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Danish economy facing downturn ven though the country has chalked up a record

balance of payments

Denmark stays home Ghamber trip to Gambodia postponed, The announcement in the September issue that the Danish

Thai Chamber of Commerce

surplus of DKK 48.6 billion over the last 12 months, the economy is heading for recession, compounded by the terrorist attack in the US.

Economists are already warning that the good times are over, at least for the time being. "We expect domestic demand to decline for the rest of the year, but we believe there will be a modest turnaround in

was organizing a trip for mem-

2002," said senior analyst Jes

bers interested in Cambodia was somewhat premature. A week after the magazine was published, the Chamber an-

Asmussen from Denmark's second largest bank Nordea/Unibank. Minister for Economic Affairs

nounced that the trip was post-

Marianne Jelved on the other

poned. "lt is with regretthatthe Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce

hand is trying to play down fears of an economic downturn: "Any recession will be very limited, and there is no reason to change our current economic policy. lt may be necessary to ease financial controls next year, but only very slightly," she stated.

must announce the postponement of the planned high-level trip to Cambodia in the beginning of November," the announcement oosted on the danchamwebsite read.

"ln view of the recent happenings in United States some doubts have been expressed with regards to the timing of this visit. Less bookings than expected have therefore been made up to this moment. The Chamber board regrets any inconvenience this cancellation may cause."

An impending economic slowdown has become apparent

through a number of indicators.

First and foremost, consumer confidence is falling, with the latest trade balance figures showing a 9.4 per cent drop in imports

for private consumption com-

pared with the previous month. Like other countries, Denmark is

of this year's report, believes politicians have their work cut

also being affected by what is happening in the US, although

out for them if they are to expand

to what extent is not yet clear. Alan Greenspan, head of the American central bank, the FED,

said that only "in the coming weeks will we be a position to measure the effects of these events on the (US) economy." However, he did point to a series of likely consequences of the terrorist attack:

"lnsurance premiums will rise, companies will increase their stocks of both raw materials and finished goods, and firms will be forced to spend more on security," he predicted. Meanwhile. more bad news forthis country came in the form

of the latest report from the World Economic Forum, which lists the 75 countries with the brightest prospects for economic growth over the next five years. Overall at number one is Fin-

land. Both Sweden and Noruvay

are ranked above Denmark, which slid from 13th to 14th place. In addition, we dropped from 6th to 8th place in the league for how well countries exploit their economic resources here and now. Peter K. Cornelius, in charge

Denmark's opportunities for economic Arowth in the future. "Two obstacles to growth are

the relatively high corporate tax and a reluctance to invest more in new technology," maintained

Cornelius, who comes from Switzerland.

"Danish companies should spend far more on research and development, as this is the real driving force behind growth in

productivity."

Sanne Fredenslund, a senior economist at Danske Bank,

Denmark's largest bank, points to a third factor: "We have extremely low unemployment in this country, and in contrast to many other countries a relatively high proportion of the population actually out in the labour market. Therefore we do not have any extra labour resources to get the wheels of industry moving any faster," she said.

Which basically means that this country's only hope of moving up the World Economic Forum league again is by investing in new technology.

New Danish IT company aviWorld (Thailand) Co.,

Manufacturing, Distribution, As-

The Navision group of com-

Ltd., is a new member

set Management, Retail and

panies is headquartered in

Danish-Thai

eBusiness Solutions." Navision sees its most potential client base as midsized . companies interested in adopting the latest cutting edge lT Technology to beat competition

Vedbaek, Denmark. Founded in 1984, the company is a developer of innovative business solutions with more than 120,000

of the

Chamber of Commerce.

The company is located in Sriracha in Chonburi province. "We provide lT Technology Solutions to Thai Companies," Gilda Maria Aaen, director of NaviWorld (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Explains. "We are a part of The NaviWorld Group Ltd. which is an International lT Service Provider with local offices in Brazil, India, Romania, South Africa and Thailand, specialized in Financial,

globally.

- Whatplans does NauiThai have for the near future? "We are currently applying for BOI status and plans to open an office in Bangkok by the end ot 2001," says Gilda Maria Aaen

installations in 108 countries worldwide. Some of Navision Software's clients include Adidas, AC Nielsen, ORCA Foods, BASE BMG Entertainment, Hoechst, KIA Motors, Spencer Stuart, and McDonalds.

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Denmark goes to Quatar for WTO meeting Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mogens Lykketoft has announced that he has no intention of backing out of November's World Trade Organization summit in Qatar. Many international participants announced at a pre-summit preparation meeting in Singapore in the beginning of September that they are unwilling to travel to Qatar, becausethe USA has military bases just 40 kilometers

from Oatar's capital,

Doha.

Maersk cuts expectations

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Airport appears to be weathering

the storm remarkably well. Despite the crisis in the air-

Maersk has issued a statement announcing a year end result for 2001 slightly below its 2000 result following the tragic events in the US on 11

line industry, new figures for September show that Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport is still performing

September 2001. The container vessels as well as the dry bulk carriers of the Danish shipowner as well

Stockholm's Arlanda and Oslo's Gardermoen Airports are reporting a sizeable reduction in passenger numbers, Kastrup is showing little change compared to this time twelve months ago. Figures state that much of this is due to a fall in domestic travel, and that the number of international travellers using Kastrup has actually increased. "The immediate reaction of

as the freight rates have declined and the cargo volumes have dropped. Only Maersk's Oil and Gas Activity has developed as expected. The overall result for 2001 for the Shipping Activities and for the Oil and Gas Activity, be-

well. While other comparable

transport hubs such

Swedes to the events of Sep-

Stockholm a drop of 60,000,

tember 11th has been dra-

Copenhagen's overall figures are

matic," said Copenhagen Airport Investor Relations-chief,

iust 11,000 down on twelve

Flemming Petersen. "Noruvegians, it seems, are reacting in the same way." "Danes, however, seem to be reacting differently to the crisis. They are taking a step back and seeing what will happen if life just carries on as normal." "lt is too early to draw any

concrete

months ago. Domestic air travel has been hit by the popularity of the new

Storebelt Bridge between Fyn and Zealand, which has significantly cut inland journey times.

