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Belgian Economic Mission
23 - 29 November 2013
participants brochure
Publication date: 1 OCTOBER 2013
This publication contains information on all participants who have registered before its publication date.
The profiles of all participants and companies, including the ones who have registered at a later date, are however published
on the websites of the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency www.abh-ace.be and www.belgianeconomicmission.be
Belgian
Economic Mission to India
23 - 29 November 2013
Organised by the regional agencies for the promotion
of Foreign Trade & Investment (Brussels Invest & Export,
Flanders Investment & Trade – FIT, the Wallonia Foreign Trade
and Investment Agency – AWEX), FPS Foreign Affairs and
the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency.
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BELGIAN ECONOMIC
MISSIONS
2013
Calendar
2013-2014
THAILAND
16 - 22 March
UNITED STATES:
Los Angeles, San Francisco/Silicon Valley
2 - 9 June
ANGOLA & SOUTH AFRICA
20 - 27 October
INDIA
23 - 29 November
SAUDI ARABIA & OMAN
14 - 21 March
COLOMBIA & PERU
19 - 25 October
MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE
November
2014
(The dates are subject to change)
HRH PRINCESS ASTRID OF BELGIUM
Representative of HM the King
HRH Princess Astrid, Princess of Belgium
was born in Brussels on 5 June 1962. She is
the second child of King Albert II and Queen
Paola, and the sister of the King.
HRH Princess Astrid is also particularly concerned by the plight of victims of violence. She
is therefore fully engaged in the efforts to ban
antipersonnel mines.
HRH Princess Astrid performs her public duties as expected within the context of the
Royal Family with particular interest for the
problems of our contemporary society.
At the request of HM the King, HRH Princess
Astrid will represent him and preside over the
economic missions to Angola and South Africa in October 2013 and to India in November 2013. It is widely recognised that missions
such as these have a positive impact on the
development of economic and trade relations
between Belgium and its regions and many
overseas partners. They also enable bridges
to be built between Belgian and foreign companies as well as between Belgian companies
themselves.
HRH Princess Astrid is also a member of the
International Paralympics Committee Honorary Board. She is also the Honorary President
of the non-profit association Damien Action.
HRH Princess Astrid studied art history at Leiden in the Netherlands. She completed her
education in Geneva, at the Institute of European Studies and in Michigan in the United
States.
As Honorary Chairwoman of the Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation (QEMF), the European Organisation on Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Charitable Trust and
the Science and Medical Funds of the King
Baudouin Foundation, HRH Princess Astrid
supports clinical and fundamental research.
The Princess is also active in the fight against
epidemics and pandemics: i.e. as “Special
Representative” of the Roll Back Malaria partnership to fight malaria.
HRH Princess Astrid is known to be highly
concerned about persons who - through a variety of circumstances - become marginalised
citizens. She visits and encourages in many
ways those Organisations which offer assistance to those who are in need of help.
On June 20th 2013, the Secretariat of the
Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention/Ottawa
Convention announced that HRH Princess
Astrid - as Special Envoy of the Convention
- has joined a task force which will undertake
diplomatic efforts to obtain the signature of the
Convention by States not yet party to it.
Since 22 November 1996, HRH Princess
Astrid has been a member of the Belgian Senate as senator by right. She also joined the
Belgian Armed Forces on 22 May 1997. The
Princess is a Colonel in the Medical Unit.
On 22 September 1984, HRH Princess
Astrid married in Brussels Lorenz, Arch-Duke
d’Autriche-Este, who became Prince of Belgium in 1995. The Prince was born in Boulogne-Billancourt on 16 December 1955.
The princely couple has five children, all born
in Belgium: Amedeo (21 February 1986), Maria Laura (26 August 1988), Joachim (9 December 1991), Luisa Maria (11 October 1995)
and Laetitia Maria (23 April 2003).
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HE DIDIER REYNDERS
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Trade and European Affairs
Born in Liège on August 6th, 1958
Married – 4 children
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
Minister of Finance (1999 - 2011)
Chairman of the Eurogroup (January December 2001)
President of the Ecofin (July - December
2001 / July 2010 - December 2010)
Member of Parliament since 1992
ACADEMICAL FUNCTIONS
Lecturer
at the Hautes
commerciales of Liège
Chairman of the PRL-FDF Group (1995 Ecoles
Staff member of the Public Law
Deputy Prime Minister since 18 July
2004
Minister of Institutional Reforms (2004 2011)
Guest
lecturer at the Université
catholique de Louvain (Louvain business
school (UCL))
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
Chief of staff of the Deputy Prime
Minister, Minister of Justice and
Institutional Reforms, Mr Jean Gol (1987
- 1988)
Member of the Liège Town Council since
the Federal Holding and Investment
Company (FHIC) and the insurance
companies (2007 - 2011)
Leader of the MR Group of the Liège
and European Affairs since 6 December
2011
(2004 - 2011)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Lawyer (1981 - 1985)
Director General of the Local Authorities
Minister in charge of the National Lottery,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade
Chairman of the Mouvement Réformateur
Department at the University of Liège
Minister in charge of the Belgian
Buildings Agency (2003 - 2011)
1999)
October 1988
Town Council since 1995
Deputy Chairman of the MR (1992 2004)
Department of the Ministry of the Walloon
Region (1985 - 1988)
Chairman of the National Railway
Company of Belgium (1986-1991)
Chairman of the National Society of
Airways (1991-1993)
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HE KRIS PEETERS
Minister-President of the Government of Flanders
Flemish Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy,
Agriculture and Rural Policy
Born on May 18th, 1962
Married
1994-1999:
Secretary General, UNIZO, Brussels
EDUCATION
1999-2004:
Managing Director, UNIZO (Organization
of Self-Employed and SMEs)
B.A. in Philosophy, University of Antwerp,
Antwerp
M.A. in Law, University of Antwerp, Antwerp
POLITICAL CAREER
Special degree in Accountancy and Tax
2004-2007:
Minister for Public Works, Energy,
Environment and Nature, Government of
Flanders (Belgium)
Law, Vlerick School of Management, Ghent
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1986-1988:
Lawyer, Storme, Leroy, Van Parys and
Doolaege, Ghent
1988-1991:
Counsellor fiscal matters, UNIZO, Brussels
2007-2009:
Minister
for
Institutional
Reform,
Administrative Affairs, Foreign Policy,
Media, Tourism, Ports, Agriculture, Sea
Fisheries and Rural Policy, Government
of Flanders (Belgium)
Centre,
2007-2009:
Minister-President, Government of Flanders
(Belgium)
Director Research Department, UNIZO,
Brussels
2009-Present:
Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy,
Agriculture and Rural Policy, Government
of Flanders (Belgium)
1989-1991:
Lecturer,
Hasselt
Limburg
1991-1994:
University
2009-Present:
Minister-President, Government of Flanders
(Belgium)
HONORARY TITLES
2005:
Honorary President,
Business School)
FBS
(Flanders
2005:
Honorary Secretary-General, FVIB (Federation of Self-Employed Professionals)
2005:
Honorary Managing Director, UNIZO
2008:
Honorary Degree, Moscow State Institute
of International Relations
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HE JEAN-CLAUDE MARCOURT
Vice-President and Minister of Economy,
SMEs, Foreign Trade and New Technologies
of the Walloon Government and
Minister of Higher Education
of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Born in Awans on October 16th, 1956
1974-1979:
University of Liege – Jurist Doctorate in
Law
Since 1979:
Attorney and member of the Liege Bar
(on leave since 1992)
1998-1999:
Director of Cabinet of the Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Economy and
Telecommunications
1999-2003:
Minister and Minister of Employment of
the Federal Government of Belgium
Director of Cabinet, of the Walloon
Regional Minister for Internal Affairs
2003-2004:
Minister and Minister of Justice of the
Federal Government of Belgium
1994-1995:
Regional Minister for Internal Affairs,
Civil Service and Budget
2004-2009:
Minister of Economy, Employment,
Foreign Trade and Heritage of the
Walloon Regional Government
1995-1997:
Regional Minister for Budget, Finance,
Employment and Formation
Since 2009:
Vice-President and Minister of
Economy, SME, Foreign Trade and
New Technologies of the Walloon
Government
1992-1994:
Minister of the Wallonia-Brussels
Federation for Budget, Finance and Civil
Service
Minister of Higher Education of the
Wallonia-Brussels Federation
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HE CÉLINE FREMAULT
Minister of Economy, Employment, Scientific
Research, Trade and Foreign Trade for the
Brussels-Capital Region
ACADEMIC CAREER
1992-1994:
Bachelor’s degree in law (French/Dutch),
Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis and at
the Katholieke Universiteit Brussel
1994-1997:
Bachelor’s
degree
in
philosophy,
Université Catholique de Louvain
1994-1998:
Master’s degree in law, option public law,
1998-1999:
Master’s degree in environmental law,
Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis Brussels
2000-2001:
Certificate of aptitude for teaching
in higher and secondary education,
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
1998-2001:
Teaching assistant in the Faculty of Law
of the Université Catholique de Louvain
1999-2003:
University staff member in the cdH Senate
group
2003-2004:
Staff member in the cdH political department
2004-2009:
Member of the Brussels Parliament and
Member of the Parliament of the French
Community
2009-2010:
cdH Community senator - member of
the Commissions Justice and Equality of
Opportunity for Women and Men
2010-2013:
cdH Chairwoman in Brussels Parliament member of the Commissions for Housing,
Finances and Equality of Opportunity for
Women and Men
2012-2013:
Deputy Mayor for Families, Daycare
Centers, Health and Equality in Uccle
Since 2001:
Public law teacher at the Institut Cardijn Louvain-la-Neuve
Since 2013:
Minister of Economy, Employment,
Scientific Research, Trade and Foreign
Trade in the Brussels-Capital Region
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Private & Public Organisations, Chambers of Commerce and Federations �� 18
Financial Institutions �� 34
Ports & Airports �� 44
Higher Education Institutions �� 50
Industrial & Service Companies �� 60
Public Sector ��176
Hotels of the mission ��202
Economic profile of Belgium, the heart of Europe ��208
Private & Public
Organisations,
Chambers of Commerce
and Federations
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AGORIA - RENEWABLE ENERGY CLUB
In the field of Renewable Energy technologies, Belgian
companies can boast proven track records. 100+ of
these companies have joined forces to offer their services to customers abroad.
