NPE 2003: Strong Canadian Showing

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Industry Canada and EDC will be co-exhibitors with the Canadian Plastics Association at the NPE 2003 show in Chicago on June 23 to 27. Activities are now being developed to bring Canadian exporters and buyers together, particularly with those from the U.S. and Mexico. For further details or suggestions you can contact:

John Margeson, Industry Canada at margeson.john@ic.gc.ca

Dan Mrkich, DFAIT at: dan.mrkich@dfait-maeci.gc.ca

Trevor J. Smith, Chicago Canadian Consulate at: trevor.j.smith@dfait-maeci.gc.ca

Marie-Chantal Melanson, EDC at: mmelanson@edc.ca

For more information on how to do business in the U.S., order EDC’s free U.S. Risk Guide “Doing Business in the United States: a Guide for Canadian Exporters”. To order, please use the main contact e-mail or phone number in this special report.

For people interested in business opportunities in Mexico, we encourage you to consult our special report published in the November 2002 issue of Canadian Plastics or to contact Carlos Rojas-Arbulu, Trade Commissioner covering Mexico for DFAIT at carlos.rojas-arbulu@dfait-maeci.gc.ca