However, the new Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden has made Kastrup much more accessible to Swedes liv-

conclusions,"

ing in the Malmo region, boost-

Petersen added While Oslo re-

ing international passenger numbers. In contrast to the Danish fig-

ported a drop in 33,000 pas-

sengers, and Stockholm 60,000, Copenhagen's pas-

ures, Swedish analysts are pre-

senger figures are just 11 ,000 down on twelve months ago. While Oslo Airport reported a drop of 33,000 passengers on this time last year, and

dicting a furtherfall in passenger

numbers of around 10%, with warnings that the figures could get worse before they get better.

fore exchange rate adjustments and other special items,

is now exoected to be DKK 9,741 million.

Denmark prepares for ASEM The Danish ministry forforeign atfairs has called back Minis-

ter Counsellor Svend Boje Madsen from Washington to Copenhagen. lt will be the task of Mr. Boje Madsen to prepare for the Asem Summit in 2002 during the Danish presidency of the EU.

Denmark supports Afghanistan refugees September 26, shortly after the terror attack on the United States, Denn

mark approved a budget of 75 mill. THB for humanitarian relief assistance to the Afghanistan refugees. Roughly half the funds were given to International Red Cross - Red Crescent to be distributed to local Red Cross offices

in Pakistan, lran, Tadjikistan,

Uzbekistan and Tu rkmenistan..

tional 550 mill. THB for emer-

The other half went to the

gency assistance in and around Afghanistan and approved the immediate release of the first 150 mill. THB of this budget.

UNHCR to the preparation of refugee camps and build up of emergency storage facilities. An estimated 1,5 mill Afghanistan people were expected to flee the fighting. A few weeks later, on October 10, the Danish parliament decided to allocate an addi-

At the time of allocation, there

were already four million displaced persons in and around Afghanistan.

Saddam's agents in Denmark The Secret Service reports that a growing number of lraqi agents are concealing themselves amongst the country's refugee population

that he is to review measures currently in place designed to prevent foreign agents mingling with asylum seekers. In addition,

Jensen is also considering the

introduction of a new set of guidelines designed to increase co-ooeration between PET and

the country's immigration serccording to the Danish

vtce.

on to point out that information from both the Swedish Secret Service (SAPO) and lraqi exile groups confirm PET's susPicions. The US- financed lraqi National Congress (lNC) points to Denmark, Sweden and Holland as nations that have been targeted by the lraqi regime as key European entry points.

Secret Service (PET),

"We do not want people

The spokesperson for INC in

lraqi agents are conceal-

Denmark who have the aim of spying on those who need our protection," he told Politiken. "lt is ouite clear that it is in our interests to prevent this Practice." According to PET, the main

London Nabeel Musauui was in Politiken quoted for saying:

ing themselves amongst refugees who have been granted political asylum in this country. Claiming that they have "solid

grounds for suspicion" that lraqi agents number amongst refu-

gees, PET Director Birgitte Stampe told the newspaper Politiken "l can confirm that there are lraqis currently living in Denmark whom we suspect of espionage. lt is our impression that their activities have been on the

task of the agents is to inform Saddam Hussein's government about the activities of the lraqi opposition in exile - both in Denmark and further afield. Politiken

claims that Denmark has been targeted due to the relative ease

in which interim residencY

increase in recent years. "As a result of the revela-

granted, and the lack of comPre-

tions, Justice Minister Frank

asylum seekers. The newspaper report goes

Jensen announced this week

hensive security checks on

all

"The lraqi secret service has, over the last four years, targeted

Denmark, Holland and Sweden

as countries that they see as being easiest for its agents to enter. We have evidence that 11 lraqi agents are active in Denmark and eight in Sweden." The report comes just weeks

after it was revealed that one of lraq's former top generals is still resident in Denmark, desPite having his claim for political asylum turned down.

Danish tewor fear fter a number of hoax packages heightened fears of a biological attack on Denmark, scientists and the government are pointing out

that this country is not considered a primary target, and are urging people not to panic.

Police across the country have been called to a number of orivate addresses and comoanies this week to examine at least 27 susoicious letters and packages. Suspicious packages have

been reDorted at addresses across the country, including a clothes shoo in Aarhus, a newspaper in Herning, a solicitors office in Copenhagen and an

emergency rescue station in Kolding. However, at the time of

writing, none of the suspicious letters were believed to contain any harmful substance. Copenhagen's State Serum

Institute confirmed on Wednesday that none of the substances they had analyzed were harmful. The Director of the institute, Nils Strandberg Pedersen confirmed that of 27 packages examined, 23 contained nothing suspicious at all, while four contained a harmless white Powder. Seven more were in the process of being examined. Speaking to the newspaper Berlingske Tidende, Health Minister Arne Rolighed said: "We should keep calm and use our common sense. lf we start to oanic and see anthrax bacteria everywhere, this will create fear

and only help the political and ideological goals of those seeking to create panic." However, despite his earlier reassurances, Rolighed went on to confirm that his dePaftment is presently working on a nationwide strategy against biological

terror, including countering the deliberate spreading of smallPox

or anthrax. Police are warning that verY

harsh sentences await those found to be behind the hoax let-

ters. Speaking to Berlingske Tidende. Criminal Inspector Kurt

Jensen of Copenhagen Police commented: "You can compare the situa-

tion with false bomb threats, which are also all about creating fear amongst the poPulation.

It is not for us to judge peoPle, but if we find anyone responsible

we will certainly be asking for them to be remanded in custody."

Most experts consider the risk of such attacks against Den-

mark to be very small, pointing out that other countries activelY

involved in the bombing of Afghanistan will be seen as more attractive targets.

SAS to put

delivery of new planes on hold ln the wake of the economic downturn, airline company SAS is seeking to indefinitelY Postpone the planned deliverY of several new olanes. It has been a very hard six months for SAS and the economic consequences of this are becoming apparent as the Partially state-owned corporation is seeking to postpone a Planned delivery of a grouP of new Airbus olanes. "We're initiating a dialogue with Airbus to postpone deliveries of the planes that are Part of the last half of the (total) delivery. However, there is no talk, at this point, of our refusing to ac-

cept any planes," said Bertil Ternert, Head of Information for SAS, from the company's headquarters in Stockholm.

SAS ordered a total of 23 new olanes f rom Airbus in 1999 and 2000, with a SKK 20 million price tag. The deal was signed with an option to buy an additional 14 planes at a later date. With the delivery of the first plane in July of this year, company director Jorgen Lindegaard

declared that the new Planes would be a vital link in a Plan to increase the number of SAS passengers from the current 25 million annually to 35 million within 5 years. Since last month's terrorist attacks in the United States, however, the economic outlook

has changed considerably for

SAS. The negotiations for a postponement of the delivery of

the new planes are directly related to the tragic events of 11 Seotember.