In the Renewable Energy Club powered by Agoria, both
local and international companies have formed a unique
network that paves the way for the Belgian technology
for the energy sector on the international scene.
The Clubs’ aims are to promote the expertise in
Renewable energy technologies abroad, to identify
Diamant Building
Bd A. Reyerslaan 80
1030 Brussels
t +32 2 706 79 39
f +32 2 706 79 43
francois.dehemptinne@agoria.be
www.renewableenergyclub.be
Jan DECLERCQ
President
and create international business opportunities for its
members.
If you are looking for a single point of contact for energy
technology from the heart of Europe, you have found it!!
ANTWERP WORLD DIAMOND CENTRE
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre is a Public, Private
Cooperation, officially representing and coordinating
the Antwerp diamond sector. Our mission is twofold:
strengthening Antwerp's position as the world's primary
diamond trading centre and strengthening the image of
diamonds to a general audience. We do this through
Diamond Office, where we streamline the vast import
and export flow of diamonds in and out of Antwerp and
through a wide variety of dedicated marketing campaigns, services, conferences, trade fairs, economic
missions and much more…
Stéphane FISCHLER
President
Ari EPSTEIN
Chief Executive Officer
Our goal is to serve all those involved or interested in
our fascinating stones, from professional players like the
mining giants to the bride-to-be, looking for her perfect
wedding ring.
Karla BASSELIER
Head Public Affairs
Hoveniersstraat 22
2018 Antwerp
t +32 3 222 05 11
info@awdc.be
www.awdc.be
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BELGO-INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(BICC&I)
The Belgo-Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
(BICC&I) is at the heart of a growing network with 150
active members and has access to more than2,000 contacts in Belgium directly involved with business in India.
Throughout the year BICC&I organises several seminars on various topics related to India in order to enhance information exchange and to promote the commercial, industrial, scientific and financial co-operation
between Belgium and India.
Marnixlaan 24
1000 Brussels
t +32 479 75 88 92
bicci@bic-belgium.com
www.bic-belgium.com
Baron Philippe
VLERICK
Chairman
Brigitte CLAESEN
Executive Assistant
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MECHELEN (VOKA)
There are 8 Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(CCI) in Flanders. All are private institutions and consequently membership is not compulsory. Together with
the Flemish Employers Association, these 8 Chambers
form the Voka alliance (politically independent) which
unites more than 17.000 businesses from all sectors
within the Flemish region. This alliance represents the
largest Flemish network of enterprises, 65% of the private employment and 66% of the added value produced
in Flanders. Voka supports the economic development
of this region by lobbying, networking and offering tailormade services to small, medium and large businesses.
Frédéric ACHTEN
General Manager
Petra VAN BOUWELEN
Manager International
Business
The regional CCI of Mechelen employs 16 people and
serves over 1200 companies from various industries
and size in the district of Mechelen. The main business
sectors that stress the economic importance of this region are: pharmacy, logistics (one of the biggest logistic hubs of Western Europe), ICT, B2B service sector,
construction and food (Mechelen has Europe’s largest
co-operative auction for vegetables, fruits & bio).
Voka is part of the global network of Chambers of
Commerce and Industry, the oldest and largest business
network worldwide.
O.L.Vrouwestraat 85
2800 Mechelen
t +32 15 45 10 20
f +32 15 45 10 21
mechelen@voka.be
www.voka.be/mechelen
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CONSTRUCTION CONFEDERATION
The Construction Confederation is the leading business organisation, recognized employers’ organization
and representative body of the construction industry in
Belgium. It represents some 15000 member companies
of all sizes, from small enterprises to global players,
carrying out all forms of building and civil engineering
activities.
The Construction Confederation is member of the
Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB), the
European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) and
European International Contractors (EIC).
Rue du Lombard 42
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 545 56 00
f +32 2 545 59 00
Info@confederationconstruction.be
www.confederationconstruction.be
Vincent DETEMMERMAN
Director International
Affairs
Many successful projects worldwide attest to the expertise of Belgian contractors in a wide range of areas:
housing, hospitals, hotels and non-residential complexes, as well as dredging, port facilities, land reclamation,
dams, tunnels, pipelines, wastewater treatment plants,
roads, bridges, waterways, railways, etc.
ESSENSCIA - BELGIAN FEDERATION FOR CHEMISTRY
AND LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRIES
essenscia represents and brings together 800 companies in Belgium’s chemical, plastics and life sciences
industry. With turnover of 61 billion euros and 90,000
direct employees, the sector represents 1/5 of the entire
Belgian manufacturing industry. The sector exports 80%
of its production and generates a trade surplus of 24 billion euros, thus contributing to the vigour of the Belgian
economy. The sector is also very innovative with nearly
2.75 billion euros R&D-expenditures every year.
Belgium is the number one chemical country in the
world on a per capita basis and a dominant player of
a wide range of key chemicals and plastics in Europe.
The spectacular development of the port area of
Yves VERSCHUEREN
Managing Director
Frank BECKX
Head of Communication &
Public Affairs
Antwerp since the 1960s has been of vital importance
for the growth of the base chemical industry in Belgium.
Thanks to considerable investments by Belgian and foreign companies in the petrochemical industry and other
major chemical activities, Belgium has developed into a
leading global petrochemical center.
Belgium is also a world leader in pharmaceuticals.
Nearly 30,000 people work in this sector, which alone
accounts for 10% of all Belgian exports. In fact, 40% of
all private sector R&D- expenditures is in the pharmaceutical industry, twice the European average.
For more information, visit www.essenscia.be.
Diamant Building
Boulevard A. Reyerslaan 80
1030 Brussels
t +32 2 238 97 11
f +32 2 231 13 01
info@essenscia.be
www.essenscia.be
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FEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES IN BELGIUM - FEB
FEB, the voice of business in Belgium, promotes an optimal business and investment environment.
The Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB) is the
only multisector employer organisation representing
companies in Belgium’s three regions. FEB represents
more than 50,000 companies, accounting for 80% of
employment in the private sector.
FEB promotes and defends the interests of those companies in nearly 150 federal, European and international
bodies, with a view to creating an optimum business
and investment environment. FEB’s activities are underpinned by its thorough knowledge of the sector – thanks
Rue Ravenstein 4
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 515 08 11
f +32 2 515 08 32
ls@vbo-feb.be
www.vbo-feb.be
Pieter TIMMERMANS
CEO
Laurent SEMPOT
Attaché International
Relations
to the expertise of its member federations – and on key
values such as the social market economy, sustainable
development, business ethics, good governance, dialogue and self-regulation.
