Flemish Government

HE Fientje MOERMAN (Mrs), Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, Innovation and Foreign Trade


Export Promotion Agency

FIT - Flanders Investment & Trade


Professional Organizations

Antwerp Diamond High Council
Flemish Building Confederation
Belgian Association of International Trading Houses


Chambers of Commerce

VOKA - Flanders Chamber of Commerce & Industry

VOKA Limburg - Chamber of Commerce & Industry Limburg

VOKA West Flanders- Chamber of Commerce & Industry West Flanders


City Council City Council of Antwerp


Port Antwerp Port Authority


Management School Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School

AHLERS LOGISTIC & MARITIME SERVICES is a leading European logistic and maritime services provider with headquarters in Antwerp.
The company’s core activities are logistics, warehousing and value added logistics, liner agency and marine consultancy.
Over 600 staff members worldwide offer logistic and transport solutions from 43 offices in Europe, the CIS, the Baltic States and South East Asia. Ahlers also employs 400 seagoing staff.

Mr Christian LEYSEN, Chairman

Mr Luc ROM, Business Development Manager

Noorderlaan 139 B - 2030 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 543 73 11 Fax: + 32 3 541 91 10
E-mails: cleysen@ahlers.com / info@ahlers.com Website: www.ahlers.com

AKC Coffee & Tea - We are a Belgian family-owned coffee roasting company. We started our business in 1986 as roaster and packer for colleague roasters in Europe, but the last years we concentrated ourselves on "private label".
From green to finished product, we are used to work according the requirements and specifications of our customers.

Mrs Chantal HOORENS, Managing Director - Export Manager

Mrs Camille WILLEMS, Export Manager

Hogenakkerhoekstraat 11 B - 9150 Kruibeke
Tel.: + 32 3 253 18 00 Fax: + 32 3 253 16 86
E-mail: info@akc.be Website: www.akc.be

APPLITEK - The two main export products of our company are: on line monitors & analyzers for wastewater treatment plants.

Mr David LAURIER, Managing Director

IZ De Prijkels - Venecoweg 19 B - 9810 Nazareth
Tel.: + 32 9 386 34 02 Fax: + 32 9 386 72 97
E-mail: d.laurier@applitek.com Website: www.applitek.com

BARCO is a world leader in professional markets, in which it offers display and visualization solutions.
Based upon in-depth market knowledge, the company designs and develops solutions for large-screen visualization, display solutions for life-critical applications, and systems for visual inspection.

Mr Guy PUTMAN, SR Director Strategy Avionics

Mr Hans DEPREZ, Business Development Manager Avionics

Mr Jean-Pierre PARET, Corporate Director Europe

President Kennedypark 35 B - 8500 Kortrijk
Tel.: + 32 56 23 32 11 Fax: + 32 56 26 22 62
E-mail: sales.aerospace@barco.com Website: www.barco.com

BEM - FCIC - Flemish Construction & Investment Company is a private investment company.
Its shareholders are prominent, stable companies in Belgium, drawn from the worlds of construction and property and the financial sector. BEM is a private equity fund.

Mr Wim VERSTOCKT, Investment Director

Lombardstraat 34 B - 1000 Brussels
Tel.: + 32 2 545 57 49 Fax: + 32 2 545 59 07
E-mail: info@bem-fcic.com Website: www.bem-fcic.com

BROUWERIJ MALHEUR - The Malheur brewery is a family brewery, brewing only specialty beers, high fermented and bottle conditioned. We brew blond and brown beers. The Malheur brewery created the first "Bière Brut" in the world. As our Malheur beers are living beers, they have a long shelf life (2 years).
The Malheur brewery is proud to mention 3 awards:
Malheur Bière Brut (Gold Medal Eureka Brussels - 2001)
Malheur 10° (Bronze Medal World Beer Cup-USA - 2004)
Malheur 12° (Gold Medal International Beer Competition - 2004)

Mr Emmanuel DE LANDTSHEER, Managing Director

Mandekensstraat 179 B - 9255 Buggenhout
Tel.: + 32 52 33 39 11 Fax: + 32 52 34 25 28
E-mail: manudl@malheur.be Website: www.malheur.be

BUSWORLD - Organization of the bi-annual Fair for professional bus & coach builders and operators in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Next edition: October 19-24, 2007
Attended in 2005 by 25.234 professionals from 107 countries.

Mr Luc GLORIEUX, General Manager

Kasteel van Rumbeke - Moorseelsesteenweg 2 B - 8800 Roeselaere
Tel.: + 32 51 22 60 60 Fax: + 32 51 22 92 73
E-mail: info@busworld.org Website: www.busworld.org

CLAYTON OF BELGIUM is a fully owned subsidiary of CLAYTON INDUSTRIES in California.
We are responsible for the fabrication, distribution and after sales service of the Clayton steam generators and exhaust gas boilers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
We guarantee high quality saturated steam (99.5% dryness) or superheated steam. Capacities can vary up to 10 ton/h per single unit, with pressures up to more than 100 bars.