Like other Western airline comoanies, SAS has been hit hard financially, and its economic expectations have been readjusted to reflect the dramatic

downturn. Between 800 and 1.100 of SAS Group's total 31

,000 employees can expect to

be made redundant.

The airline company readjusted its projected economic statistics the day after the Ameri-

can terrorist attacks.

EAC satisfied with

half year result .;''"'::: peaking at an investor

major investment in the Philip-

meeting in August, EAC

pines is also eating into the profits of the division this year. This

starting up, but now things are moving," Mr. Wilson noted, saying it took six years to get to this

division is the second largest

point.

As for EAC Industrial Ingredients, the half year turnover

clouds over some of the compa-

business activity of EAC with a turnover of 5,4 bill. THB. "Still, this is the largest turnover ever in this area and the profit result is double that of 1997," he said, adding that he expected an increase in profits of 10 percent. The growth has been substantial in China.

nies are outweighed but sunny

"China has been slow in

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'i':,,,:,,. top CEO Mark Wilson said he was satisfied with the results achieved so farthis year. Mark Wilson expressed expectations for the second half of the year to perform even better,

but this was two weeks before the terror attack on USA and the

subsequent slump in the world economy.

According to Mr. Wilson,

reached about 1,5 bill. Bath. The operational profits were however

down during the first half of the year compared to last year. As for EAC Moving & Relocation, operational profits are expected to be 70 percent above 2000 attributed to the acquisition

of Global Silverhawk in Asia.

weather in other companies within the four core business areas of Nutrition, Foods, Indus-

trial Ingredients and Moving

Relocation. EAC Nutrition - compising among others Dumex - is the second large st business activity of EAC with a turnover of 5,4 bill. THB.

EAC Nutrition activities, which coverfirst of all the Dumex

activities in South East Asia, is under pressure from the high

prices on milk powder and a

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factory is controlled from this control unit located in a separate room next to the compressors.

York is back on track with several big proj ects Preben B. Pedersen,

York Refrigeration has just delivered its largest

York's Managing

Director in Thailand, is pleasedwith the major

installation for five years and a few projects of the same size are being lined up.

new orders as he is winding down his assignment in the company.

wo years afterthe merger

of Danish refrigeration

IMG's brand new warehouse

company Sabroe into the industrial refrigeration division of the American company, York, the Danish brand name is as strong as ever among its clients.

and factory in Mahachai in

"We went for Sabroe because everybody knows, it's the

best," Mr. Phao Sikkaman, President of IMG Frozen Foods Co., Ltd. says as if simply stating a matter of fact. "We also have Sabroe compressors onboard our ships," he adds, indicating that they are most likely satisfied with these installations as well. Like all the other five owners of IMG Frozen Foods Co., Ltd., Mr. Phao is also the owner of several fishing vessels operating on the high seas from the coast of Africa to New Zealand.

The freezing installation in

Samut Sakorn province 50 km southwest of Bangkok is the latest state of the art in Thailand. For Mr. Preben B. Pedersen, York's Managing Director in

Thailand, the completion of the IMG-order comes timely as he is winding down his assignment in the company. "l exoect to move - somewhere - in February 20A2. My current contract expired October 2001 but I have been asked to stay on forfour more month," he exolains. "What my next assignment will be? | have no idea. But so far I have had new challenges emerging every time one assignment was over, so I am confident

something might emerge this

time as well." Mr. Pedersen

says. Since 1987, he has worked for Sabroe in ten different comoanies and in five different countries - USA, Germany, Denmark, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand.

ersen says with confidence. "We are probably more expensive than our competitors, but this is justified by our higher quality."

Preben B. Pedersen is not worried about the effect of the current crisis on York. The company is a supplier to the food industry and this industry is much less hit by the global recession than for instance manufacturers of electronic appliances. "Most of our customers expect a slight downturn of five per-

"When I came back to Thai-

cent due to the war against terror," Mr. Pedersen adds. "Our bread and butter mar-

land in 2000, my job was to

ket, which performed steadily

downsize the company and re-

even through the 1997-crisis, is

organize its staff from at that time 80 people to 60 people.

the maintenance of the more than 10,000 compressors we

This was necessary because we

have installed all over Thailand in ice factories, food processing

had miscalculated some of the projects and had to suffer the

companies and else where.

consequences." "Today, we have increased the staff again with five more employees, among olhers our Danish chief engineer Henrlk Langer who is also an old hand here, and with a well worklng team we are now really on track for future expanslon," Mr. Ped-

These installations need seruice and from time to time replacement of moving parts." But as for new installations, thls year has been a turnaround year for York Thailand. On our way to the IMG factory, Preben B. Pedersen points to another factory under construction, not-

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ing that this will be York's next major

new installation. "Another one is in my order book - and on Henrik Langer's desk for final technical design," he adds. The installation at IMG comprise six SAB202 screw compressors keeping the temperature down below minus 25 degrees Celsius in each of the 10 cold stores with each two cooling units. These huge storage rooms contain each about 800 tons of stored seafood giving a total capacity of the IMG warehouse of 8,000 tons of seafood. "We all have our own fishing vessels," Mr. Manoch Sawasdee, Managing Director of the factory explains. "Previously, as soon as we had the catch onboard we would start contact-

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ex-

panded EU and an expanded Asia is what EU is aiming for according to Chris Patten, EU's commissioner for foreign affairs

that basically EU simply wants to expand its presence in Asia to reflect its significance in the world today. "Asia's importance for EU is indisputable. So is our importance for Asia," Chris Patten

and former British governor of Hong Kong.

said.

Mr. Patten recently explained the strategic direc-

ing about economics, politics,

tion of EU's foreign policy towards Asia, stressing

"Regardless of wether talkculture, poverty, environment or human rights, the EU commission will attempt to do its utmost

to expand our regional and global relations in the area." the commissioner said. Chris Patten also said the EU would welcome an exoansion of the group of countries currently part of the ASEM-meetings, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

ing our clients and when the ship came in, they would send their trucks to pick up the catch. But we were unable to store the catch for the best timing to release it in the market and sometimes price fluctuations could be quite big." The partnership between the families goes back 20 years and by the end of 1999 they took the decision to

build the warehouse and factory in Mahachai. Today, the cold store facili-

ties are ready and some of them already in use and by January 2002, Mr.