FLANDERS CLEANTECH ASSOCIATION
Flanders Cleantech Association (FCA) represents 135 innovative cleantech companies in Flanders, the heart of
Europe and the second largest chemical cluster in the
world. Topics covered are (1) sustainable energy, (2) sustainable chemicals, processes and materials, (3) transport and mobility, (4) urban development and sustainable
construction (5) rural development such as sustainable
agriculture, and (6) air/water/waste/soil remediation.
FCA's companies are constantly looking for industrial
and commercial partnerships to build win-win solutions
for governments, organizations … that want to accelerate the transition to a sustainable industry and society,
yielding ecologic and economic benefits.
Carine VAN HOVE
Manager
FCA-companies can be grouped in 6 Cleantech Subclusters:
1) W³ - wind - water - wave
2) Ghent Bio Energy Valley
3) Sustainable Chemistry cluster, located in Antwerp,
EU's largest and world's second largest chemical
cluster
4) Enhanced Landfill Mining, with Waste-to-Energy and
Waste-to-Materials concepts
5) EnergyVille, with one of the 6 EU co-locations KIC
InnoEnergy focusing on energy efficient cities and
buildings
6) Living Lab on Electric Vehicles
Roderveldlaan 5/1
2600 Berchem
t +32 3 295 22 72
f +32 3 286 74 39
info@fca.be
www.fca.be
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GREENWIN
"GreenWin" is an innovation cluster for environment
friendly technologies, one of the six competitive clusters
set forth by the Wallonia Government.
Driven by the sustainable development of industries, the
members of GreenWin focus their efforts on getting the
most efficient environmental technologies on the market. Together they work to reduce the environmental
footprint left by their activities and products.
GreenWin has a solid operations unit, one founded on
a network of experts and in direct contact with all stakeholders in sustainable development. Boasting a permanent structure, it provides effective support and a bespoke service, all in complete confidentiality.
Maison de l’Industrie
Rue Auguste Picard 20
6041 Gosselies
t +32 71 91 92 89
gilles.colson@greenwin.be
www.greenwin.be
Gilles COLSON
International Affairs
Manager
GreenWin offers its members the following:
A meeting forum
Support for creating projects
Assistance in securing funding
International visibility
MAD BRUSSELS
MAD BRUSSELS, The Brussels Fashion and Design
Centre ; 4000 square meters in the heart of Brussels
What we do ?
We promote our cultural talents internationally
We promote fashion and designers work
We organize exhibitions, seminars and events
We offer career coaching, job prospection in the field of
fashion & design
We have residences and design studios
We fight for Brussels as a capital of creative industries
Esther BECK
Deputy Manager
Rue d'Alost 7/11
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 880 85 62
contact@madbrussels.be
esther.beck@madbrussels.be
www.madbrussels.be
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UNIZO
“UNIZO, the organization for independent entrepreneurs
and SMEs” is a non-profit and interprofessional employers’ organization and social partner.
With 125 cooperating professional sectorial organizations and over 85000 members, UNIZO is the largest
organization for entrepreneurs in Flanders & Brussels.
The main activities of UNIZO are: defending the interests of the entrepreneurs, providing information and
advice and stimulating networking. They are aimed at
five specific categories: start-ups, young companies,
growing companies, international active companies and
business transfer.
Willebroekkaai 37
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 212 25 11
f +32 2 230 93 54
info@unizo.be
www.unizo.be
Karel VAN EETVELT
Managing Director
UNIZO International is responsible for stimulating international trade of Flemish SMEs and cooperation in
European and international projects. UNIZO is a member of UEAPME, the European SME organization
VISITBRUSSELS
VisitBrussels is the official Brussels Tourism &
Convention Bureau and provides you with independent
advice. Our team of experts will be delighted to put you
in contact with the right venues, hotels, museums, attractions, local professional congress organizers (PCO),
destination management companies (DMC) and other
service suppliers, to help you build your leisure programme, incentive, meeting or conference.
Whatever stage you’ve reached in the planning process,
our team is ready to assist you. We will do everything
necessary to ensure that your activity is a success!
Alain HUTCHINSON
President
Patrick BONTINCK
CEO
Anousjka SCHMIDT
Sales Manager
Rue Royale 2-4
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 513 89 40
f +32 2 513 83 20
a.schmidt@visitbrussels.be
www.visitbrussels.be
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VITO
VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research) is
a leading European independent research and consultancy centre in the areas of cleantech and sustainable
development, elaborating solutions for the large societal challenges of today. Sustainable chemistry, energy,
health, materials management and land use: these are
the five topics VITO focuses on.
VITO is setting up a biomass and biotechnology lab in
India to carry out local research and technology activities for Indian industry to support the biobased economy
and green chemistry in the broad sense. These services
will be provided by local research staff and based on
VITO expertise. The main cleantech topics offered by
Boeretang 200
2400 Mol
t +32 14 33 55 11
f +32 14 32 65 86
info@vito.be
www.vito.be
Dirk FRANSAER
Managing Director
Ludo DIELS
Scientific Manager
VITO in India are in the fields of Sustainable Chemistry
and Biomass and Smart systems for intelligent energy
networks. Besides offering contract research services,
VITO is also looking for partners to introduce its developed technologies on the Indian market. Partners are
needed to adapt VITO developed membrane separation
and (bio)(electro)chemical processes to the Indian market, to use and to commercialize the technologies.
VITO has more than 700 highly-qualified employees
from various specialisms.
Arnoud LUST
Business Development
Manager
VOKA - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
EAST-FLANDERS
VOKA Chamber of Commerce and Industry EastFlanders aims to be the most representative, leading,
interprofessional and independent employer organization in East-Flanders. It currently has about 3,000 members, representing 60% of the added value of companies
located in the province of East-Flanders. VOKA EastFlanders is part of VOKA Flanders, representing 18,000
companies in Flanders, Belgium.
Networking activities
Internationalization services & activities
Training & education
VOKA Chamber of Commerce provides following services for its members:
Lobbying with local and regional governments
Services for our member companies
Geert MOERMAN
Managing Director
Lammerstraat 18
9000 Ghent
t +32 9 266 14 40
f +32 9 266 14 41
geert.moerman@voka.be
www.voka.be/oost-vlaanderen
Financial
Institutions
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ANTWERP DIAMOND BANK
Antwerp Diamond Bank (ADB) 's core activity is granting
of credit to the diamond industry. Only diamond & jewellery companies are accepted. ADB is market leader in
Antwerp, together with ABN Amro with a market share
of around 40% each. More than 85% of the Antwerp
Diamond Companies have an account with ADB. Head
Office is in Antwerp, but ADB has offices in most of the
important diamond centers, being Singapore, Mumbai,
Hong Kong, Dubai and New York.
Pelikaanstraat 54
2018 Antwerp
t +32 3 204 72 04
f +32 3 233 90 95
info@adia.be
www.antwerpdiamondbank.com
Pierre DE BOSSCHER
CEO
Karl DE BORGER
CEO, Mumbai Branch
BELFIUS BANK
Belfius Bank is an autonomous Belgian banking and insurance group wholly owned by the Belgian federal state
through the Federal Holding and Investment Company
(FHIC). Belfius Bank shares are not listed. Belfius Bank
& Insurance is, above all, a local bank, collecting savings
deposits and investments via its distribution networks in
Belgium. It then re-invests these funds into the society in
the form of loans to individuals (mainly mortgage loans),
the self-employed, small and medium-sized enterprises
and the liberal professions, corporates and, in particular,
public and social institutions.
Manuel PREVOT
Head of Trade Finance
Boulevard Pacheco 44
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 222 12 01
f +32 2 222 21 84
manuel.prevot@belfius.be
www.belfius.be
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BELGIAN CORPORATION FOR INTERNATIONAL
INVESTMENT (BMI-SBI)
BMI-SBI is a semi-public investment company, of which
the main objective is the medium to long term co-financing of foreign investments by Belgian companies.
Its major shareholders are Belgian public institutions as
well as private companies such as Fortis Bank, ING and
Suez-Tractebel.
Our activities are oriented towards the creation of new
“joint ventures” or subsidiaries worldwide, as well as
the acquisition, restructuring or development of existing
companies.
Avenue de Tervuren 168
1150 Brussels
t +32 2 776 01 00
f +32 2 770 66 38
info@bmi-sbi.be
barbara.reypens@bmi-sbi.be
www.bmi-sbi.be
Barbara REYPENS
Investment Officer
BMI-SBI takes minority participations in equity and/or
quasi-equity (subordinated loans, profit-sharing loans …)
and/or provides medium and long term straight loans.
The average financing amount ranges between EUR 0.5
to 2.5 million while the term is usually between 5 to 10
years.