Mr Peter DE CLERCK, Area Sales Manager

Rijksweg 30 B - 2880 Bornem
Tel.: + 32 3 890 57 00 Fax: + 32 3 890 57 01
E-mail: peter.declerck@clayton.be Website: www.clayton.be

CLEAR2PAY is a software company with a single minded focus on providing payment and payment-related solutions for financial institutions and their clients, leveraging the existing financial institution's infrastructure to integrate it with the client's financial value chain, using the new wave of electronic payments processing systems.

Mr Luc DE SMEDT, General Manager

Schaliënhoevedreef 20A B - 2800 Mechelen
Tel.: + 32 2 737 70 01 Fax: + 32 15 79 52 01
E-mail: info@clear2pay.com Website: www.clear2pay.com

CONSULTANTS IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CPM) covers 4 areas in consultancy for human resources managements :
- recruitment;
- selection of candidates;
- career management in the company;
- strategic partner and change agent.

Mrs Christine VAN VELTHOVEN, Managing Director

Mr Hugo DE MEY, Director

Brusselsesteenweg 74A B - 9090 Melle
Tel.: + 32 9 231 42 42 Fax: + 32 9 231 51 27
E-mail: hugo.demey@cpm-hm.be Website: www.cpm-hm.be

DEBA - Company specialized in the manufacturing of medium voltage distribution switchgear and associated components :
- SF6 insulated load break switches;
- Mechanical drives;
- Vacuum circuit breakers with or without integrated digital protection and ct’s, digital protection relay;
- Voltage indicators;
- Arc Killer Switchgear range existing in two versions: Air insulated cubicles with SF6 load break switch & Gas filled ring main unit in compact and extensible version.

Mr Francis KIN, Vice-President - Export Sales

Moorstraat 24 B - 9850 Nevele
Tel.: + 32 9 371 75 51 Fax: + 32 9 371 59 25
E-mail: francis.kin@deba.biz Website: www.deba.biz

DEMIAS CONSULTANTS acts as intermediary for export sales of equipments:


* Used Industrial Equipment & Machinery
1. Machine Tools: lathes, presses, milling machines, shears, etc.;
2. Textile Machines: spinning, weaving, finishing, confection;
3. Power Generation Equipments;
4. Construction Equipment: bulldozers, excavators, trucks & trailers, forklifts;
5. Airplanes: 1 & 2 propellers.


* New “EXID ®” Detonation Devices

Mr Jo STEVERLYNCK, Director / Owner

Katteknok 7 B - 8720 Dentergem
Tel.: + 32 51 63 41 04 Fax: + 32 51 63 57 95
E-mail: jo.demias@demias.be Website: www.demias.be

DENOLF Willy - Nursery of ornamental shrubs - 25 ha containerplants.
We grow climbingplants such as clematis (more than 100 different varieties), ionicera, wisteria, etc.
All kinds of shrubs, also special varieties and different sizes.
Containers: 3L, 5L, 7.5L, 10L, 15L, 20L.
We grow conifers in all kind of varieties and plants for hedging.

Mrs Katrien DELESIE, Director

Drogenboomstraat 49 B - 8790 Waregem
Tel.: + 32 56 62 11 11 Fax: + 32 56 62 11 10
E-mail: katrien@denolf.com Website: www.denolf.com

DIAMANI, a diamond trading company and DIAMANI JEWELS are situated in the Diamondclub-building of Antwerp, where the whole diamond trade started more than 100 years ago. You will find polished diamonds at the best price in all shapes and qualities.
His charming boutique "La Joaillerie du Club" offers a wide range of exquisite, fine, handmade quality jewels at very competitive prices.

Mr Patrick de LANDTSHEER, Managing Director

Pelikaanstraat 66 B - 2018 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 234 34 78 Fax: + 32 3 231 46 96
E-mail: info@diamani.com Website: www.diamani.com

DOMO® is a leading manufacturer of trend setting and contemporary floor coverings, a wide range of tufted and needle felt broadloom carpet, cushion floor, carpet tiles and mats for the residential and contract market.
Domo® also offers products for the car industry and is producer of high-quality carpet and textile yarns, staple fibres and artificial grass, and a range of synthetic grass products for sports and leisure purposes.

Mr Filiep J. LIBEERT, President & CEO

Mr Piet DE PAEPE, Divisional Manager CSCF

Mr Lieven LAMBAERE, Divisional Manager Floorcoverings Tuft

Nederzwijnaarde 2 B - 9052 Zwijnaarde
Tel.: + 32 9 241 45 00 Fax: + 32 9 241 45 01
E-mails: filiep.libeert@domo.org / info@domo.org Website: www.domo.be

DREDGING INTERNATIONAL is a Belgian hydraulic engineering, dredging and offshore contractor with current works under construction on every continent of the globe.
The company is specialised in the construction and development of harbours, artificial islands, estuarial dams, canals and inland waterways, dike construction and reinforcement, beach replenishment and coastal protection, supply of dredged aggregates and salvage activities.

Mr Philip HERMANS, Area Director

Mrs Sofia NEIRYNCK, Area Director

Scheldedijk 30 B - 2070 Zwijndrecht
Tel.: + 32 3 250 52 65 & 250 52 11 Fax: + 32 250 55 87
E-mails: hermans.philip@dredging.com / neirynck.sofia@dredging.com Website: www.dredging.com

EOC BELGIUM products :
- Waterborne compounds, XSBR latex, and fire retardant additives;
- Emulsions, PUD, and adhesives for use in textile, carpet, non woven, paper, paper/cardboard converting, and paint & lacquers industries;
- Adhesives;
- Inks;
- Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA);
- Hotmelts (for packaging, tapes and labels and graphical industries);
- Surfactants for detergents & cosmetics industry.