Manoch expects to be able to start also to fillet fish at the factory. The heart of the factory is the installation of the six SAB202 screw compressors. They provide also the freezing capacity for the two quick freezing rooms where up to 60 tons of freshly landed produce may be quickly brought down to minus 25 degrees before being transported into one of the regular cold storage rooms. "The compressors and other high tech parts have been imported from Denmark, but most of the metal structure of any of our installations and the pressure vessels are manufactured at the factory next to our office," Mr. Pedersen says. The generally inconvenient location of York Refrigeration half way to Cha-am makes sense, when Preben B. Pedersen explains that around 35 percent of all fish brought onshore in Thailand is landed in the seaport of Mahachai near by. Thailand's second busiest fishing port is Samut Prakarn to the Southeast of Bangkok. "More than half of Thailand's seafood industry is concentrated within a range of only fifty kilometers from our factory" he explains.

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Business Mind "l served in the early eighties as a young charg" d'affaires at the Embassy in Hanoi and I have been looking for a chance to return ever since."

or the new Danish am-bassador to Thailand, Mr. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen, Thailand was his preferred choice of destination. "My wife and I have been looking very much forward to coming to Thailand. lt is an old dreaming coming true," he says. The Ambassador presented his letters

of credential to His Majesty The King on

October the 'l7th at the Palace in Hua Hin. Later he hopes to be able to present a similar letter to King Sihanouk in Phnom Penh as well as in Rangoon. "l got a taste of Thailand when I served in Vietnam back in the early eighties as a young charge d'affaires at the Danish Embassy in Hanoi. I had the pleasant opportunity to go to Thailand quite often - and having spent some time in Europe, the time is now perfect for me to be going back to South East Asia,"

Mr. Helweg Larsen and his Romanian born wife, Cristina, moved into the residence

in mid September. Although their furniture has still not arrived they obviously enjoying the large garden of the residence where their

lnterwuiew by Gregers Ma/ler Photos byJan Mouritzen

Mn Ulrik

Helwe g-Larsen

will

a close diplomatic observer of developments not only inThailand but also in Cambodia and Burma in the months leading up the ASEM summit in September next year which Denmarkwill be hosting.

"Thailand is an important country in this respect and it will be our responsibility among others to try to find out what the Thai's wish and expect to be the outcome of the summit," the ambassador explains.

little Dachel dog called Vaclav is also having a great time. "We bought him in the Czech republic

and decided to name him after either the president or the chairman of the parliament - their names were both Vaclav," the ambassador explains - stopping short of suggesting what name he would pick if they were to have one more dog while staying in Thailand.

Meeting the Danes The Ambassador and his wife will have their

first major encounter with the full Danish community at the Christmas Bazaar of Margretheklubben, the Danish women's network, on Sunday, November 25 in the Garden of the Ambassadors residence. However, on the 24th of October the board of directors of the Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce had a special opportunity to welcome the Ambassador at a business lunch in the residence of the commercial counselor, Mrs. Tine Hylleberg. Among the questions, which the board of directors were particularly keen on hearing the Ambassadors reaction to, was the unofficial information that the Thai government is planning to tighten the foreign business law in order to make it more difficult for foreign investors to be in control of their business in Thailand.

Helweg Larsen and his Romanian born wife, Cristina enjoy the large ga nofthe residence - where their Dachel dog 'Vaclav'is also having a great time. The couple will on Sunday, November 25 be hosting the

annual Christmas b ar of Margretheklubben in the garden

oftheir

residence.

projects suitable for the mixed credits loans,

which have been quite successful in the oast.

"l hope we could identify new major projects to be financed this way. As the current projects are being implemented, we have to find new major projects to replace them," the Ambassador explains. "We expect in the near future to be able to sign a framework agreement with the Ministry of Finance."

"We are looking into this together with

Internal affairs Internally at the Embassy, no major develbroad terms," the ambassador adds.

our colleagues at the other embassies," Mr.

Helweg-Larsen says. "We are all concerned. We haven't seen any draft yet - but if there is a new law being worked out along these lines, then there is reason for concern. lf it is planned to put more restrictions on foreign companies operating in Thailand we will certainly try to convince the Thai government that this does not serve the interests of Thailand. But so far we have to stress the "if'- as we haven't seen any draft yet."

Commercial relations During his career as a diplomat, Mr. HelwegLarsen was at one point Head of the Trade Department of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This reflects his personal interests in bilateral affairs as well. "l would like to improve the commercial relations between Denmark and Thailand, not only in the traditional sense of import and export but also in terms of improving Danish investments in Thailand," he says. "Quite a number of Danish comoanies are for the time being looking for ways to out-source pafis of their production to focus instead on their core areas of exoertise. That means they don't necessarily have to invest but simply find a good partner in the Thai market." "The current situation with the two most important markets for Thailand - Jaoan and USA - both showing a downward trend may not be very nice, but as for Denmark there should under normal circumstances be room for an increase in commercial relations in a

Looking for Thai companies During his first few weeks in Thailand, Mr. Helweg-Larsen already met a number of Danish companies, some of them having been working here for long time.

"l hope so see some more of them

the weeks to come," he says. But he is also keen on getting to know first hand more Thai companies. "Together with our commercial counsellor I plan to visit a number of Thai companies considered of special interest to Danish companies not yet operating in the Thai market." The idea would be to match them with Danish companies with relevant business in-

terests. "This takes quite some time to prepare and of course we have to select very carefully in order not to waste the companies' time and also use our own time in the most efficient way." "There might be three or four sectors for instance the environmental - where we

could do more, considering the sectors where Danish companies have special expertise," the ambassador explains. "ln this sector alone, we are supporting Thailand with 1 00 mill DKK per year through the Danced programme. I would certainly like to see a more substantial commercial spin-off from this support."

Mixed credits

opments are planned. "This embassy is already considerably larger than the embassy I knew, when I visited Thailand on a regular basis back in the early eighties. Not least the consular section has grown, reflecting the increasing number of around 80,000 Danish tourists who last yearvisited Thailand. Some of them get into trouble and that is why we have to have such a large consular section." Thai tourist traveling to Denmark are no match in numbers, but could get a boost if plans for a Royal Thai visit by Crown Princess Sirindhorn to Denmark next year materialize. "l can confirm that there are some plans being made for a possible visit but I cannot confirm any details. To my knowledge it is not an official visit," the Ambassador says. He adds, that the embassy has no particular plans for any activity in connection with the visit. But if TV reports from the visit were aired on Thai television it would most likely benefit the tourism sector. "l understand there is already a trend among wealthier Thai tourists of going to Denmark, but mostly as part of a wider trip around Europe." Looking forward to being in Thailand for probably the coming four years, the ambassador has no special plans for engaging in new leisure activities. "l am a very poor tennis player and as for golf, my answer is usually that I am not that old yet ... But maybe I will change my mind on the latter."

