVOLVED IN PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. IT INTENDS TO DIVERSIFY INTO MEDICAL SUPPLY PRODUCTION.
I. POST REMARKS: COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A U.S. PARTNER ON A LONG TERM BASIS.
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Lead #4
6A. CONTACT:
6B. IGOR POPOV, PURCHASE MANAGER
6C. JULIKS HOLDING
9, UL.KUZNETSOVSKAYA, ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, 196235
7. PHONE: 7-(812)-327-6517
8. FAX: 7-(812)-327-6515; EMAIL:
JULIKS@MAIL.WPLUS.NET
9. 101
10A.B. 621790 PARTS OF GARMENTS AND CLOTHING
ACCESSORIES

11. COMMENTS
PRODUCT DATA
A. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: A) PASTING
PADDINGS FOR COTTON SHIRTS; B) PLASTIC COLLAR
STAYS.
B. PRODUCTION SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA: A)
PASTING PADDING MATERIALS TO BE USED FOR
MANUFACTURING OF MEN'S COTTON SHIRTS; B) COLLAR
STAYS, STICKING OR NOT STICKING.
C. QUANTITY: N/A
D. U.S DOLLAR VALUE: N/A.
E. PURCHASE NEEDED BY: IMMEDIATELY.
F. OTHER INFORMATION: THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS
SHOULD BE ANALOGOUS TO SUCH BRANDS AS HUGO BOSS,
ARROWS, AND YSL.

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: BY FAX OR EMAIL
C. FROM MANUFACTURERS ONLY: N
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRMS:
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, PRICE QUOTATION CIF ST
PETERSBURG AND TERMS OF DELIVERY.
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTOR: PRICE COMPETITIVENESS.
F. OTHER INFORMATION: N/A
COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: MANUFACTURER.
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1991.
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 286.
D. ANNUAL SALES: N/A.
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: N/A
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: PROMSTROYBANK.
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED: NONE.
H. OTHER INFORMATION: JULIKS HOLDING IS A
MANUFACTURER OF MEN'S SHIRTS, WITH PRODUCTION
FACILITIES IN ST. PETERSBURG AND KEMEROVO. COTTON
FABRICS OF MASON & ALBINI LINE IS PURCHASED IN
ITALY. JULIKS HAS A LICENSE TO MANUFACTURE SHIRTS
UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF ANDREW DUCK, YANOV, AND
BLUE GRASS. JULIKS' SALES AREAS ARE MOSCOW, ST.
PETERSBURG, AND SEVERAL SIBERIAN CITIES.
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Lead #5
Food Products/ Tea, Coffee, Bakery, Confectionery, Chewing -
Gum - Russia

Contact :
Maria Novichikhina : e-mail: n_maria@usa.net
Evgeny Pavlov - Director of the firm "Pavlov & Co"

91,Lunacharsky St.,
Armavir, Krasnodar krai,
Russia
Phone fax : ( 86137) 53533 - 3 channels = during working hours

Comments: The company seeks suppliers of food products for long-term
cooperation

A. Product data: Black packaging tea, instant coffee, packaging macaroni,
vermicelli items, confectionery, chewing gum
B. Product Specification/Technical Data : n/a
C. One container of assorted merchandise-test shipment
D. Dollar value: n/a
E. Purchase needed: immediately
F. Other information:
Payment terms: Negotiable, if possible- commodity credit
Shipping terms: CIF Novorossiysk

RESPONSE DATA
A. Response language: English, French, German
B. Best way to response: e-mail, fax
C. From manufactures only: n/a
D. Information desired from the firms: price, catalogs
E. Primary buying factor: terms of payment and delivery.

COMPANY DATA
A. Type of business: Distributor
B. Year established: 1992
C. Number of Employees: 10
D. Annual sales: about $ 1 Million
E. Member of Business Chamber: n/a, National Club of Consumers
F. Bank name and address: Armavir Department of Russian Sberbank
G. US firms represented : n/a
H. Other information:
Type of company: Private
Sales Territory/Area: South of Russia: Krasnodar Territory, Stavropol Territory, Republik of Adygeya, Karachayevo-Cherkessia, Osetiya,Kabardino-Balkaria.

Company Description and Business Activity:
For all years of activity the firm " Pavlov & Co" represented the Ceylon firm "Quality" and had exclusive rights to distribute its tea in the above mentioned areas. The firm represents Moscow factory "ExtraM" .