Mr Gino CORNELIS, International Business Development Manager

Mr Steven COSAERT, Technical Sales Manager

De Bruwaan 24 B - 9700 Oudenaarde
Tel.: + 32 55 33 42 11 Fax: + 32 55 33 42 12
E-mail: info@eocgroup.com Website: www.eocgroup.com

ETERNIT is the specialist in fibre cement building materials for interior and exterior applications.
Eternit cladding offers a creative challenge with a truly exceptional colour range. Thanks to the use of natural materials, attractive colours and contemporary shapes, the high-quality and creative Eternit cladding products are the right choice.

Mr Piet THEUNIS, Export Manager

Kuiermansstraat 1 B - 1880 Kapelle-op-den-Bos
Tel.: + 32 15 71 74 26 Fax: + 32 15 71 71 79
E-mail: pierre.heyvaert@eternit.be Website: www.eternit.be

EUROPOWER GENERATORS - The company started trading and manufacturing generators in 1990 in Limburg, Belgium. It’s now the largest manufacturer of small generators and welding generators in the Benelux.
Europower Generators is ISP9001-2000 certified and manufactures special generators for Telecom companies, railroad companies, fire brigades, several national armies, major construction companies, international traders, etc.

Mr Luc HEYLANDS, General Manager

Mr Yves HEYLANDS, Sales & Export Manager

Industriezone 1019 B - 3850 Nieuwerkerken
Tel.: + 32 11 58 61 61 Fax: + 32 11 58 28 38
E-mail: info@europowergenerators.com Website: www.europowergenerators.com

FLAG - Belgian Aerospace / Flemish Aerospace Group
The Belgian pillar of Belgian Aerospace is an Association of 86 Flemish Industries and Partners, active in:
Aeronautics - Space - Associated high technologies - Airports, operators & airport companies - Education & training of engineers, technicians & pilots FLAG is the partner for the Federal Belgian and Regional Flemish Government and Agencies in aerospace matters.

Mr Karel VERVOORT, Managing Director

Antwerp Airport Business Centre - Vosstraat 343 B - 2100 Deurne
Tel.: + 32 3 294 68 47 Fax: + 32 3 294 68 56
Website: www.flag.be

FOS & S (Fiber Optic Sensors & Sensing Systems) is a private held company specialized in the development and commercialization of fiber optical sensors and sensing systems.

Mr Marc VOET, CEO

Cipalstraat 14 B - 2440 Geel
Tel.: + 32 14 58 11 91 Fax: + 32 14 59 15 14
E-mail: mvoet@fos-s.com Website: www.fos-s.com

FRISOMAT - Industrial buildings - Steel buildings.

Mr Philippe SOMERS,

Stokerijstraat 79 B - 2110 Wijnegem
Tel.: + 32 3 353 33 99 Fax: + 32 3 353 32 52
E-mail: ph.somers@frisomat.be Website: www.frisomat.com

GIMV is the only prominent investment company in Flanders specialised in private equity i.e. investing in the equity of unlisted companies.
Our portfolio is evenly distributed over start-up companies, strong SMEs and large companies in both traditional and innovative industries.

Mr Jan DEWIJNGAERT, Director

Karel Oomsstraat 37 B - 2018 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 290 21 00 Fax: + 32 3 290 21 05
E-mail: receptie@gimv.be Website: www.gimv.be

GV PRODUCTS - "Alcotile" has years of roof building experience.
Our specialized company offers remarkable professionalism to find the most suitable application for every type of slanting roof.

Mr Guy VERJANS, General Manager

Bilzersteenweg 43 B - 3770 Riemst
Tel.: + 32 12 44 14 44 Fax: + 32 12 44 14 45
E-mail: info@alcotile.be Website: www.alcotile.be

HACOS produces flexible equipment for the production of high quality chocolates for all sizes of chocolate makers, from 20 kg/day to 20 t/day.
Hacos produces the machines and adapts them to the clients’ wishes.
Over 90% of all Belgian chocolate companies use Hacos equipment.

Mr Raf TUYTELAARS, Export Manager

Industrieweg 11 B - 2390 Oostmalle
Tel.: + 32 3 311 70 80 Fax: + 32 3 311 68 95
E-mail: info@hacos.com Website: www.hacos.com

HAESAERTS INTERMODAL is a specialist long-distance transport of chemical liquids and liquid gases in dedicated tank containers.
Our basic strategy is, wherever it is operationally possible, to operate intermodal transport and to reduce the distances covered by road. This approach generates economical, as well as environmental advantages.

Mr Luc HAESAERTS, CEO

Koningin Astridlaan 29 B - 2870 Breendonk
Tel.: + 32 3 860 64 64 Fax: + 32 3 860 60 60
E-mail: lhaesaerts@haesaerts.be Website: www.haesaerts.be

HYTEC is the specialist in the engineering, the design and the supply of complete filling and packaging lines for beverages, food and the chemical industry.
We offer a broad range of services, varying from quick pre-project layouts and budgets, over to machine integration in existing lines up to supplying complete tailor made filling and packaging lines.

