RI firms join Austrian expo

RI firms join Austrian expo

JAKARTA (JP): Twelve Indonesian companies participated in a
trade exhibition in Wina, Austria, last week, displaying about 50
kinds of export commodities, an Indonesian diplomat said over the
weekend.

Max Pangeman of the Indonesian embassy in Austria, said that
the 12 companies included PT Hadinata Brothers, Indonesian
Originals/PT Prolindo Original Perkasa, PT Bukit Perak, PT Demico
Internusa, PT Aneka Tusma/Prima Decor, CV. Cheeta, PT Pelangi
Estirona Indonesia, Kin Furniture, PT Penjalindo Nusantara and PT
Trikusuma.

The commodities displayed at the two-day exhibition on Jan. 16
and Jan. 17 included rattan and wooden furniture, accessories,
shoes, textiles and related products, leather goods and
handicrafts, Antara reported.

Some 150 representatives of businesses from Austria, Poland,
Czechoslovakia and Slovenia attended the exhibition launched by
the National Agency for Export Development.

Last year, trade between Indonesia and Austria balanced at
US$300 million (Rp 717.3 billion) in favor of Austria. (02)