Metalex; Conveying the message on Macedonia

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Metalex; ‘Conveying the message’ on Macedonia

25 August 2008; Kavadarci (Republic of Macedonia)

Few would choose Macedonia as outsourcing destination for conveyor rollers and conveyors. ‘A mistake’, according to CBI expert Peter van der Sman, ‘as Macedonia has all ingredients a successful industrial supplier country needs’. Buyers of conveyor rollers and conveyor equipment are amongst those that can profit.

Some data on Macedonia (Source: Wikipedia).
- Recently ranked as the fourth 'best reformatory state' out of 178 countries ranked by the World Bank
- Open economy with trade accounting for more than 90% of GDP in recent years
- GDP growth figure is projected to rise to an average of 5.2% in the 2006-2010 period.
- Inflation rate of only 3% in 2006 and 2% in 2007
- Government introduced programmes to promote the development of SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises).

‘So all in all it is a relatively healthy economy.’ Van der Sman adds a few advantages. ‘Macedonia is geographically much closer than India, China, Vietnam etc. It is even in the same time zone as Western Europe. At the same time labour costs are still very low’.

Why then, is Macedonia not a country ‘in the picture’ in the European industry. Van der Sman feels that a number of factors influence this process. War in the former Yugoslavia territory did much harm according to him. ‘Further, nobody conveyed the message yet’ Van der Sman explains. ‘Macedonia has a number of advantages, but it is not easy to find the right company. Not even through the official authorities. That is why CBI (Dutch government agency promoting imports from developing countries; http://www.cbi.eu/) made it a priority to find quality suppliers of engineering products in this country.

‘Metalex, produces excellent conveyor rollers and other equipment’. After a thorough export audit by CBI, they are now ready to face their European prospective customers. From 22 – 25 September they will be exhibiting at the Motek exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany.

You can find them in hall 6, stand 6234 or you may contact them directly;

Metalex
Att: Mrs. Ana Stojanova
Blvd. "Edvard Kardelj" bb
P.O.Box 130
1430 Kavadarci
R.Macedonia
Tel; +389 (0) 43 412500
Fax; +389 (0) 43 412700
E-mail: info@metalex.com.mk