Mr Glenn HYZAK, Managing Director

Mr Jan HYZAK, Managing Director

Mechelsesteenweg 277 B - 1800 Vilvoorde
Tel.: + 32 2 254 85 44 Fax: + 32 2 305 53 37
E-mail: g.hyzak@hytec.be Website: www.hytec.be

INTELLECT INTERNATIONAL, a leader in electronic payments since 1988.

Mr Pieter MARX, Managing Director

Mr Egide HERITSKA, Sales Manager Europe

Kleine Kloosterstraat 23 B - 1932 Zaventem
Tel.: + 32 2 722 87 11 Fax: + 32 2 722 06 82
E-mail: info@intellect.be Website: www.intellect.be

ISOCAB - Manufacturing of industrial wall & roof panels / Doors / Wall & roof cladding ...

Mr Bart LEENHOUTS, Consultant

Treurnietstraat 10 B - 8531 Harelbeke - Bavikhove
Tel.: + 7 812 963 91 76 Fax: + 7 812 305 55 82
E-mail: ist@denhamer.com Website: www.isocab.be

JAN DE NUL
- Capital dredging and maintenance works in ports and harbour accesses;
- Reclamation of ports and industrial areas;
- Rock dredging in the open sea;
- Dredging of shore approaches and trenches for offshore pipelines and outfalls;
- Sand wave dredging in the open sea for pipeline route preparation;
- Pipeline stabilisation and protection by rock dumping;
- Oil recovery and cleaning operations;
- Dredging, treatment and disposal of contaminated soils;
- Soil remediation and disposal technologies;
- Sludge and sediment treatment and recycling;
- Sanitary landfills;
- Waterproof construction...

Mr Gert GROOT NIBBELINK, Area Manager

Mr Philippe HUTSE

Mr Vyatcheslav LOBANOV

Tragel 60 B - 9308 Hofstade-Aalst
Tel.: + 32 53 73 17 11 Fax: + 32 53 78 17 60
E-mail: info@jandenul.com Website: www.jandenul.com

JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA - Research, development, production & distribution of medicines.

Mr Stefan GIJSSELS, Executive Advisor to the President & CEO

Turnhoutseweg 30 B - 2340 Beerse
Tel.: + 32 14 60 21 11 Fax: + 32 14 60 28 41
E-mail: info@janbe.jnj.com Website: www.janssenpharmaceutica.be

J. ZEBERG - Founded some hundred years ago, the antiques business located near the cathedral in two adjoining patrician houses, is run by Grethe and Jelva Zeberg.
A superb collection of furniture, tapetries, sculpture, silver and objects of special interest dating from the 15th to 18th century can be viewed in a completely restored setting.
In the same building a group of highly skilled craftsmen employ age-old traditions in the restoration of these works of art.

Mrs Grethe ZEBERG, General Manager

Melkmarkt 37-39 B - 2000 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 233 82 30 Fax: + 32 3 226 43 65
E-mail: info@zeberg-antiques.com Website: www.zeberg-antiques.com

M+P ENTERPRISES - The company specialised in equipment and services to the international oil and gas exploration industry with specific emphasis on geological/geophysical prospecting.
The company also has interests in logistics and rail transportation to and from the countries of the Former Soviet Union.

Mr Jozef M. PUTCUYPS, Managing Director

Mrs Elena A. MUSTAFINA, Managing Director

Noorderlaan 98 / 7 B - 2030 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 541 78 80 Fax: + 32 3 541 78 82 E-mail: jmp@fxc.be

MVT (Materiaalveredelingstechnieken) - Electroless nickel plating.

Mr Luc JEURISSEN, Director

Industriepark Centrum Zuid 3072 B - 3530 Houthalen
Tel.: + 32 11 52 58 16 Fax: + 32 11 60 13 71
E-mail: info@mvt.be Website: www.mvt.be

NEWTEC PRODUCTIONS is a private group of companies specialised in the design, development and manufacturing of equipment, systems and turn-key solutions for satellite communications.
It is regarded as a reputable and major contributor in various standardization bodies such as DVB and ATSC.

Mr Joost VERBRUGGE, Program Director iTV

Mr Umesh VAN HULSE, Product Marketing Manager Satcom

Laarstraat 5 B - 9100 Sint-Niklaas
Tel.: + 32 3 780 65 00 Fax: + 32 3 780 65 49
E-mails: uvh@newtec.be / sales@newtec.be Website: www.newtec.be

N. VROUYR - Import and export of hand knotted carpets, classical and design, also extra large sizes.

Mr Christian VROUYR, Managing Director

Komedieplaats 4 B - 2000 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 232 36 87 Fax: + 32 3 226 39 75
E-mail: info@vrouyr.com Website: www.vrouyr.com

ONTEX INTERNATIONAL is the European market leader in the development, production and sales of private label hygienic disposables.
The group offers the widest range of feminine hygiene (sanitary towels, panty liners and tampons), baby products (nappies and wipes) and incontinence products available on the market.

