German firms hold expo

German firms hold expo

JAKARTA (JP): At least 35 companies from Germany, mostly
manufacturers of analytical and laboratory equipment, are taking
part in a three-day exhibition, which opened yesterday at the
Jakarta Convention Center.

The exhibition, "Analytical and Lab Equipment -- made in
Germany", is being jointly held by the Association of German
Precision Mechanical Industries in cooperation with the German-
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and sponsored by the
German Federal Ministry of Economics and the Confederation of
German Trade Fair and Exhibition Industries.

Peter Kind, the association's director, said yesterday that
the exhibition would help increase business contacts and provide
information on German technology.

He said that German exports of analytical and laboratory
equipment to Indonesia more than doubled to a value of about Rp
10 billion (US$2.8 million) in the last three years.

Minister of Trade and Industry Tunky Ariwibowo, in his speech
at the opening ceremony, said that Indonesia's import of the
equipment increased by 19.6 percent to $427.9 million in 1996,
from $357.8 million in 1995. (08)