BNP PARIBAS FORTIS
BNP Paribas Fortis is part of BNP Paribas, a leading
European provider of financial services with a presence
in almost 80 countries. The bank offers the Belgian market a comprehensive package of financial services for
private individuals, the self-employed, professionals
and SMEs. In the insurance sector, BNP Paribas Fortis
works closely with Belgian market leader AG Insurance.
The bank also provides wealthy individuals, corporations and public and financial institutions with custom
solutions for which it can draw on BNP Paribas’ knowhow and international network.
Maxime JADOT
Chairman of the Executive
Board, CEO
Jacques MICHEL
CEO & Country Manager
BNP PARIBAS INDIA
BNP Paribas is present in India since 1860. Today, it has
offices in 8 Indian cities and is positioned amongst the
leading corporate and investment banks in the country.
The bank offers a range of specialised corporate and
investment banking products and private banking services. The bank also has a Belgian desk, dedicated to
needs of the Belgian clients of BNP Paribas Fortis.
Carina SUTERA SARDO
Head of Trade Center
Brussels & South
Himanshu MEHTA
Head of Corporate Banking
India
Montagne du Parc 3
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 565 91 51
linde.verheyden@bnpparibasfortis.com
www.bnpparibasfortis.com
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COMMERZBANK AG – BRUSSELS BRANCH
Boulevard Louis Schmidt 29
1040 Brussels
t +32 2 743 18 30
f +32 2 743 19 33
wouter.goovaerts@commerzbank.com
www.commerzbank.com
Founded in 1870 and today Germany’s second largest
commercial bank, Commerzbank offers a full range of
commercial banking services throughout the world. Its
presence in more than 60 countries, through its international network, reflects a longstanding commitment to
global service.
Commerzbank Brussels Branch, as the hub for the
BeNeLux countries and France, is in charge of the coordination and structuring of the ECA covered financings
to India out of Belgium, France, the Netherlands and
Luxemburg either as a stand alone or as part of a multisource scheme.
The corporate sector has always been the main focus
of Commerzbank activities in Belgium. Moreover, thanks
to a constant contact with Commerzbank worldwide network, the Belgian entity can assist their customers in
their international activities in order to provide them with
adapted solutions to their specific needs (documentary
business, structured export & trade finance…).
Commerzbank has a representative office in Mumbai.
Wouter GOOVAERTS
Export Finance Manager
ING BELGIUM
ING Belgium SA/NV services all banking customers with
a wide range of financial products and via the distribution
channel (click & face) of their choice. ING Belgium SA/
NV is a full subsidiary of ING Group N.V. which services
85 million private, corporate and institutional clients in
more than 40 countries in Europe, North America, Latin
America, Asia and Australia.
Philippe MASSET
CEO
Jos BEHIELS
Managing Director
Corporate Finance /
Commercial
Banking
Shailendra BHANDARI
CEO ING Vysya
Amit BAGRI
Head of International
Business Clients, ING Vysya
Avenue Marnix 24
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 547 21 11
f +32 2 547 36 87
info@ing.be
jos.behiels@ing.be
www.ing.be
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KBC BANK
KBC is an integrated bank-insurance group, catering
mainly for retail, private banking, SME and mid-cap clients. Geographically, we focus on our core markets of
Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and
Bulgaria. We have a limited presence elsewhere in the
world, primarily to support corporate clients from our core
markets. KBC Bank is a market leader in Trade Finance
in its home markets of Belgium and Central Europe. For
more information please refer to www.kbc.com.
Havenlaan 2
1080 Brussels
t +32 2 429 26 56
sameer.chinchanikar@vsnl.net
www.kbc.be
Sameer CHINCHANIKAR
Chief Representative South &
South East Asia
KBC BANK
702 Kesar Solitaire, Palm Beach Road, Sanpada
400705 Navi Mumbai
T +91 22 6673 0970
F +91 22 6673 0971
kbc.mumbai@vsnl.net
ONDD - THE BELGIAN EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY
Mission
The Office National du Ducroire | Nationale Delcrederedienst
(ONDD), is the Belgian public credit insurer with a mission
to promote international economic relations. The ONDD performs this task as an autonomous, government institution and
benefits from a state guarantee.
For these risks, the ONDD can also work together with banks
through risk-sharing schemes. The ONDD also insures
against political risks concerning foreign direct investments,
and directly finances commercial transactions of limited
proportions.
Scope
The ONDD insures companies and banks against political and commercial risks relating to international, commercial transactions, for example, concerning capital goods
and industrial projects, and contracted works and services.
Mireille JANSSENS
Advisor
Rue Montoyer 3
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 788 88 00
f +32 2 788 88 10
m.janssens@ondd.be
info@ondd.be
www.ondd.be
Ports &
Airports
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ANTWERP PORT AUTHORITY
The Port of Antwerp is the leading European integrated
maritime and logistics hub and second largest seaport in
Europe. Located right at the heart of the European single internal market, is has become the centre of worldwide trading activities. Optimal connections through a
vast network of highway, railroad infrastructures and inland waterways guarantee a smooth throughput to all of
the major European industrial and consumer areas/regions. Antwerp is a multifunctional port, where all types
of cargo (containers, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk) are
loaded, unloaded, stored and handled in a most efficient
way. With direct services to over 500 ports, 300 of which
are called weekly, the Port of Antwerp offers a wide vari-
Port House
Entrepotkaai 1
2000 Antwerp
t +32 3 205 20 11
info@portofantwerp.com
www.portofantwerp.com
Marc VAN PEEL
President
Eddy BRUYNINCKX
CEO
ety of regular seaborne and short sea maritime services
to all destinations worldwide. With an excellent nautical
accessibility even the largest existing container vessels
call the Port of Antwerp. The Port of Antwerp offers a
unique blend of cargo handling, industrial activity and
logistics operations. With a wide variety of specialized
handling techniques, extensive and bonded warehousing, logistics and service facilities, the Port of Antwerp is
a truly integrated port.
Luc ARNOUTS
CCO
Els PEETERS
Chief of Cabinet for
Vice-Mayor Marc Van Peel
BRUSSELS AIRPORT COMPANY
Brussels Airport hosts the European headquarters of
Royal Air Maroc, Saudi Airlines Cargo and Singapore
Airlines Cargo and was recently chosen by Finnair
Cargo as their second cargo hub.
In 2012 more than 690.000 tonnes of flown and trucked
air cargo was handled at Brussels Airport.
Situated in the centre of Europe’s economical heart,
BRU is perfectly located for distribution and logistical
solutions.
Our committed cargo team of key Accounts welcomes
you to Brussels Airport.
“BRUcargo” our dedicated free trade zone, groups all
the stakeholders and gives air cargo a unique logistical
platform where new and redeveloped facilities are combined with a large number of dynamic freight forwarders
and supporting local authorities.
Johan LEUNEN
Cargo Marketing Manager
Brussels Airport
Satellite building 1st floor
1930 Zaventem
t +32 2 753 42 00
BRUcargo@brusselsairport.be
www.brucargo.be
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PORT AUTHORITY ZEEBRUGGE
Isabellalaan 1
8380 Zeebrugge
t +32 50 54 32 11
f +32 50 54 32 70
mbz@zeebruggeport.be
www.portofzeebrugge.be
As A MAJOR COASTAL PORT ON THE BELGIAN
NORTH SEA COAST, the port of Zeebrugge offers a
highly productive hub for a wide range of shipping companies. With an array of both deep sea and short sea
distribution capacities, a network of intermodal services
to reach the markets & distribution facilities within the
port area, the site is a logistic turntable that meets the
demands of a very diverse customer base.
With 12 fixed weekly container services on the Far EastIndia-Middle East, the port of Zeebrugge is well-geared
to offer its customers daily shipment possibilities.
The port of Zeebrugge ranks n°1 on world scale in car
trade. In 2012 1.7 million units were handled for the
global automotive industry. Zeebrugge offers its network
and expertise to the emerging markets.
The port is thus looking to provide its unique and specialised advantages and to offer its export tools into the
European market.
Joachim COENS
President - CEO
Sven DE WACHTER
India Representative Port of
Zeebrugge
India, part of the BRIC countries, offers tremendous potentialities for the global trade.
Our port is a major gateway into Europe.
PORT OF GHENT
Port of Ghent (Belgium): large enough to cope, small
enough to care.
Ghent is a congestion-free logistics and industrial seaport, home to global leaders in dry and liquid bulk, automotive and distribution. Typical commodities are petroleum products (jet fuel, diesel, gasoline), steel, coal, ores,
agro, fertilizers, construction, forest products, chemical
and bio energy industries (300 companies, representing
70,000 direct and indirect jobs).