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GPV Thailand now ready

to produce electronics PVAsia (Thailand)Co., Ltd., the headquarters of the GPV Groups activities in Asia, keeps growing. From the initial 35 - 40 employees in early 2000, the Bangpoo based GPV company today employs 150 people. Four of these

Instead of assembling in the traditional way in a production line, GPV has trained the staffto assemble a complete board which gives a higher job satisfaction.

are Danes: Hans Danielsen, Jack Rausing, Tommy Kristensen and Kurt P. Nielsen. The premises have grown as well: GPV in 1999 rented initially

manufacturing to fine assembling of electronic components.

Within the new electronic area, key staff was last year put

2000 sq.m. from ABB in Bangpoo Industrial Estate. The present Building 4 within the same compound is more than

through a training program in Denmark learning how to manage new methods, tools ma-

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duction of all the specialties

In Thailand, staff is more

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used to assembling in a traditional line production. We want

closures, wire configuration, electronic assembly and complete solution. Everything produced is produced for someone else. Not having its own product is the unique product of GPV. To be able to do this, you must do it more efficiently than the clients would have been able to themselves, Hans Danielsen explains, adding that the factory in Thailand is the only one within the GPV Group capable of producing it all from heavy metal

one worker to assemble a complete unit or section of a unit, Danielsen explains while show-

ing around the assembly line, where light beams assist the workers by indicating on the board where the next component should be mounted. By training the staff in close cooperation with GPVs R&D

Department, which had designed the equipment together with the client, it was possible to teach all the aspects ofthe products in a period of four months. The instructions were made in

English, which the Thai supervisortranslated into Thai assisted by photos and animated illustrations. These instructors now train the staff on the floor.

Related to the electronics production lines, a production of special wires has also been established. Here, wires are cut to exact length, stripped of insulation, and mounted with the correct connectors in each end.

field is Bang & Olufsen, the top quality Danish manufacturer of home electronics.

The trend of Global Sourcing, which has proven to be effi-

cient in Europe in these years, is the business idea guiding the

company. That goes for GPV Asia itself too. ln some instances. GPV Asia has itself been outsourcing to subcontractors in other parts of South East Asia for clients of GPV in Denmark trying to find the most cost efficient solution for the client.

But trying to control a subsuppliers production quality level

punching, bending, welding, sur-

is not Hans Danielsen's recipe for a healthy good nights sleep. "l would anytime prefer to produce most things within mechanical production ourselves," he says. 'Then at least we wont have to check for the kind of

face treatment and assembly of

completely irrational errors

mechanical comDonents constant improvements are made

we use cheap suppliers in the

based on new machinery re-

region," he says.

Also within the traditional GPV areas of CNC shearing,

cently imported from Denmark. ABB the first client and still a

which sometimes may occur if

But for electronic compo-

major customer of GPV Asia has responded positively by transferring more jobs to GPV. But also

nents and PCB's the technical skills and the quality level of our suppliers is very high, and the Asian region is developing rap-

the number of non-ABB clients

idly.

is growing steadily. One prominent new client in the electronic

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n article in the September issue of Thai-Danish Trade News gives, according to the Royal Danish Em-

The Schengen

bassy, the distorted impression that the procedure for issuing visas to Denmark have been

agreement has caused a drop in visa applications handled by the Danish

changed since Denmark entered Schengen on 25 March 2001, in

embassy because

tourists no longer need

general making it much more difficult and time consuming to

avisafor each single country in Europe they are going to visit.

obtain a visa to Denmark/Schengen and thereby hurting Danish

exoort activities.

The article, which was first business people going to meetings in Denmark, tourists, and many relatives." "The cases we send to the Danish authorities in Copenhagen for consideration are

printed in the Danish daily JyskeVestkysten, quoted a Danish businessman in Singapore who comolained about his difficulties in obtaining a visa for his Thai secretary to travel with him to Denmark. The headline was "Schengen hurts Danish Exports" "These are serious accusations - and they are not true," says Mrs. Tove Wihlborg Andersen, head of consular section at the Royal Danish Embassy.

"As soon as the article apoeared in the Thai Danish Trade News we looked into the matter but couldn't find out which case

mostly cases where the aPPlicant has insufficient financial means for such a trip, or has no

job. lt may also for example be cases where the company guarhe was referring to. We have no

record of the Danish businessman Mr. Jorgen Dirch and have no recollection of having previ-

ously assisted him in the way, he describes," she says.

"Entering Schengen has not

changed our procedures for issuing visas. They are still the same. And the Embassy still issue visa within 3 days to the vast majority of the applicants, which naturally include employees of

well-established companies,

Arrivals from Denmark to Thailand

anteeing for the applicant cannot be verified in any regular business register or where the purpose of the visit is not sufficiently clear." Tove Wihlborg Andersen exoects the new website of the Royal Danish Embassy to be of major assistance in explaining the reouirements for the various kinds of visas. The information is in both English and Danish and will at a later stage also be made available in Thai. The number of Thai nation-

als travelling to Denmark has been climbing steadily since 1998 when the effect of the crisis hit also the Thai-Danish tourism industry. That year, in 1998, the total number of Thais travelling to Europe with Denmark as

their first destination was 3.878 persons. Last year, in 2000, the figure was 6,023 travellers. This year, the number of Thai

From Denmark to Thailand

visitors has been increasing steadily with 30 percent from January till July compared to year 2000. The figures from August and in particular f rom September are

now anxiously awaited Gregers Moller

Once in Denmarkrr For Mrs. Krongkarn Phong-

sathorn, editor of Traveller's

Hotels hit by terror attacks in the USA Danish hotels are suffering economic fallout from the terrorist attacks in the USA.

mantic novel, which she stafted working on right away during a media trip to Denmark early this spring sponsored by the Royal Danish Embassy. Ms. Rasmi got her inspiration for the plot the moment she set her foot in Copenhagen Airport, she says. A leading character in the book is also modeled over the famous Danish Goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel, she says. She hopes to finish the book soon and have it published in the near future. Rasmi Hanvajanavong who works as a

"To me, what makes Copenhagen such a great and incomparable metropolis is the atmo-

Companion, it was her second visit to Denmark. Her first shotl visit took place 20 years ago, she says, but she has neverfor-

sphere. Copenhagen is not a city to rush through but a friendly city where you can smell, taste and

gotten the Danish generosity

see many things around you,

and her imoression of the Danish architect and furniture designer Arne Jacobsen. In Copenhagen, the group stayed at the five-star Radisson SAS Royal Hotel where the hotel lobby features Swan and Egg chairs as a tribute to the great

start with the charming narrow

master.

