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BULGARIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY |
Swedish Business Delegation to Bulgaria
November 9 - 11, 2000
in connection with the State Visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden
List of Swedish Companies
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Bruno Berggren: Senior Vice President
The ABB Group serves customers in power transmission and distribution; automation; oil, gas, and petrochemicals; building technologies; and in financial services. With novel IT applications, tailored software solutions, growing eBusiness and a fast-expanding knowledge and service base, ABB is building links to the new economy. The ABB Group employs about 165,000 people in more than 100 countries. Revenues: $24.7 billion (1999). | ||||||
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Jonas Siljemark: President The Bonnier Group is Scandinavia's leading media company with a turnover of more than SEK 15 bn. The business of Bonnier Music & Entertainment AB covers music recording and publishing and an entertainment internet shopping portal: redlevis.com. All activities focus on developing and marketing talents and communication in Sweden and abroad. The president of Bonnier Music & Entertainment is an active partner in the Bulgarian radio company Radio City Ltd in Sofia. | ||||||
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Karl Alsmar: Executive Vice President Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecom world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100.000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers. | ||||||
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Ulf Dinkelspiel: President
The Swedish trade council is a joint operation by the Swedish Government and Swedish trade and industry, aimed at promoting the country's exports. The Trade Council carries out its work abroad through its Trade Offices in 35 countries, as well as through Embassies and Consulates in some 100 countries. Its main responsibilities are to collect and process market information, to act in an advisory capacity on international marketing and to support and stimulate Swedish exports generally | ||||||
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Carl Bennet: Chairman Getinge manufactures equipment and systems for sterilization and disinfection in the pharmaceutical industry and health care sector. Among its products are also waste disinfectors for hospitals and nursing homes as well as hygiene systems and patient handling equipment for the elderly care. Net sales in some 100 countries amounted to SEK 4.9 bn last year. 3.800 persons are employed in the group. | ||||||
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Lennart Idin: Chairman of Levi and vice chairman of Federation of Swedish Industries Levi Peterson is specialist in manufacturing tension straps and tank straps for the automotive industry. Levi Peterson is marketleader in Europe with customers such as Scania, Volvo and Daf. Levi Peterson has 35 employees and the turnover is SEK 45 millions. |
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The Federation of Swedish Industries has been the
co-operation organisation of Swedish industry since 1910. Around 50 branch organisations,
with a total of about 6,000 member companies, are directly or indirectly linked to the
Federation. Members of the Federation dominate Swedish industrial production and account
for more than 90 per cent of Swedish export industry. |
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Anders Spare: President Scania Trade Development Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. Scania has 25,800 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America. In 1999, turnover totalled SEK 47 bn. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide. |
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Kaj Thoren: Senior Vice President Group Business Development SKF is the world leading supplier of customer solutions and services in roller bearings, seals, linear products, technical support, maintenance services and operational safety monitoring. The Group's sales companies also have the support of 7,000 distributors worldwide. Net sales in 1999 amounted to SEK 36 bn and there are around 41,000 employees. The Group has been awarded ISO 14001 environmental certification. |
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Anitra Steen: President Systembolaget is a modern, efficient retail enterprise consisting of 410 stores and 575 local agents, serving about 2 million customers every week. We supply Swedish customers with alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine and spirits. Our business is a state owned monopoly. The wide product range, the employees' knowledge, and freedom of choice for our customers that we offer are difficult to match in countries where sales are organized differently. |
7 November 2000