Traffic volume: 49,5 million tonnes of cargo by water in
2012; nautical access: Panamax type vessels of 92,000
DWT; quay length: 28 km.
Ghent port offers a choice of well-equipped terminals
and warehousing facilities for all commodities in dry and
liquid bulk, breakbulk and containers and has excellent
hinterland connections by water, rail and road.
It is the strategic distribution and logistics hub for
Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany by inland waterways, road, rail and pipeline and for Norway,
Sweden, Finland, the Baltic, Russia, Greece, Turkey,
Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco by short sea shipping.
Ghent port has 660 hectares of industrial greenfield sites
readily available for logistics, distribution, warehousing,
bio based economy and industrial developments near
the new Kluizendok (5 km of quays).
With this mission, we aim to establish strategic relationships with ports, shipping lines (container & conventional),
logistics companies and the industry.
Hendrik-Jan VAN
ENGELEN
CCO
John Kennedylaan 32
9042 Ghent
t +32 9 251 05 50
f +32 9 251 54 06
info@portofghent.be
www.portofghent.be
Higher Education
Institutions
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EUROPEAN INSTITUtE FOR ASIAN STUDIES (EIAS)
The European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) is a
leading Think & Do Tank based in Brussels, focusing on
EU-Asia relations. As a policy research centre, its aim
is to promote understanding and cooperation between
the EU and Asia and to act as a focal point for EU-Asia
relations and studies in Europe. In its effort to strengthen
ties between Asia and Europe and to ensure in-depth,
comprehensive research and information exchange,
EIAS recently set up an office in India.
EIAS seeks to provide information and expertise to policy makers, the academic world and business in Europe
and Asia, offering academic and hands-on expertise to
bear on decision-making processes with regard to EUAsia affairs and developments in Asia. EIAS also acts
Wetstraat 67
1040 Brussels
t +32 2 230 81 22
eias@eias.org
www.eias.org
Axel GOETHALS
CEO
as a forum for discussion, dialogue and frequent exchanges of ideas, bringing together all relevant stakeholders from the institutional level, diplomatic missions,
academia, the corporate sector, civil society, the media
and all other important segments of society. EIAS activities include undertaking research studies, organising
briefings, seminars and conferences.
EIAS draws on an active network of several hundred
regular collaborators across the EU and Asia, at leading
universities, from within think tanks as well as from specialised research centres. The EIAS network comprises
a rich cross-section of disciplines and sectors, officials
and civil society players, policy makers and policy shapers, scholars and diplomats.
FONDS WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK VLAANDEREN
The FWO’s mission is to stimulate and support groundbreaking fundamental research in all areas of science
at the universities in the Flemish Community, including
collaboration agreements between Flemish universities
and other research institutes.
The FWO funds excellent and promising researchers
as well as research projects following an interuniversity
competition and an evaluation by national and international experts.
Our only criterion is the outstanding quality of researcher
and research proposal, regardless of scientific discipline,
host institute, gender, politics or religious persuasion.
Isabelle VERBAEYS
Senior Policy Officer
Stefaan DE SMEDT
FWO Scientific Panel
Member & Full Professor of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Eveline LESCRINIER
Associate Professor of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Egmontstraat 5
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 512 91 10
f +32 2 512 58 90
post@fwo.be
www.fwo.be
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HAUTE ECOLE DE BRUXELLES (HEB)
The Haute Ecole de Bruxelles (University Institute of the
FC Brussels) is located in Brussels Rightly nicknamed
“the Crossroads of Europe”.
With a student population of nearly 2700, the HEB offers
tree distinctive programmes:
A university-level programs in translation and interpreting at both bachelor’s and master’s levels (3 +
2 years) allowing graduates to pursue a European
PhD. Program in Translation Studies.
A three-year Bachelor programme in Computer
Sciences.
Chaussée de Waterloo 749
1180 Brussels
t +32 2 340 12 95
f +32 2 347 52 65
heb@heb.be
www.heb.be
Marianne COESSENS
President
There are three sections:
•Information Management Systems
•Computing and systems: Industrial Computing
•Computing
and systems:
Telecommunications
Networks
A bachelor-level programs in teaching training.
and
INDIA PLATFORM
The India Platform is a consortium of European and
Indian partners from an academic, business and government background. Partners in Europe are geographically spread (Groningen (NL), Budapest (HU), Aveiro
(PT), Gent (BE), Antwerp (BE) and Pardubice (CZ)),
while partners in India are located mainly in Karnataka,
without excluding new partners from other Indian states.
The platform's activities are focused on achieving the
main aim and, along the road, achieving sub-aims such
as stimulating free and fundamental research into the
cultural differences between Europe and India, developing international educational courses about modern
India and comparative studies, and facilitating new partnerships and exchange of knowledge between the existing and potential India Platform partners.
The choice of the partners and their location is explained
in the India Platform vision note (see www.india-platform.org > policy and vision). Also in the vision note it
is explained that the main aim of the platform is to bring
Europeans as a people closer to Indians as a people,
and why this is important.
Nele DE GERSEM
Coordinator
Apotheekstraat 5
9000 Ghent
t +32 9 264 93 70
f +32 9 264 94 83
indiaplatform@ugent.be
www.india-platform.org
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KU LEUVEN - LEUVEN NANOCENTER
The Leuven Nanocenter brings the research and development activities of the KULeuven in the areas of Nanosciences
and Nanotechnology together. The center is formed by
groups from different departments and faculties and disposes of the largest range of materials and tools in Flanders.
Our mission is to strengthen the interdisciplinary research
and development activities by implementing around specific
themes the complete innovation chain starting from fundamental knowledge and scientific discoveries towards the
implementation of practical solutions and complete systems.
Nanoparticle synthesis and use for bio-medical
Professor
Solid phase epitaxy for semiconductor growth
Development of advanced metrology techniques for
structural, chemical and optical characterization
Carbon Nanotube Synthesis for different applications
Synthesis of electrode materials and fabricating coin
Synthesis of polymer membranes and assembling
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel cells
applications.
Jean-Pierre LOCQUET
appications
cell type batteries
Some key activities:
Celestijnenlaan 200D
3001 Leuven
t +32 16 32 72 90
f +32 16 32 79 83
jeanpierre.locquet@fys.kuleuven.be
fys.kuleuven.be/vsm/fn/
Oxide thin films for memory and gate stack
Savitha
THAYUMANASUNDARAM
Research Associate
Vijay Shankar
RANGASAMI
Doctoral Student
THE LIEU NETWORK (LIAISON ENTREPRISESUNIVERSITES)
The LIEU (Liaison Entreprises-Universités) Network gathers the Technology Transfer Offices of Belgian Frenchspeaking universities and higher education institutions.
The main missions of those TTOs consist in: the promotion and facilitation of R&D activities in collaboration with
companies ; the support of researchers in their approaches towards innovation ; the transfer of the research units
results to industry ; the creation as well as follow-up of
spin-offs ; the negotiation of research contracts with local,
national and international socioeconomic players ; the
training and consciousness raising amongst the scientific
community regarding industrial relations and promotion.
Michel MORANT
Liège University,
Wallonia-Europe academia
Pierre CORNUT
Mons University,
Wallonia-Brussels academia
LIEU as a network brings together the skills of almost
1000 research units and more than 7500 qualified researchers in areas as varied as materials, biotechnology
and health, energy and environment, agro food, micro-,
nanotechnologies and ICT, social and human sciences.
By joining forces, LIEU has been able to maximise the
economic impact of research developed in areas of excellence and to mobilise resources (scientific expertise,
research results, services, equipment) within the universities and higher education institutions in favour of the
industrial world.
Nicole MOGUILEVSKY
Namur University,
Louvain academia
UCL - Administration de la Recherche
Place de l'Université 1 - Boîte L0.01.05
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
t +32 10 47 25 63
f +32 10 47 38 30
jp.dispas@ulg.ac.be
www.reseaulieu.be
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UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES (ULB)
Founded in 1834, the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
is one of the largest universities in Belgium, famous for its
tradition of critical thinking and intellectual freedom. ULB is
a comprehensive university with 13 faculties, schools and
specialized institutes that cover all disciplines and closely
combine teaching and research. It offers almost 40 undergraduate programmes and 235 graduate programmes.
The ULB has developed a large spectrum of student
support initiatives: financial and psychological support,
guidance, French classes, etc. PhD candidates at the
ULB are provided with a range of funding opportunities.