Mrs. Krongkarn also noted,

streets of the old city where each

winding street is lined with unique, beautifully preserved houses," he described his deeply impression in Denmark In the Thai travel magazine

"Tio Rob Lok" for September 2001 travel writer Nuangnoi Satta wrote about fascination

journalist for Poojadkarn Daily was not the

only Thai journalist I who enjoyed the trip. Several of the other journalists hold similar

After the terrorist attacks in the USA, Copenhagen's hotels are

fond memories

Denmark.

Mr. Saritdet Marukatat of

feeling the pinch as travellers from across the world cancel their reservations. Many hotels

Bangkok Post fell completely in love with the quiet place and the

reported that bookings are down

marvelous scenery

25o/" on the seasonal norm.

At the newly-build Copenhagen Marriott, the number of empty beds is so high that employee layoffs are now looking inevitable. "We have been hit extra hard because we are a new hotel. We

rely a lot on British, American and Canadian guests," says

Marriott Hotel Director HansPeter Bachofnerr.

The Copenhagen Airport Hilton and the Radisson SAS

- not to speak of the generous Danish hospitality - and keeps dreaming of going back one day. "lt is a such a pretty and quiet country. With a lot of fresh air. I

love the place and really want to go back some time," he says.

In September, SAS Thailand and Indochina arranged for a similar media trip covering not only Denmark, but also Sweden and Norway. Again Denmark left a favourable impression on most

of the journalists.

that the famous Danish feather blankets and pillows seemed to be on top of everybody's shopping lists, just like the famous fresh seafood was a hit with every one. Unfortunately, this was her second trio to Denmark and once again it was only a short

with Denmark. The article was part of a series about traveling to all the four Nordic countries of Denmark, Sweden, Finland

stay. She has now promised herself on her next trip to stay longer

famous Danish writer HC Andersen, enjoying Danish Smorrebrod, strolling in Nyhavn, ro-

and take a closer look and really get to know Denmark. For Kamron Pramoj naAyutthaya from lmage magazine the architecture of Copenhagen was what impressed him most durino the visit.

and Nonivay. Nuangnoi Satta recounted in

particular her efforts in tracing evidence of Denmark's historical past, finding out about the

mancing in Tivoli - and her problems in finding the ferry to Sweden.

Ubonwan Phungboon

Chain have reported a downturn of between 10 and 20"/".

"We do not yet know how high the drop in reservations for the coming month will be, but our experience with the Gulf War in 1991 shows that the number of American tourists at that time fell by a third," says SAS Hotels Re-

gional Director, Mogens Stendrup.

Copenhagen's hotels are set to suffer more th.an their provincial counterpafts, many of which cater for domestic tourists. Many Danes are expected this year to take their holidays in Denmark rather than go abroad.

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The 30 square meter booth at Gasa Odense was quickly converted from aworkshop area to a sales booth as the purchasing interest was simply

overwhelming.

SOren Presmann with some of the insp irational orchid zrrangements

which Danishflorists will now be able to create and sell themselves.

Presmann has reintroduced Thai orchids in Denmark .'

'" : resmann (Thailand) Co.,

': '.:" Ltd. in September suc'li cessfully re-introduced orchids to the Danish florist trade in cooperation with Denmark's largest specialist florist wholesale organization, Gasa Odense.

The Danish consumers today know orchids mainly from the cheap packs of small, Pink orchids sold in supermarkets. Lacking an alternative suPPlY source, the florists in Denmark have by and large refrained from

entering this competition. "On the other hand, Danish florists feel the need for innova-

tions, new products, colours, shapes and arrangements to stay competitive," Mr. Soren Presmann, owner and CEO of Presmann Co., Ltd. explains. "We wanted to show them a real selection of exciting varieties of orchids, which demand professional florist skills to com-

Here, Presmann had set up a 30 square meter special stand pre-

this and produce her own ar-

senting and demonstrating how

the inspiration leaflets we had

to create a variety of flower ar-

prepared." During the evening, several

rangements as well as hand out

rangements using orchids. 'Two months before, we had asked one of the most skilled florists in Thailand to arrange some truly creative arrangements using some of the different orchids,

we expected Gasa to select to become their regular stock," Soren Presmann explains. "These arrangements were photographed and printed on handouts together with descriP-

tions of how this oarticular arrangement was put together as an inspiration to the florists." The introduction was a malor success. "Already while putting uP the stand the first visitors came bY, asking if they could buy some of

the orchids we had imported only as show examples. Finally

varieties of the orchids were sold out. The rest went next morning. "Especially the interest in ordinary lotus flowers was a sur-

orise. Most of the florists didn't know how to open them. So we demonstrated how we in Thailand open a lotus leaf by leaf."

Evaluating the success, Gasa Odense selected 15 -20 different kinds from the over 54 different varieties presented by Ssren Presmann to be part of their regular stock.

Interestingly, the comPanY importing the orchids to Denmark is, well - also owned by Soren Presmann!

"We took this decision two years ago to establish our own company in Denmark. FinallY,

the request was so overwhelming, that we decided to com-

the technical details were

The re-introduction evenl took place on September 12

pletely rearrange our stand." "lnstead of having the workshop as the main attraction, we

company, Presmann (Danmark) ApS, was a reality.

where Gasa Odense had invited

arranged a sales stand where all

its customers to their regular get-

the orchids were available

together within the florist trade.

while our florist would sit next to

bine and sell, but also offer more

attractive prof it

rfi

argins."

place and February 2000 the

"We decided to incorporate it as an "ApS" - a company of

limited liability. Apart from ourselves, my brother is a Partner

in the company," Mr. Presmann exolains. The business idea is to market, import and distribute Thai food products in Denmark. First of all fresh fruit and vegetables, but also Thai canhed and dried goods and other specialty food

products mostly sourced

Presmann in Thailand. Part of the idea was also to deal with the slow payment Procedures of some of the Danish importers, which Presmann Co., Ltd. had previously experienced. "Today we market our fresh

food products under the brand name Ex-Presmann. Our clients within this segment are the big

supermarket chains and the wholesalers of the smaller supermarkets."