One can find the information about "Pavlov & Co " firm in the national magazines: " Zolotoy mir" ( Golden World ), in the national weekly price and goods catalog: " Optovik ", in the catalogs of the National Club of Consumers and in the regional newspapers , magazines, catalogs: "KUBAN-Don, Business South of Russia".
The firm is ready to negotiate the opportunity to be the dealer of the interested in the cooperation firms, manufactures, factories or to be their representative in the above mentioned areas.
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Lead #6
6A. CONTACT:
6B. VYACHESLAV SHAMANOV
6C. VJA GROUP
P.O. 50, MOSCOW
125047 RUSSIA
7. PHONE: 7-(095)-265-4254
8. FAX: 7-(095)-572-4582
E-MAIL: VJSH@SOFTHOME.NET
9. 102 112
10A. INSTANT POTATO PRODUCTION LINE
11. COMMENTS:

PRODUCT DATA
A. HS CODE: 8438 FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
C. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA: INSTANT POTATO PRODUCTION LINE WITH CAPACITY OF 500-1,000 LBS OF FINISHED PRODUCT
D. QUANTITY: ONE SET
E. U.S. DOLLAR VALUE: NEGOTIABLE
F. PURCHASE NEED BY: MAY, 1999
G. END-USER: VJA WILL BE THE END USER OF THE LINE
H. OTHER INFORMATION: NONE

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/RUSSIAN
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: BY FAX/E-MAIL
C. DIRECT MANUFACTURER ONLY: NOT NECESSARY
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM: CATALOGUES, PRICE, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTOR: REASONABLE PRICE
F. OTHER INFORMATION: NONE

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: PRIVATE COMPANY
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1998
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 8
D. ANNUAL SALES: 1998: $500,000
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: NO
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: SAVINGS BANK OF RUSSIA, MOSCOW, RUSSIA
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED: NONE
H. OTHER INFORMATION: THE COMPANY IS IN PRINTING BUSINESS AND RECENTLY CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON THE RUSSIA'S INSTANT POTATO MARKET AND FOUND IT VERY PROMISING. THE COMPANY CLAIMS THAT IT HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PURCHASE THE PRODUCTION LINE.

POST REMARKS: COMPANY IS LOOKING TO ESTABLISH A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH U.S. SUPPLIERS.
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Lead #7
6A. CONTACT:
6B. SERGEI ZUEV, DIRECTOR
6C. KAMAX COMPANY
8/60 SPIRIDONOVKA UL.,
103001, MOSCOW, RUSSIA
7. PHONE: 7-(095)-203-5596
8. FAX: 7-(095)-203-5596
9. 102 112
10A. HS 3448 PREFABRICATED METAL BUILDINGS AND COMPONENTS
11. COMMENTS: NA

PRODUCT DATA
A. HS CODE: 3448
B. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: COMPLETE
TECHNOLOGICAL LINE FOR PRODUCTION OF COMPONENTS FOR PREFABRICATED METAL HOMES. PRODUCTION CAPACITY 12,000 MODULES PER YEAR.
C. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA: STANDARD
D. QUANTITY: ONE LINE
E. U.S. DOLLAR VALUE: TO BE NEGOTIATED
F. PURCHASE NEED BY: WITHIN SIX MONTHS
G. END-USER: LOCAL MANUFACTURER
H. OTHER INFORMATION: NA

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: RUSSIAN OR ENGLISH
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: FAX OR MAIL
C. DIRECT MANUFACTURER ONLY: Y
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM: CATALOGS, PRICE LISTS, TECHNICAL DATA
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTOR: PRICE, TERMS OF CONTRACT, SUPPLIER'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE A TURN-KEY PRODUCT AND TO RENDER AFTER SALE SERVICES.
F. OTHER INFORMATION: NA

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: PRIVATE COMPANY
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1994
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 46
D. ANNUAL SALES: OVER USD 1 MILLION
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: N
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: SBERBANK OF RUSSIA
E U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED: CONTEMPRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
H. OTHER INFORMATION: COMPANY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ERECTION OF MODULAR HOMES IN MOSCOW AREA AS WELL AS IN OTHER REGIONS (KURSK AND VLADIMIR). BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE AND GROWING DEMAND FOR MODULAR HOMES THE COMPANY DECIDED TO START ITS OWN PRODUCTION OF MODULAR METAL BUILDING COMPONENTS.