The ULB is a member of the Council for Doctoral
Education, an integral part of the European University
Association (EUA-CDE). The ULB is a multidisciplinary university that conducts
groundbreaking research in every field, as evidenced
by the number of prizes (Four Nobel Prizes, one Fields
Medal, three Wolf Prizes and two Marie Curie Prizes).
Multicultural and multilingual, the University is home to
celebrated teams of international researchers who are
active in international research networks.
Avenue F.D. Roosevelt
50 CP 131/2
1050 Brussels
t +32 2 650 30 48
f +32 2 650 49 65
jean-louis.moortgat@ulb.ac.be
www.ulb.ac.be
Didier VIVIERS
Rector
Serge JAUMAIN
Vice-Rector
Anya DIEKMANN
Professor
Jean-Louis MOORTGAT
Public Affairs Attaché
UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE (ULG)
A university offering a wide range of educational opportunities and excellence in research
Established in 1817, the University of Liège (ULg) is a
French speaking European university offering a comprehensive range of educational programs organized
by 11 Faculties/Schools on 4 campuses. Bachelor’s,
master’s and PhD programs are offered in all areas.
The University is fully integrated in the Bologna process and complies with the highest European standards
University Education. It offers to its 21.000 students –
23% of whom come from foreign countries – curricula
that are well adapted to a changing world and the expectations of the modern job market.
Krishna DAS
Research Associate
FRS-FNRS
More than half the university budget is devoted to research, where excellence is a must. The University of
Liège has a strong record of research and innovation in
a variety of fields, including the life sciences, biotechnologies, earth sciences (environment and agronomy),
engineering, as well as humanities. Interdisciplinarity
and internationalisation are keywords in the research
units of the University’s research policy. The ULg strives
to provide its researchers with the best possible word
environment and has been awarded the EU label “HR
Excellence in Research”.
Providing strong education, research and professional
training, the University of Liège is a driving force of the
area’s economy and has played a key role in launching
spinoff companies in many fields.
Place du XX Aôut 7
4000 Liège
t +32 4 366 92 55
f +32 4 366 57 25
international@ulg.ac.be
www.ulg.ac.be
Industrial &
Service Companies
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21NET BELGIUM
21Net was set up with the sole objective to offer high speed
Internet access and multimedia services on board trains, essentially through broadband channels provided by a combination of two-way satellite, Wi-Fi and cellular connections.
As such, 21Net has become the leading provider of
Internet and Infotainment on board High Speed trains
combining both cellular and satellite technologies. Besides
providing the satellite connection for the 26 trains of Thalys
fleet (running between Amsterdam, Brussels, Cologne and
Paris) and for an initial 3 trains for Indian Rail, 21Net has
developed and tested full on train infotainment solutions
with functionalities like Video on Demand, IPTV based on
a Gigabit network on the 25 High Speed Trains of NTV.
Leuvensesteenweg 350
3190 Boortmeerbeek
t +32 15 61 88 70
eefje.beullens@21net.com
www.21net.com
Philippe CATHERINE
CEO
Jean-Francois
DE LANTSHEERE
Deputy Managing Director
The 21Net Internet access system is based on the proposition that since users are familiar with high bandwidth
Internet, only a similar type of experience could be successfully offered on board a high speed train.
AGRISTO
Agristo is a producer of frozen potato products. Frozen
french fries represent the largest volume, and are really our main product, but various other potato specialties complete our product portfolio. Most of these potato
specialties, such as potato croquettes and noisettes,
smilies, hashbrowns, etc. are made out of mashed or
shredded potato.
Strict quality control, in accordance with the highest international quality standards (IFS, BRC... ), covers the
complete chain, from the potato growing into the transformation, till the logistics to the final buyer.
Sales and export are operating worldwide.
Agristo has three performant and modern production plants in operation, located in Belgium and the
Netherlands; one of the most fertile regions in Europe
for growing potatoes.
Antoon WALLAYS
Director
Waterstraat 40
8531 Harelbeke
t +32 56 73 50 50
f +32 56 73 50 73
info@agristo.com
www.agristo.com
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AHLERS
Ahlers is a family controlled and managed international
logistic and maritime service provider with HQ in Antwerp.
The company comprises 4 divisions: Agencies (liner and
port agent), Forwarding (multimodal transport, specialization: project and break bulk cargo), Logistics (warehousing) and Maritime (crewing and ship management).
Worldwide Ahlers employs 950 staff members in 17 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the CIS and 350 seagoing crew members. Ahlers has international competence
centres in the field of the oil industry, EPC's as well as in
the field of specialty chemicals with own warehouses in
Belgium (Antwerp, Ghent) and Russia (St. Petersburg).
Our warehouses in Belgium are state-of-the-art facilities
specialized in the storage and handling of hazardous
Noorderlaan 139
2030 Antwerp
t +32 3 543 73 11
f +32 3 541 91 10
info@ahlers.com
www.ahlers.com
Christian LEYSEN
Executive Chairman
chemicals and feed additives. Products stored and handled in our Russian facilities range from raw materials in
bulk over marketing material and finished products.
Thanks to our worldwide network of own offices, a.o. in
Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Singapore) and Central
Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan) we are
a privileged and experienced partner in arranging the
most challenging transports and facilitating customs
obligations.
After various joint ventures in India we started in 2004
with our own daughter company. At present we employ 150 staff in 11 offices in Ahmedabad, Bangalore,
Chennai (HQ), Coimbatore, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai,
New Delhi, Pune, Tirupur/Tamil Nadu and Tuticorin. Our
Indian operations are specialized in project and machinery forwarding.
AMOS - ADVANCED MECHANICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS
The company Amos was launched in 1983 on the basis
of the mechanical expertise of “Ateliers de la Meuse” and
on the optical know-how of the Institute of Astrophysics
from the University of Liège.
vironment, thermal panels to simulate flying temperature or fake stars (collimators) identical to those
observed after the launch.
On board instrument flying on board satellites,
About 80 employees are specialised in design and manufacturing to a very high accuracy of opto-mechanical
systems. They are mainly delivered to space industry as
well as to professional astronomy and divided into three
categories:
Equipment to test satellites on the ground is used
to qualify payloads in flying conditions. These are
vacuum chambers that create an outer space en-
Claude JAMAR
Director
Jean Pierre CHISOGNE
Sales & Marketing Manager
probes or the Space Shuttle. They are mainly mirrors, mounts, telescopes, structures or, mechanisms
or complete earth observation instruments.
Equipment for professional astronomy ordered by
worldwide astronomers, these are telescopes, components or instruments installed within the largest
observatories.
Liège Science Park
Rue des Chasseurs Ardennais 2
4031 Angleur
t +32 4 361 40 40
f +32 4 367 20 07
info@amos.be
www.amos.be
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AMS
AMS is a worldwide leading service provider in programming activities for automation projects. AMS has
offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, China, South Africa,
Hungary, and Italy. We have partnerships with main line
builders in Austria, Germany, Romania and the USA.
Complete turnkey projects can be realized in the specific
area of robot, PLC programming and off-line simulation
(with Robcad/simulate).
Kieleberg 5
3740 Bilzen
t +32 475 28 66 82
f +32 89 49 23 16
info@amsrobotics.com
www.amsrobotics.com
Johan POTARGENT
CEO
ANTWERP HEADQUARTERS
Antwerp Headquarters is a public private partnership (PPP) between the City of Antwerp, Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and 21 private partners to map
Antwerp as a “Prime Business Location” for foreign investors with a specific and historical focus on India.
Our service is free of charge, objective and tailor made.
Our service includes (but is not limited to):
Investment promotion: information on all economic
data and facts & figures
Location management: advice and guidance on and
3 main objectives:
To actively promote Antwerp as business destination
To facilitate companies before, during and after the
actual set up of their business in Antwerp
To anchor companies in Antwerp
in the real estate and office market
Tax, legal and HR support (first stop)
Networking: gather most important and relevant
stakeholders, both public and private
Expat-service: all-inclusive packages for staff and
family
All of our services are offered via a one-stop-shop channel
and in close partnership with our structural partners including Port of Antwerp and Flanders Investment and Trade.
Philip HEYLEN
President of Antwerp Headquarters, Antwerp
City Vice-Mayor for Culture, Economy, City and
Area Maintenance, Heritage and Liturgy
Port House,
Entrepotkaai 1
2000 Antwerp
t +32 3 339 67 83
info@antwerpheadquarters.com
www.antwerpheadquarters.com
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APPLITEK
AppliTek is a specialist manufacturer of on-line analyzers for environmental and industrial applications. Our
analytical solutions can be found in various sectors, including the chemical industry, power generation and the
water producing/treating sector. Currently AppliTek is
present in more than 100 countries, more specifically in
the European region (domestic market), the Americas,
the Middle East and the APAC region, with local hubs for
overnight dispatch of parts and local support.
