MATRADE Leads Malaysian Building Materials Exporters into Moscow
MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014, KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), will be organising the participation of Malaysian companies in the upcoming international exhibition, MOSBUILD 2014 which will be held at the Expocentre, Moscow, Russian Federation from 1 to 4 April 2014.
The Malaysia Pavilion occupying 12 booths exhibiting products ranging from solar system, timber flooring, aluminium extrusion, playground equipment, electrical products to LED streets light. MOSBUILD is the leading and largest building materials exhibition in Russia and Eastern Europe. It also is a strategic platform for Malaysian companies to tap the huge potential in the emerging markets of Russia, the CIS and also Eastern Europe countries such as Hungary, Poland and the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
According to MATRADE, “One to one business meeting session have been arranged between local importers and the Malaysian exhibitors with over 70 local companies based in Moscow and other cities in Russian Federation and neighbouring countriesâ€.
Apart from the pre-arranged meetings, MATRADE will also be organising a business visit for all the Malaysian delegation to Leroy Merlin, a hypermarket for building materials in Moscow. With the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, the housing and properties market is expected to expand together with the developments in road and transport infrastructure across Russia, thus leading to increased demand for construction and building materials. Malaysian building material companies interested to explore business prospects in Russia can contact MATRADE for more information.