Mrs Marina VANDEBERG, Advisor - Project Manager for Russia

Spinnerijstraat 12 B - 9240 Zele
Tel.: + 32 52 45 46 11 Fax: + 32 52 45 46 10
E-mail: marina.vandeberg@ontexglobal.com Website: www.ontex.be

OYSTERSHELL is a product development company in consumer and animal health.
We discover, develop and test innovative natural health products for the best pharmaceutical, cosmetic and nutrition companies.
Our focus is on "quality-of-life products": mobility, musculoskeletal, dermatology and ski care, eye care, oral health, GI, cognitive function, respiratory, cardiovascular, biocidal, animal health.

Mrs Lieve GRAWET, Commercial Director

Mr Frik DE MEYERE, International Business Sales Manager

Booiebos 24 B - 9031 Drongen
Tel.: + 32 9 377 24 85 Fax: + 32 9 377 96 80
E-mail: frik.de.meyere@oystershell.com Website: www.oystershell.com

PREFAMAC produces "sweet machines", with particular emphasis on chocolate-making and the industry of cookies, biscuits, waffles and cakes.

Mrs Myriam SCHEPERS, Managing Director / Vice-Chairman VOKA Limburg

Dellestraat 11A B - 3560 Lummen
Tel.: + 32 13 52 18 84 Fax: + 32 13 52 18 48
E-mail: myriam.schepers@prefamac.com Website: www.prefamac.com

REPUTEC - Ambi-Stones® are water permeable tiles and clinkers based on natural mineral granules. The shape and size of the granules produces an open cell structure that is permeable to large quantities of water : 15.000l/s/ha.

Mr Wilfried BLOCKEN, General Manager

Mrs Anita NEVEN, Assistant Manager

Shurhovenveld 3024 B - 3800 Sint-Truiden
Tel.: + 32 11 68 31 11 Fax: + 32 11 69 64 85
E-mails: wilfried.blocken@isola.be / info@isola.be Website: www.isola.be

KOFFIE F. ROMBOUTS - Frans Rombouts installed his first coffee roasting drum in Antwerp in 1896.
Major developments such as one-cup filter coffee and 1,2,3 Spresso have been important contributions to improve the quality of a cup of coffee.

Mr Emmanuel ROMBOUTS, Export Director

Antwerpsesteenweg 136 B - 2630 Aartselaar
Tel.: + 32 3 870 45 45 Fax: + 32 3 870 45 67
E-mail: emmanuel.rombouts@rombouts.com Website: www.rombouts.com

ROSY BLUE is a diamond services company in de middle of the supply chain.
Our services range from rough diamond trading, diamond polishing and polished wholesale, and jewellery wholesale.

Mr Dilip. R. MEHTA, CEO

Hoveniersstraat 53b B - 2018 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 206 16 00 Fax: + 32 3 206 16 01
E-mail: antwerp@rosyblue.com Website: www.rosyblue.com

SABENA FLIGHT ACADEMY is a JAA (Joint Aviation Authorities) recognized Flith Traning Organization (FTO) based in Brussels.
Besides ab-initio education for trainee pilots, partially performed in Arizona, SFA assures the advanced training of airline pilots on its 5 Full Flight simulators.
SFA furthermore operates a fully equipped centre for industrial and aero-medicine.

Mr Jacques WALDEYER, CEO & Chairman

Mrs Laurence ADAM, Business Development Director

Brussels National Airport - Building 201 B - 1820 Steenokkerzeel
Tel.: + 32 2 752 57 55 Fax: + 32 2 752 57 40
E-mail: laurence.adam@sfa.be Website: www.sfa.be

SABENA TECHNICS - Maintenance of different types of commercial aircraft, like B737 all generation, B757, A320FAM, A330, A340.
Maintenance of components installed on the above mentione types of aircraft Engineering and training services.

Mr Gabor SZILAGYI, Sales Manager

Brussels National Airport - Building 40/345 B - 1930 Zaventem
Tel.: + 32 2 723 59 54 Fax: + 32 2 723 49 58
E-mail: gabor.szilagyi@sabenatechnics.com Website: www.sabenatechnics.com

SCR - SIBELCO has grown from a local family enterprise into a leading international industrial minerals group, recognised for high quality products, technological excellence, global market coverage and financial strength.
Today the Group extracts and processes minerals at over 250 production sites worldwide, and employs about 8,200 people globally.
In turn, it offers the very best mineral solutions of the world, such as silica sand, clay, feldspar and kaolin.

Mr Alain SPEECKAERT, Group CEO & Managing

Mr Guy DE CONINCK, Director

Mr Frans CORPELEIJN, Consultant

Mr Jacques EMSENS, President of the Board of Directors

Mr Bernard RESPAUT, Executive Vice-President

Mr Ludo VAN OSTAEYEN, Financial Advisor

Quellinstraat 49 B - 2018 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 223 66 85 Fax: + 32 3 223 67 00
E-mail: ina.lemmens@sibelco.be Website: www.sibelco.be

SEA - INVEST has a long tradition in cargo handling in seaports and as a logistics service provider.
Today, Sea-Invest Group operates affiliated companies in various seaports in Belgium, France, Germany, South Africa and in the near future also in the Netherlands.