The decision to add one more product - orchids - was taken nine month before the launch in September.

"Orchids had similarities in kind with the existing products and we could benefit from a certain synergy. Distribution and logistics of fresh vegetables and fresh orchids is not entirely different," Ssren Presmann saYS. Gregers Moller

Solutions The GPV Group is a knowledge based technology and outsourcing partner who focus on long term strategic partnerships. GPV produces and develops products within Mechanics and Electronics in a range from simple parts to highly complex assembled end-products containing many thousand individual elements. The GPV Group includes 6 factories, of which the 5 companies is situated in Denmark, where GPV Industri A"/S is the parent company and GPV International A/S is the headquarter.

GPV Asia {Thailand) Co., Ltd. is the headquarters for the GPV Group's activities in Asia and is an important parl of the GPV Group Global Sourcing & Contracting concept. The company is specialised in high-quality production of metal parts, cabinets and enclosures, high precision machined parts, wire configuration, PCB assembly, electronic or mechanical assembly and complete solutions GPV Asia is located in Samutprakarn 30 km south-east of the centre of Bangkok in the Bangpoo Industrial Estate dnd has app. 180 employees and 6500 sqm production.

The process capabilities are: Mechanic production: Shearing, CNC punching, CNC bending, Stamping, Welding, CNC Machining, CNC Turning, Powder painting, Silk screening, Electrical wiring and full assembly of products. Electronic production: Cable & Wire configuration, Automatic SMT and manual PCB assembly, Test, Complete Electronic and Electromechanic assembly. R&D department with mechanic and electronic engineers.

GPV Asia fihailand) Co., Ltd. 297 Moo 4, Bangpoo Industrial Estate, Soi 6 Phraksa, Sukhumvit Road, Samutprakarn 10280, Thailand Tel. (+66) 2 7Og 2550 -1 Fax (+66) 2 7Og 2555 / 7Og 2564 E-mail: jar@gpv-asia.co.th Homepage: www.gpv.dk

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Maki ng adifference A Danish vision and months of hard work has given young handicapped children in the Noftheast of Thailand a new chance in life.

"Mr. Ulrich Hansen, Jebsen & Jessen Group of Companies in Thailand, had sent a letter in advance to pave the way. lt was very encouraging," she adds. Since then, Hjordis Hansen has received support in kind and

in cash from Danish Soroptimists in the cities of Hjoning and Holbak, Lions

The center is part of the Raindrop Foundation for Children, established more than twenty years ago and still managed by its founder, Dr. Pensak

Chagsuchinda. Widow after former Danish Ambassador Franz Howitz, Dr. Pensak is today Senator for Sakhon Nakorn provrnce.

The Raindrop' Foundation provides housing and electricity, transportation and other practical assistance free of charge, but the Handicap Center has its own seoarate board of directors

own expense and are highly mo-

training equipment and other

Thailand as well as

year of trial operation.

four months. "They are traveling on their

marK.

Sakon Nakorn province November 5, 2001 after one

Ronde Hojskole who has helped

out at the Handicap Center for

Thailand and Den-

Club in Frederiks-

in the Noftheast of Thailand on

unteers at the center for a week

and two young students from

tivated," Hjordis Hansen says. "We have been able to start up the center on a slim budget of 250,000 Baht for the first year because we could use one of the buildings of the Raindrop Foundation for free and because we received a lot of the furniture,

Danish supported Handiin

cap Center opened

headed by Mrs. Hjordis Hansen making it possible for donors to support the handicap center financially and otherwise directly. "Ourfirst donation, which set it all in motion, was 20,000 Danish kroner from Jebsen & Jessen in Denmark," Mrs. Hansen explains.

sund, Jotun Paint in private individuals in

Support has

utilities in a container from the

also been offered by professional Danish

Soroptimists in Hiorring," Hjordis

physiotherapist who has worked as vol-

Inspiring the mothers and grandmothers of the children to start working with the children is a victory for the idea of 'help to self-help'.

Hansen says. "The initial supporters have

received a report every six month on the progress of the center. With the board of directors in place, we are now ready

to enter a new ohase with a longer perspective," she adds.

The center provides a kindergarten for handicapped children on a daily basis and a periodical three days special train-

ing course for more severely handicapped children who live

up to 70 km from the center. They come with their mothers or

grandmothers - sometimes with their fathers - and learn a range of techniques how to develop a

their abilities in spite of their handicap. Next time, progress is reviewed and new "home work" rs grven.

"One of the girls had been put in the local school to sit on the back row. The teacher was scornful and the other children were teasing her. But she was not stupid - just handicapped. With an ice throng and a bag of used rolls of films we started training her muscle control and next she could start holding a big

pencil," Hjordis Hansen tells. "Today, she can write with her left hand and is making fast progress to the amazement of her teacher and classmates." Other cases are children left on the floor at home to stiffen in oositions like a foetus and the trainers and parents have to use great strength in stretching them out. Sometimes, the center will

have to start the treatment by washing the child. "By focusing on the children,

we also see another effect. The parents stop being embarrassed and bring out their handicapped children in the ooen. "You are the first people I have ever met who seems to love my child," one mothertold me," Hjordis Hansen says. In situations like this, Hjordis Hansen, an experienced nurse for over thirty years, admits that still she has to wipe away a tear. The percentage of handicapped children in the rural areas of Thailand is considerably higher than in Denmark. One reason is the higher number of child births at home which - if comolications set in - may lead to a spastic

parents and the first residential training course took place at the Raindrop Foundation in August

of 2000 people would typically have two or more handicapped children generally lying inactive in their homes. There were no one to explain to the parents the impoftance and techniques of teaching their children daily living skills, physical exercise and mental stimulation. Hjordis Hansen had the imoression that the mothers were crying out for help but that they felt their problems were insurmountable. This gave her the idea to form a group of these

999.

Despite having barely any resources, she felt she had to start the project immediately as without any intervention the children would only become more inactive, decreasing their chan-

ce of development by each passing day. Today, two years later, the formal opening of the Handicap Center is a victory not only for Hjordis Hansen personally and the children and families, which have eagerly grabbed the chance offered them, but also for the Raindrop Foundation's idea of

handicap for the child. Other cases, Hjordis Hansen suspects

rural progress made possible

is because of high fever when the child is still a babywhich can

based on "help to self help". Gregers Mo//er

give severe cramps which may again cause brain damage. Her first impression of the need for assistance was when in 1999 she visited the Raindrop

The day the container arrived from HjPrring was an important milestone in the realization of the

Foundation and Dr. Pensak Chagsuchinda showed her around in the province. Everywhere they went they encountered disabled children. Avillage

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New Danish healing therapy helps ini ured Thai elephants new healing therapy, A3 Cell Care Therapy, was recently Put to its ulti-

mate test when its Danish inventor John Wetling and scientist dr.

techn. Niels Jonassen of Denmark's Technical UniversitY in October applied the theraPY to the treatment of elePhants in the North of Thailand.

