For
Immediate Release
Made
In China: Trade Mission Seeks Out Opportunities
in Asian Giant
Toronto,
ON - August 4, 2004 – North
American businesses will get the opportunity
to see "Made In China" first
hand this fall during a 15-day trade mission
to the Asian powerhouse.
Canadian
Manufacturers & Exporters and PBB Global
Logistics have joined together to co-sponsor
the six-city tour that will run from October
24- November 9. Led by Perrin Beatty, President & CEO,
CME and Michael D. Scott, President & CEO,
PBB, the mission will focus on fostering
new business relationships with both industry
and government.
"China
poses the biggest challenge industry in the
western hemisphere," said CME President & CEO,
Perrin Beatty. "But the glass is half
full, not half empty. We must start to focus
on the opportunity available in the Asian
Tiger. With a population of 1.3 billion people,
there is unprecedented market potential."
Items
on the agenda include factory tours of Chinese
manufacturing plants, business meetings with
key government and industry stakeholders
and VIP passes to China's largest trade fair
- Canton Fair- in addition to the premier
10 + 1 China-ASEAN Expo.
Registering
for the event will enable participants to
benefit from significant cost savings. This
six-city tour of the country includes deluxe
travel, accommodations and leisure, while
remaining the most cost-effective way to
travel to China on business.
"With
China's impending WTO deadline to remove
several barriers to trade, many companies
have been rushing to enter the Chinese market," said
Michael D. Scott, PBB President & CEO. "However,
what many haven't realized is that the key
to success in China is relationships and
PBB/CME's Trade & Technology Mission
2004 will help delegates leverage a vast
client network that has been developed over
20 years of doing business in China."
Canadian
Manufacturers & Exporters is run by business,
for business. Its members account for 75%
of Canada's industrial output and 90% of
its exports. Over the past eight years, CME's
members have been responsible for over 45%
of the new jobs created in the Canadian economy.
PBB
Global Logistics is a leading provider of
third party international logistics services,
facilitating the movement of goods across
North America and around the world. Founded
in 1946, PBB has expanded its core Customs
brokerage and freight operations and now
provides supply chain solutions, from the
point of origin of goods to the point of
consumption, as well as intermodal capabilities,
professional trade services and corporate
travel management. With approximately 1,100
employees in over 85 strategic locations
throughout North America and an established
global network of logistics service providers,
PBB has the technology, expertise, and infrastructure
to meet every supply chain need. PBB Global
Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of
PBB Global Logistics Income Fund with units
trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under
the symbol PBB.UN.
For
more information contact:
1-800-924-4466 ext.3634
info@pbb.com
www.pbb.com
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