Mr Ignace DU PONT, Port Consultant

Skaldenstraat 1 B - 9042 Sint-Kruis-Winkel
Tel.: + 32 9 255 02 11 Fax: + 32 9 259 08 93
E-mail: ignacedupont@skynet.be Website: www.sea-invest.be

SGS BELGIUM - SGS (Société générale de Surveillance) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
It is the global leader in inspection, verification, testing and certification industry and has a network comprising more than 1,000 offices and laboratories and 42,000 employees in well over 120 countries.
Since 1993, SGS Belgium offers exporters of consumer goods direct access to the mandatory Russian GOST R product certification system.

Mr Jozef SOMERS, Certification Manager

Noorderlaan 87 B - 2030 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 545 44 23 Fax: + 32 3 545 44 06
E-mail: jozef.somers@sgs.com Website: www.gost.sgs.be

SINELCO INTERNATIONAL distributes professional hair accessories (all the dry products needed by a hairdresser) : i.e. hairbrushes, combs, scrissors, dryers, clippers, capes, curlers, cips, material for coloring the hair, etc.

Mr Willy DENHAERYNCK, CEO

Industriezone "Klein Frankrijk" 59 B - 9600 Ronse
Tel.: + 32 55 33 41 41 Fax: + 32 55 31 68 37
E-mail: christian.defreyne@sinelco-international.be Website: www.sinelco.be

SORENCO
- Real estate consultancy, brokerage & relocation;
- Advisor for standing investments as well as for opportunity investments combined with project coordination;
- Cross-border investment transactions with institutional and private investors;
- Coordination of the legal, fiscal, administrative & corporate due diligence process;
- Portfolio, cost, facility and building management.

Mr Marc ROBBERECHTS, Managing Director

Grote Steenweg 511 B - 2600 Berchem
Tel.: + 32 3 281 08 08 Fax: + 32 3 281 08 68
E-mail: info@sorenco.be Website: www.sorenco.be

SPACECHECKER - Operator of a satellite communication system for narrowband data, primarily for machine-to-machine communication with vehicle.
Typical applications are Automatic vehicle location, cargo monitoring and telemetry on technical installations.
SpaceChecker uses several Russian L-band satellites and operator via a Russian ground station.

Mr Willem DE PEUTER, Managing Director

Mrs Svetlana ALMAKAEVA, Legal Affairs

Interleuvenlaan 3c B - 3001 Leuven
Tel.: + 32 16 39 11 10 Fax: + 32 16 39 11 19
E-mail: wim.depeuter@spacechecker.com Website: www.spacechecker.com

TELINDUS GROUP is an international ICT company offering network-based solutions, meeting business and public-sector needs.
It also services these markets as a solutions and sourcing partner delivering secure multimedia network solutions, underpinned by management & support services.

Mr Guy VANDERLINDEN, Vice-President New Markets

Mr Hendrik SACK, Executive Advisor to the President & CEO

Geldenaaksebaan 335 B - 3001 Leuven
Tel.: + 32 16 38 20 11 Fax: + 32 16 40 01 02
E-mails: veronique.sempels@telindus.be / info@telindus.be Website: www.telindus.com

TRANSPORT SITRA is operating as an international transport company and affiliates in various country in Europe.
Core business is the transport of food products, bulk solid, bulk liquid and packed goods - both ambient and temperature controlled by road and combined transport.

Mr Martial SAELENS, Manager

Pilkemseweg 113 B - 8900 Ieper
Tel.: + 32 57 22 91 50 Fax: + 32 57 21 54 35
E-mail: m_saelens@sitra-group.com Website: www.sitra.be

TRS is a liner and shipping agency in Antwerp. In Antwerp TRS also offers warehousing and transports by barge, rail and road.
It represents NSC-Arkhangelsk Lines and offers weekly shipping possibilities to and from St Petersburg and Arkhangelsk. This both for containerized and conventional cargoes.

Mr Christian ZENNER, Managing Director

Mr Guy IMPENS, Director

Cadixstraat 7 B - 2000 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 213 95 40 Fax: + 32 3 212 17 69
E-mail: info@trseurope.com Website: www.trseurope.com

UNIBIND specializes in the design, manufacture and distribution of products for the presentation and protection of printed documents.
We provide our clients with a revolutionary patented binding system and a complete range of accessories for their presentation needs.

Mr Stefaan DEGROOTE, Business Development Manager

Rijksweg 7 B - 2870 Puurs
Tel.: + 32 3 889 32 41 Fax: + 32 3 889 71 84
E-mail: stefaan.degroote@unibind.com Website: www.unibind.com

VALMA is producer of Valma car care products, bar’s leaks products (for cooling systems), bar’s additives, tyre’s leaks & finilec (tyre repair products) and commandant (professional polish & paint restore products for car lacquers) and Valma car truck accessories.
Today we have distribution in most European countries.

Mr Peter CARNEWAL, General Manager

Mr Dirk VANHOECKE, Export Manager

Laarnebaan 106 B B - 9070 Destelbergen
Tel.: + 32 9 210 79 80 Fax: + 32 9 210 79 89
E-mail: peter@valma.be Website: www.valma.be

VAN GENECHTEN PACKAGING - Design and manufacturing of general folding & microflute packaging solutions.

