Small firms join expo

JAKARTA (JP): More than 16,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to attend Masminex '97, an international exhibition on machinery for small and medium-sized industries scheduled for October.

According to organizer PT Debindomulti Adhiswasti, the five- day exhibition, which starts Oct. 15, will take place at the Jakarta Convention Center.

The Machineries for Small and Medium Scale Industries Expo 1997 (Masminex '97) will have 203 exhibitors coming from nine countries. They will exhibit low-priced machinery that carry sound after-sale guarantees and services which could be applied for and used across Indonesia.

Machinery to be exhibited includes those for agriculture, fisheries, plantations, food and drink processing, food packaging, wood processing and metal processing. There will also be machines for plastic, rubber, garment, leather and construction industries. (anr/pwn)