The elephants were injured and traumatized from stePPing on landmines left over from the fighting along Thailand's borders

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"Applying the theraPy, the healing process is now sPeeding up and the elePhants were visibly enjoying the treatment," says John Wetling who four daYs

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Danish physiotherapist Vicki Weber and her husband Poul in

promoting the new theraPY equipment among Thai hosPitals and other health treatment centers in Thailand. The A3 Cell Care TheraPY is using the atmospheric ions in the

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"lf used prophylactic, the therapy is not least a great energy booster," adds Vicki Weber,

whose legendary energY, however, never needed any boosting. Originally a professional physiotherapist f rom Denmark, Vicki Weber in the early eighties founded Thailand's first Professional Fitness Center.

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Vicki Weber with the Danish inventor John Wetling during their busy week presenting the new equipment to i hospitals hcalth centres.

occur

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elephants were much better.

Today, having sold her fit-

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and Poul Weber had arranged

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interested people in the Scandinavian community in Thailand on Thursday the 18th October.

The two healing sessions

program aired in Denmark about the sufferings of the big animals.

Going to Thailand without PaYing tribute to these impressive animals, which are also the very symbol of the Kingdom of Thailand, just didn't seem right," he says.

Gregers Moller

Members visited

Members in this photo during the walk about the Ecco factory include JPrgen

Ib Hedes, Peter Linnemann and Frank Hansen.

ECCO's

factory cco Shoes on Seotember 1 8

The company puts a signifi-

hosted twenty members of the Danish Thai Chambers of Commerce who had made their way to the ECCO Tannery and Shoe Factory in Ayuthaya for a showing of the factory by Bob Jones, Managing Director of Ecco (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ECCO has invested 39 million USD, employs 2.000 people, and produces 70.000 shoes per week for expon. The group plans to adopt an

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their staff and has received a number of awards such as Best Factory Award, Best Product Award for Thai people over the last few years.

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aggressive marketing strategy in Thailand early next year. lt is considering setting up a distributor or opening its own shops to boost comoetitiveness because Ecco footwear is expensive in relation to the local purchasing power. A few days before Bangkok Post had published an article about the popular Danish manufacturer of footwear quoted Kitti Chaiwattanatorn, deputy managing director of Ecco

(Thailand) for expecting slower growth figures in 2001 than initially set as the target. Last year, Ecco sales had hit 2.1 billion bath. The company had tried to accelerate sales since the second ouarter by freezing prices while its competitors lined up to raise prices due to higher production costs, particu-

larly for shoes made from cow leather. The company has an annual pro-

duction capacity of four million pairs of shoes, but expects output to drop to around 3.2 million pairs this year. It increased capacity by 30% last year but the machinery has not yet run at full capacity. Ecco (Thailand) is the second-

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the Ecco Group, which has an annual production capacity of 10 million pairs with a market share of 4%

of a total market wonh US$7.5 bil-

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Carlsberg CEO moved to Royal Scandinavia The Carlsberg brand name is among the 100 strongest in the world.

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Lindelov was recentlY moved from Carlsberg to Royal Scandinavia. At the same time Mr. Michael C. luulwas removed from the Board of Directors of Carlsberg to be "only" Managing Director of Carlsberg Asia, the new company to cover all

Carlsberg Asia. According to Mr. luul, Carlsberg Asia may well prove the most orofitable division within the whole Carlsberg Group of Comoanies. Carlsberg as a brand name last year made it to the list of the

Carlsberg activities in Asia. The move, which could look like a demotion of Mr. luul is just a delay in a technicality, says Michael C. luul. "You cannot be director of

pectations he will have to live uP

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will be Mr. Andersen's job to cre-

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ate a corporate culture, with

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Danish cleaning equipment expanding in Thailand isk-Advance, a Danish based manufacturer of a wide selection of Professional cleaning equipment, recently expanded its network of representatives for marketing its ilf

oroducts and services better in Thailand. Nilfisk-Advance Co., Ltd.

was established in Thailand in May 1999 to market all the Nilfisk-Advance oroducts such

as dry and wet vacuum clean-

ers, floor

maintenance ma-

chines, sweepers, high-pressure

cleaners, carpet cleaners and consumer vacuum cleaner. According to Mr. Preecha Ampornsittikul, General Manger of Nilfisk-Advance, the clients in

Thailand are mostly hotels, industrial offices, hospitals and cleaning service companies. The company has had an in-

crease in turnover of 10% each year since the operation was set uo in Thailand. To keep up the expansion, Nilfisk-Advance is planning to open new offices in the major provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai in the Nofth and Hat Yai in the South of Thailand. Nilfisk-Advance A,/S has established subsidiaries in 25 countries worldwide.

Thai-Danish exhibition a success The historical exhibition "Thai Danish Relations Through Four

Centuries" which opened in Copenhagen on September 3 will remain ooen till the end of November.

"l personally think the exhibition presents itself even better

Danish beauty in Thai contest anish teenager Kristina Holst has been selected as the Danish contestant in an international beauty contest to be held soon in Bangkok. The 15 year old Miss Holst won the Danish Topmodel 2001

ments in Paris and Copenhagen for her agent, Scoop Models.

competition in September and

with a fever - she has an identical twin sister to be her stand in.

has been busy since with assign-

Miss Holst won the title in comoetition with 1500 other Danish girls. One hidden advantage is, that - if she should ever be tired of the job or come down

They used to play on the same football team in their hometown of Fredericia, but now her sister will have to go alone.

Apart from the title, the chance to compete in Thailand and the shootings in Paris, Miss Holst won a new mobile phone ano a camera.

in Copenhagen than in Bangkok," DTCC President Tom Sorensen says. The exhibition has been created by Dr. Jesper Trier in the former EAC headquarters in the old Freeport of Copenhagen on Indiakaj 16 where it is open to the public every weekend. Most of the 5000 Thais living in Denmark are expected to visit the exhibition.

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