Mr Jozef VERPLAETSE, CEO

Raadsherenstraat 2 B - 2300 Turnhout
Tel.: + 32 14 40 36 40 Fax: + 32 14 40 36 20
E-mail: jverplaetse@vangenechten.com Website: www.vangenechten.com

VAN HOOREBEKE (Advocatenkantoor)
- General civil and commercial law, with a particular focus on corporate finance (incuding mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures);
- International litigation (including arbitration);
- Legal advice;
- Assistance in prospective projects and in search for business partners;
- Qualified assistance to initiate or develop trade or investment activities in Belarus.

Mr Karel VAN HOOREBEKE, Lawyer

Coupure Rechts 162 B - 9000 Ghent
Tel.: + 32 9 265 95 95 Fax: + 32 9 265 95 90 E-mail: advocaten.law@vanhoorebeke.be

VASCO DATA SECURITY designs, develops, markets and supports patented user authentication products for the financial world, remote access, e-business and e-commerce.
Vasco’s user authentication technology is delivered via its "Digipass" and "Vacman e-security" products.
With over 20 million digipass products sold and delivered, Vasco has established itself as a world-leader for strong user authentication.

Mr Jan VALCKE, President & COO

Mr Pavel YESAKOV, Channel Manager Russia

Koningin Astridlaan 164 B - 1780 Wemmel
Tel.: + 32 2 456 98 10 Fax: + 32 2 456 98 20
E-mail: jdn@vasco.com Website: www.vasco.com

VERDEYEN (Ets)
V LUX main activity is the development, production and commercialisation of quality lighting systems, mainly weatherproof luminaries.
V LUX manufactures complete finished light fitting or in parts.
Not only lighting, but also industrial plastics manufacturing well-known to the theam of engineers and technicians.

Mr Paul HEYLANDS, Export Manager

Industrieweg Roosveld B - 3400 Landen
Tel.: + 32 11 88 09 53 Fax: + 32 11 83 22 22
E-mail: ph@vlux.com Website: www.vlux.com

VLERICK LEUVEN GENT MANAGEMENT SCHOOL is the autonomous management school of Ghent University and University of Leuven.
As an academic international management school it wants to contribute substantially to the professionalisation of management and to the stimulation of entrepreneurship.
The school’s core values comprise synthesis, entrepreneurship, integrity and autonomy, respect for diversity and customer orientation.

Mr Patrick DE GREVE, General Director

Reep 1 B - 9000 Ghent
Tel.: + 32 9 210 97 26 Fax: + 32 9 210 97 28
E-mail: info@vlerick.be Website: www.vlerick.be

WATERLEAU GROUP
Waterleau - Biosolidair - Biotim is a group of companies with a proven track record in the design, construction, operation & maintenance of more than 1000 references in water production, wastewater, air, sludge & biowaste treatment plants and waste-to-energy solutions.

Mr Luc VRIENS, Managing Director

Radioweg 18 B - 3020 Herent
Tel.: + 32 16 65 06 57 Fax: + 32 16 65 06 63
E-mail: luc.vriens@waterleau.com Website: www.waterleau.com

WESTVLEES is one of the main slaughtering and processing companies in Belgium (more than 1.000.000 pigs a year).
Throughout the preparation of all our products, we adhere to our dynamic and marketconsious corporate policies.
The complete tracebility of our products and our through production monitoring systems have turned the name Westvlees into a standard for food quality monitoring and assurance.

Mr Michaël CATRY, Account Manager Russia

Ommegang West 9 B - 8840 Westrozebeke
Tel.: + 32 51 78 84 00 Fax: + 32 51 78 00 57
E-mail: sales@westvlees.com Website: www.westvlees.com

ANTWERP HIGH DIAMOND COUNCIL (HRD) has been the independent non-profit institute on behalf of the international diamond industry since 1973. Antwerp and its diamonds became intimately linked as far back as the 14th century.
HRD was created in response to the needs of the diamond trade and industry. Our prime mission is to act as the official representative of the diamond community, to protect and insure the diamond industry’s future through research and education, to raise awareness among consumers worldwide, and to assist governments all over the world in supporting the diamond industry’s growth.

Mr Freddy HANARD, General Director

Mr Mark VAN BOCKSTAEL, Director International Affairs & Trade

Hoveniersstraat 22 B - 2018 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 222 05 50 Fax: + 32 3 222 07 24
E-mail: hrd@hrd.be Website: www.diamonds.be

FLEMISH BUILDING CONFEDERATION (FBC / Vlaamse Confederatie Bouw - VCB)
FBC represents not only the largest Belgian contractors but also SME’s and self-employed, contractors as well as subcontractors Field of competence of FBC encompasses all construction professions (building, infrastructure, installation, finishing).
Politically independent, the FBC can continue to play its role, regardless of the ruling government coalition.

Mr Jean BIESMANS, President

Mr Marc DILLEN, General Director

Lombardstraat 34-42 B - 1000 Brussels
Tel.: + 32 2 545 57 51 Fax: + 32 2 545 59 07
E-mail: johan.walewijns@vcb.be Website: www.vcb.be

BELGIAN ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADING HOUSES
Professional Union recognized by the Belgian Government. Members are international traders and transnational corporations mainly active in commodities trading (grain, metals, coal, cement, basic chemicals, edible oils, etc.).