Venecoweg 19
9810 Nazareth
t +32 9 386 34 02
f +32 9 386 72 97
team@applitek.com
www.applitek.com
David LAURIER
President
AQUAFIN
Aquafin NV was founded in 1990 by the Flemish Region
for financing, design, construction and long-term operations of wastewater treatment plants, collector systems and
pumping stations in Belgium, region Flanders. The Flemish
Environmental Holding is the sole shareholder in Aquafin.
Aquafin NV collects household wastewater from the municipal sewers in collector sewers and transports it to
wastewater treatment plants, where it is treated in accordance with European and Flemish standards. Over
a period of 20 years, the company evolved from a new
player in the sector into a many-faceted partner for all
the actors involved in the implementation of an integrated water policy in Flanders. Our strength is in the
Luc BOSSYNS
CEO
Sabine SCHELLENS
Manager Organization
Development
combination of vision, expansion and management of
the wastewater treatment infrastructure.
Aquaplus NV was founded in 1998 and is a 100% subsidiary of Aquafin NV. Aquaplus NV offers the expertise
and support of Aquafin NV to authorities and industrial
clients on the Flemish market and abroad.
In 2012, Aquaplus founded ASEWater Technologies. As
a newcomer in the Indian Water market, this engineering company assists Indian Water boards with advanced
treatment technologies.
Dijkstraat 8
2630 Aartselaar
t +32 3 450 45 72
ingrid.vantendeloo@aquafin.be
www.aquafin.be
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ATOMIUM
A seminal totem in the Brussels skyline; neither tower,
nor pyramid, a little bit cubic, a little bit spherical, halfway between sculpture and architecture, a relic of the
past with a determinedly futuristic look, museum and
exhibition centre; the Atomium is, at once, an objet, a
place, a space, a Utopia and the only symbol of its kind
in the world, which eludes any king of classification.
The Atomium was the main pavilion and icon of the world
Fair of Brussels (1958), commonly called Expo 58. At
102 metres high, with its nine interconnected spheres, it
represents an elementary iron crystal enlarged 165 billion (thousand million) times.
Atomiumsquare
1020 Brussels
t +32 2 475 47 75
f +32 2 475 47 79
julie.almau.gonzalez@atomium.be
www.atomium.be
Henri SIMONS
Director
Julie ALMAU GONZALEZ
Deputy Director
The Atomium was not intended to survive beyond the
Expo 58, but its popularity and success soon made it a
key landmark, first of Brussels then internationally.
Half a century later, the Atomium continues, to embody
those ideas of the future and university. And through its
cultural programming, it carries on the debate begun in
1958: what kind of future do we want for tomorrow ?
What does happiness depend on ?
AVOLON by TWYLITE
®
AVOLON was created in 2005 by Bruno Verstraete. After
an experience of over 20 years as lighting consultant
in motion picture, television and theatre at TWYLITE
Brussels, he decided to develop a complete range of
dimmable fluo fixtures.
All fixtures are caracterised by; dimmable without
changing colors, black-out function, completely noise
reducted, rackable, flicker-free and a extreme low power
consumption.
Color temperature is 3200°K, 4000°K or 5600°K without
any green or magenta aberration. We also have green
and blue-key dimmable tubes.
Bruno VERSTRAETE
Manager
Mélanie WARTEL
Sales Assistant
All products are completely RoHS, have a CRI >90 and
produce no heat. We care about sustainability and the
environmental aspects of our range and accessories.
AVOLON is proud to see his effort growing in the european market and to develop the range since 2007 for the
US and Canadian market.
AVOLON is based in the centre of Brussels, where
the new workshop doubled capacity since end 2012.
Our young and dynamic crew is now able to realise offers on demand. Rue d'Angleterre 35
1060 Brussels
t +32 2 218 26 40
info@avolon.be
www.avolon.be
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BEKAERT
Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coatings.
Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company
with headquarters in Belgium, employing 27000 people
worldwide. Serving customers in 120 countries, Bekaert
pursues sustainable profitable growth in all its activities
and generated combined sales of € 4.4 billion in 2012.
As from 1998 Bekaert is active in India, where it today
operates a headquarters, 4 manufacturing plants, located in Pune, Ranjangaon, Lonand (near Satara) and
Chennai and a technology center. Our activities are focused on the growing local needs of the automotive and
construction markets with products such as steel cord
Bekaertstraat 2
8550 Zwevegem
t +32 56 76 61 11
f +32 56 23 05 43
corporate@bekaert.com
www.bekaert.com
Baron Paul BUYSSE
Chairman of the Board of
Directors
to reinforce truck and bus radial tires, flat and shaped
wire, high carbon spring wire for suspension springs and
Dramix® steel fibers for concrete reinforcement. Other
products include hose reinforcement wire, conveyor belt
reinforcement, fine cord for reinforcement of timing belts
and power transmission belts, carding products for the
textile industry, filtration products mainly for the plastics
industry and stainless steel wire specialties.
BELGACOM
The Belgacom Group [Euronext: BELG]. Thanks to its
experience as Belgium’s incumbent operator and the
multiple talents of its 15,000 employees, the Belgacom
Group is the country’s reference provider of integrated
telecommunication services.
Within the Belgacom Group, innovation is a fundamental
part of the company culture. It guides our daily activities
and allows us to launch products and services such as
fixed and mobile telephony, broadband, Belgacom TV
and ICT solutions.
Over the past two decades, we have managed to develop our networks and the related applications. Indeed,
80% of our revenue currently comes from products
Didier BELLENS
President & CEO
Geert STANDAERT
Executive VP Service
Delivery Engine
which did not exist 15 years ago. This shows that the
Belgacom Group is able to innovate and can adapt in
order to meet the needs of its customers.
At the same time, we can be proud of the Belgacom
Group's position as one of Belgium's leading companies
in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Our
approach is based on the application of strict ethical
standards in the pursuit of our activities, and on a constructive dialogue with our stakeholders.
For the fiscal year ending 31 December 2011, the
Group posted a total revenue of € 6,406 million and a
net operating profit before depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA) of € 1,897 million. Sandrine NELISSEN
GRADE
Director & Executive Advisor
to the CEO
Boulevard du Roi Albert II 27
1030 Brussels
t +32 2 202 60 49
f +32 2 217 99 66
ellie.blommaert@belgacom.be
www.belgacom.be
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BESIX
BESIX Group is the largest Belgian group, operating in construction, concessions and property development sectors.
is present in Eastern Europe, North and Central Africa
and the Middle East, via Six Construct, in Central Asia
and Australia.
It profiles itself as a multi-services group.
In 2012, the Group achieved revenues of EUR 2.1 billion.
The Group was founded in 1909, since when it has
grown steadily and impressively. NV BESIX SA, its
biggest subsidiary, is active in practically every field of
construction.
In addition to the activities of BESIX and its other subsidiaries, Cobelba, Jacques Delens, Socogetra, Vanhout,
Wust, Franki Foundation Group Belgium, BESIX Park,
Lux TP, West Construct in Benelux-France, the Group
Avenue des Communautés 100
1200 Brussels
t +32 2 402 62 62
f +32 2 402 66 81
mryckewaert@besix.com
www.besix.be
Mathieu RYCKEWAERT
Public Affairs Senior
Manager
BESIX has about 18,000 employees active in 16 countries on 4 continents.
BIOLOG EUROPE
BioLog Europe is a Belgian non-profit governmental
agency whose mission is to help develop the life science industry in Belgium. Our goal is to provide business support to expansions’ projects into Europe as well
as assisting BioPharma companies in the management
of their supply chain challenges.
We bring a pragmatic consideration of supply chain
challenges from sourcing to distribution or reverse
logistics and manufacturing.
ioLog Europe is also involved in national projects
B
like creation of a “Healthcare Logistics Community” or
Hospital supply chain
International expansion plans considering Europe
We can provide an integration into our vast network
of diverse associates (life science industries, governmental organizations, R&D centers, logistic service providers, financial institutions…).
We can provide business intelligence to market development projects.