POST REMARKS: THE COMPANY ANTICIPATES INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR THE MODERATE PRICED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. THE COMPANY SEEKS TO ESTABLISH LONG-TERM BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
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Lead #8
6A. CONTACT:
6B. MR. DMITRY GORBENKO
6C. ENTREPRENEUR
66 KRASNOGO ZNAMENI, ROOM #117
VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA 690000
7. PHONE: (7-4232) 522-262, 258-773
8. FAX: (7-4232) 258-773
E-MAIL: DG@ONLINE.MARINE.SU
9. 101
10A. HS 843860 VEGETABLE DEHYDRATING EQUIPMENT
11. COMMENTS: N/A

PRODUCT DATA
A. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: FOR PRODUCTION OF DEHYDRATED
POTATOES, ONION, BEET, CABBAGE
B. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION/TECHNICAL DATA: N/A
C. QUANTITY: 1 SET
D. DOLLAR VALUE: N/A
E. PURCHASE NEEDED BY: JULY 1999
F. OTHER INFORMATION: N/A

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: FAX, E-MAIL
C. FROM MANUFACTURERS ONLY: N/A
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM: PRICE-LIST AND CATALOGS
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTOR: PRICE AND QUALITY
F. OTHER INFORMATION: FULL PREPAYMENT IS POSSIBLE

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: PRODUCTION AND RETAIL
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1995
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 8
D. ANNUAL SALES: USD 250,000 - 1 MILLION
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: N/A
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: DALRYBBANK, 51 SVETLANSKAYA STREET,
VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED: YES
H. OTHER INFORMATION: THE COMPANY PACKS AND SELLS DRIED FRUIT
AND NUTS.
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Lead #9
6A. CONTACT:
6B. Raisa Gridneva, Manager of the International Division
C. Predpriyatie Optovoi Torgovli ("Wholesaling Enterprise")
Joint-stock
6 Proizvodstvennaya Str
KHABAROVSK 680015, RUSSIA
7. TEL: (7-4212) 396-377
8. FAX: (7-4212) 396-377
E-MAIL: bisnis@vasandr.khv.ru
9. 102
10A. HS 1602 Preserved beef and pork
10B. HS 1101 Wheat flour
11. COMMENTS: N/A
PRODUCT DATA
A. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: N/A
B. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION/TECHNICAL DATA: For HS 1602: Beef and pork
preserved in 400 gram cans; For HS 1101: Top grade wheat flour in
sacs of 10 kg, 25 kg and 50 kg
C. QUANTITY: For HS 1602: 30 thousand boxes (20 cans in each box) per
month; for HS 1101: 250 thousand tons per month
D. DOLLAR VALUE: For HS 1602: $1200 per ton; For HS 1901: $150 per ton
E. PURCHASE NEEDED BY: regularly
F. OTHER INFORMATION: N/A

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: English
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: by e-mail or fax
C. FROM MANUFACTURER ONLY: N/A
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM: price list, catalogs, or
Product description
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTOR: price and quality
F. OTHER INFORMATION: N/A

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: Wholesaling
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1997
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 70
D. ANNUAL SALES: N/A
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: yes
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: RosBank, 71 Komsomolskaya Street,
KHABAROVSK 680000, RUSSIA
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED: N/A
H. OTHER INFORMATION: The company is experienced in international
trade. The company is successor to the former largest
wholesaling operation of the Russian Far East.
I. POST REMARKS: n/a

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Lead #10
The Swiss Investor Sells the Stake in Two Ukrainian Agricultural Companies

December 1998, Post representatives had two meetings with a Swiss entrepreneur Mr. Herbert Steffes. In 1997, Mr. Steffes invested in two agricultural companies in Ukraine located not far from Kyiv. The companies Agrouniks and DDE Ukraine are involved in the production of winter wheat, sugar beet, sunflower, and rape. Agrouniks is also prepared to start the production of pork. The companies are equipped with agricultural machinery, including tractors, harvesters, spreaders, and passenger vehicles. The companies employ Ukrainian personnel.

Agrouniks and DDE Ukraine are cooperating with the American company Kyiv Atlantic Ukraine. Kyiv Atlantic Ukraine has built with investment from the EBRD and operates an elevator and an agrifood processing facility in Myronivka near Kyiv. Mr. Steffes decided to sell the shares in his two companies because of his moving to Switzerland for the retirement.

Mr. Steffes believes that his company operations will lead a foreign company into the closed cycle agricultural production.

Contact information:
Herbert Steffes, Investor
David Sweery, President
Kyiv Atlantic Ukraine
8, Staronavodnytska St., Suite 72, 3rd Floor
Kyiv 252133, Ukraine
Tel: (380 44) 295-7275, 294-9068, 296-7246
Fax: ( 380 44) 294-9350
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