Business Facilities - October 2008 - (Page 22) INTERNATIONAL PROFILE Austria Town Hall Square in Austria’s capital, Vienna MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FIRMS LOCATED IN AUSTRIA Amer (Finland) Assicurazioni Generali (Italy) BMW (Germany) Bombardier (Canada) Borealis (Denmark) BP Amoco (UK) Electricite de France (France) Electrolux (Sweden) Ericsson (Sweden) Flextronics International (Singapore) Gallaher (UK) Heineken (Netherlands) H&M (Netherlands) Koramic (Belgium) Metro (Germany) Mondi Europe (Luxembourg and UK) Nestle S.A. (Switzerland) Philips (Netherlands) Sappi Ltd (South Africa) Shell Petroleum N.V. (Netherlands) the dollar has not had a significant effect on Austrian exports to the United States. In fact, after Germany and Italy, the United States is Austria’s third most important trading partner, followed by Switzerland and France. The Austrian Trade Promotion Organisation has U.S. offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington D.C. Innsbruck, Austria The Chicago office, in cooperation with the Austrian Trade Commission Toronto, planned a weeklong trade mission in October to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, plus Toronto, with a focus on automotive suppliers and manufacturers. The program began on October 5 with a welcome reception in Toronto, followed by two days of company visits with Magna International, Toyota, the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, and more operations based in Canada. The group then flew to Charlotte, NC to meet with state representatives before moving on to visit BMW’s assembly plant in Spartanburg, SC. The group met with various companies in South Carolina, including Robert Bosch and Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research, before traveling to Atlanta, GA. There, they met first with an automotive supplier, then with representatives from the state of Georgia and the city of Atlanta at a luncheon with Austria’s Honorary Consul. 22 OCTOBER 2008 PHOTO CREDIT: EURO 2008; AUSTRIAN NATIONAL TOURIST OFFICE
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