Mr Albert FREI, President

Meirbrug 1 / 36 B - 2000 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 226 07 12 Fax: + 32 3 226 42 96 E-mail: freicobel@belgacom.net

VOKA - FLANDERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
Voka (8 Voka - Chambers of Commerce in Flanders + Voka - Flanders' Chamber of Commerce and Industry) units more than 17.000 businesses from all services within the Flemish region.
Voka aims at stimulating economic activity and intends to create an optimum framework for successful enterprise.
Voka contributes to supporting the economic development of Flanders by lobbying, networking and offering specific services to businesses.

Mr Guido PELEMAN, President Steering Committee International Entrepreneurship

Brouwersvliet 5 / 4 B - 2000 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 202 44 15 Fax: + 32 3 226 43 34
E-mails: guido.peleman@voka.be / info@voka.be Website: www.voka.be

VOKA LIMBURG - Chamber of Commerce Limburg
As the closest, most influential and most professional network of entrepreneurs and the representative organization for companies in Flanders, Voka wishes to create an optimal framework for successful free enterprises, and thus seeks to make a fundamental contribution to its region’s welfare and being.

Mr Johann L. LETEN, General Manager

Mrs Myriam SCHEPERS, Vice-Chairman

Gouverneur Roppesingel 51 B - 3500 Hasselt
Tel.: + 32 11 56 02 00 Fax: + 32 11 56 02 09
E-mail: info@kvklimburg.voka.be Website: www.kvklimburg.voka.be

VOKA - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEST FLANDERS (West Vlaanderen).
Flanders Tradelink is the international department of VOKA Chamber of Commerce West Flanders.
The goal of Flanders Tradelink is to accompany companies in their adaptation to the global economy. This entails the following activity: enhancing the international activities (like export, import and investments) of companies in West Flanders through the transfer of knowledge, exchange of experiences and information.

Mrs Els DE MUYNCK, International Trade Project Co-ordinator

Polenplein 10 B - 8800 Roeselaere
Tel.: + 32 51 26 17 84 Fax: + 32 51 22 33 52
E-mail: edm@kvkwvl.voka.be Websites: www.flanderstradelink.be / www.kvkwvl.voka.be

ANTWERP PORT AUTHORITY
Antwerp: a landlord port.
The Antwerp Port Authority owns the docks and the land used by the port operators. It also owns, operates and maintains the sea locks, the bridges and the infrastructure in general.
Antwerp is a real mainport for international trade.
Antwerp is the fastest growing European container port: in 2005 Antwerp handled over 6.500.000 TEU.

Mr Leo Baron DELWAIDE, President

Entrepotkaai 1 B - 2000 Antwerp
Tel.: + 32 3 205 20 11 & 205 23 04 Fax: + 32 3 205 20 28
E-mails: info@haven.antwerpen.be / leo.delwaide@haven.antwerpen.be / nico.vertongen@haven.antwerpen.be Website: www.portofantwerp.be

SCK.CEN, the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre excels in a variety of nuclear research and commercial areas.
The nuclear centre has 600 highly skilled collaborators and has 50 years of experience and a tradition in "first-of-a-kind' type of research projects.


Amongst its assets that are of interest to Russia we find:
• the BR2 research reactor, one of the most powerful and versatile irradiation facility in the world;
• the VENUS critical facility used for international code validation tests and reactivity measurements;
• the materials research lab LHMA, equipped with state-of-the-art test equipment that can offer integral solutions to material and fuel integrity problems;
• extensive characterization and modelling of nuclear fuel properties;
• extensive experience in decommissioning of nuclear installations;
• the 220 meter deep underground research lab Hades that allows to study the deposition of highly radioactive waste in clay deposits;
• the MYRRHA ADS-project that wants to combine the activity of waste transmutation with a versatile irradiation R&D facility.

Mr Eric van WALLE, Professor at the KULeuven - Head of Department Reactor Materials Research

Mr Hamid AÏT ABDERRAHIM, Head of Department Reactor Physics

Boeretang 200 B - 2400 Mol
Tel.: + 32 14 33 25 90 Fax: + 32 14 31 89 36
E-mail: dg@sckcen.be Website: www.sckcen.be

The FLANDERS INVESTMENT & TRADE AGENCY - FIT promotes sustainable international business, in the interest of both Flanders-based companies and overseas enterprises.
Whatever sector you are involved in, Flanders Investment & Trade will help you establish contact with the Flemish companies you are looking for. This includes not only products or services you may be sourcing, but also various types of business relationships, from joint ventures to technology transfers.
At another level Flanders Investment & Trade enhances Flanders' position as the gateway to Europe for inward investors. The agency identifies, informs, advises and supports overseas enterprises by establishing production and research facilities, contact centers, headquarters, logistics operations and the like in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium.
This broad focus on international entrepreneurship, involving outward trade as well as inward investments, requires not only a thorough knowledge of the Flemish economic tissue, but also an extensive network outside of Flanders.
We have just that for you. Do visit our website and discover our worldwide network. With over 75 offices we are bound to be conveniently located near you, wherever you are.

Mr Koen ALLAERT, Director General

Mr Marnix BIERLIN, Attaché

Gaucheretstraat 90 B - 1030 Brussels
Tel.: + 32 2 645 25 56 Fax: + 32 2 645 25 70
E-mail: info@fitagency.be Website: www.flanderstrade.org