Franck TOUSSAINT
Project Manager
What we offer is a perfect understanding of the company’s needs in terms of business expansion, regulatory
aspects, logistics requirements, needs for partnerships,
R&D…
c/o Logistics in Wallonia
Liège Airport Building 52
4460 Grâce-Hollogne
t +32 498 90 26 07
f +32 4 225 50 65
fto@biologeurope.com
www.biologeurope.com
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BLUE PLANET ACADEMY & CONSULTING INDIA
At Blue Planet Academy & Consulting (BPAC), theory and
application of Rational Use of Energy (RUE) converge to
achieve cost-efficient energy solutions for industry and
individuals. The strong increase in energy demand combined with rapidly depleting fossil fuel reserves demands
a global change in the use and exploitation of energy. The
exponential growth of world population and economic development of the BRIC countries reinforce this need for
sustainability and efficient energy markets.
Blue Planet aims to bring European levels of energy efficiency to the Indian industrial sites. Through decades of
experience with large EU industrial consumers such as
Agfa-Gevaert, Bekaert, Arcelor-Mittal (BE), Panasonic
and many more, we have built up a portfolio of projects that will benefit large industrial sites in India and
all our future clients. By reducing their specific energy
consumption, we have helped reduce operational costs,
strenghten the competitive position of the industries and
their projects and increase profit year after year.
Blue Planet is the result of over 20 years of dedicated
research in energy and sustainability. We offer detailed, modeled energy audits based on measurement
campaigns and simulations combined with applicationoriented training courses, allowing your workforce to
help save and pick low-hanging (energy consumption)
fruits! Meet us now and we’ll discuss all energy/profit
opportunities!
5th Floor, SB Tower 1A/1
201301 Noida (India)
T +91 98 7333 9559
Witte Patersstraat 4
1040 Brussels
t +32 2 740 43 71
frank.delattin@blue-planet.be
www.blue-planet.in
Frank DELATTIN
CEO
BMT
BMT Group is an industrial family-owned holding which
participates in companies throughout the world that are
active in high-precision machining of gears and transmissions on the one hand, and the manufacture of
moulds for hollow glassware and the design and setup
of flat-glass lines and glass furnaces on the other. BMT
Group identifies opportunities in these sectors and ensures diversity within the group’s portfolio.
Jean-Christophe
SEYNAEVE
CEO
Kortrijksesteenweg 1097B
9051 Sint-Denijs-Westrem
t +32 9 216 70 30
f +32 9 216 70 39
info@bmt.be
www.bmt.be
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BRANDFIRST
Brandfirst is mastering digital interactive & gesturebased marketing solutions. The combination of innovative gesture technology with digital signage and
consumer knowledge generates an unforgettable experience that gathers consumers around your brand.
Throughout the years we have built strong partnerships
with marketing, advertisement, entertainment and communication professionals who are constantly looking
for innovation in brand activation. We have developed
interactive applications for world’s leading multinationals in various industries. Yahoo!, Deloitte, AMD, General
We integrate real time and motion controlled 3D imaging into tailor made high-definition video walls to create new brand activation and innovative digital signage
experiences.
Electric, Thales, ABInbev and GDF Suez are amongst
our regular clients as they are convinced by the technology and service quality.
Beyond our excellence in gesture controlled software,
we provide our clients the whole technical expertise in
hardware material, on-site installation and after-sales
remote support.
Rue à Fossant 3
1380 Maransart
t +32 2 730 06 11
philippe.delhez@brandfirst.be
www.brandfirst.be
Philippe DELHEZ
Founder
François GOETHALS
International Business
Developer
BY-CAST
By-Cast is a world leader in the design and manufacturing of combustion air preheaters for use with fired boilers, incinerators and process heaters in petro refineries,
the chemical and allied industries.
The air preheater increases efficiency of the fired equipment by recovering heat from the excess gas and exchanging it to heat up the combustion air supply to the
burners. This results in a reduction of fuel consumption
and a corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions to the
the air preheater is constructed with borosilicate glass
tubes, sealed in PTFE tube sheets to resist corrosion.
Our facilities include computer design and engineering
offices plus a specialized foundry for manufacture of the
unique integrally-finned cast iron tubes. Design and production of the By-Cast air preheaters is centralized at
our plant in Tessenderlo, Belgium.
atmosphere. The By-Cast air preheater was developed
over many years to give trouble-free operation when
handling dusty or corrosive flue gas. Principal heat
transfer surface consists of integrally-finned cast iron
tubes. However for some conditions the "cold" end of
Patrick BIJNENS
Commercial Manager
Ramasubban
JAISHANKAR
Agent India
Kanaalweg 77
3980 Tessenderlo
t +32 13 66 26 51
f +32 13 66 73 53
aph@by-cast.com
www.by-cast.com
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CARINE GILSON BRAND (MAILLE France)
The history of the House is primarily that of its creator,
Carine Gilson. Born in 1966, the artist grew up in the
world of couture. At 23 years old, a graduate of Fine Arts
and of the prestigious Antwerp Academy, she bought a
small lingerie workshop, ‘Maille France’. Fascinated by
silk and lace, her creative desires were already working towards exceptional hand-made pieces. The idea of
Couture Lingerie was born...
Creation. Exclusive. Modern Craft. These are the watchwords of the House. In the manner of Haute Couture,
Carine Gilson forms unique creations by hand in her
own workshop in Brussels. In this spirit, Carine Gilson's
approach connects know-how with the values that show
Rue Auguste Gevaert 17
1070 Brussels
t +32 2 523 24 28
f +32 2 523 99 46
carine@carinegilson.com
www.carinegilson.com
Carine GILSON
CEO
Stéphane BORREMANS
Commercial Director
it in its best light. Shaped, sculptural Chantilly lace embroidered and grafted onto different colours of Lyon silk,
are all skilled techniques acquired over time.
Prestigious shops and department stores from New York to
Tokyo, via Rome and London, very quickly discovered all
the talent and expertise Carine Gilson puts in her product.
In 2004, the first Carine Gilson own-branded boutique
was opened in Paris, which was followed by Brussels
and then London.
Today, the international press shows its enthusiasm, warmly praising Carine Gilson’s work as a work of exception.
CEFALY TECHNOLOGY - STX-Med
CEFALY Technology is specialized in electronics for
medical applications. The company has developed a
unique external cranial neurostimulator for treating migraines and headaches: Cefaly®. It is the first device to
offer migraineurs a means of treatment that is neither
drug-based nor invasive.
Major clinical trials have been conducted by 5 university hospitals in Belgium to prove safety and efficacy.
Outcomes have been published in the peer review of the
American Academy of Neurology: it offers to migraineurs
the best safety efficacy ratio compared to other migraine
treatments.
Dr. Pierre RIGAUX
CEO
Cefaly has CE medical mark, is FDA approved and
protected by a number of patents. The market size for
Cefaly® is around 10% of the population. The revenue of
the company is growing sharply and sales volumes are
impressive in several countries.
CEFALY Technology is leading the major European research project on chronic migraine “EUROHEADPAIN”
in collaboration with eleven academic research centres.
Several new devices are in development for treatment
of other neurologic disorders as epilepsy and insomnia.
ZI des Hauts Sarts, 4ème Avenue 5
4040 Herstal
t +32 4 367 67 22
f +32 4 367 67 02
p.rigaux@stx-med.com
www.cefaly-technology.com
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CERATEC
Ceratec is an experienced integrating and engineering
business which produces complete turnkey plants and
equipment for the clay building materials industry.
Ceratec, and a team of over 450 motivated employees,
is proud to have over 90 years’ experience in creative
brick making technology.
Our ceramics activities
TURNKEY PLANTS
Ceratec produces complete turnkey plants for structural bricks, roof tiles, split tiles, refractories, clay
pipes, pavers etc.
PREPARATION & SHAPING
Ceratec designs, supplies and installs clay preparation and grinding lines. Furthermore, we integrate
cutting equipment and decoration lines.
DRYING & FIRING
Ceratec installs turnkey chamber dryers, tunnel dryers and fast dryers. Furthermore we build traditional
tunnel kilns and integrate roller and shuttle kilns.
SETTING & DEHACKING
Ceratec increases the output through the use of
multi gripper handling heads and the use of robot
technology promotes flexibility. We also offer turning
devices and facing units.
Our non-ceramics activities
Due to our consistent use of state-of-the-art technologies
we have become a leading partner as a solution provider in
many industrial sectors. We deliver turnkey internal transport systems, handling machines, palletizing and wrapping
systems, purpose-built or integrated in a global project.
Rue du Touquet 228
7782 Ploegsteert
t +32 56 56 57 58
f +32 56 56 55 05
hendrik.vancolen@ceratec.be
www.ceratec.eu
Hendrik VAN COLEN
Sales Manager
Furthermore, Ceratec is a provider of advanced automation and control solutions (PLCs, process control, robotics, AGVs) for many industrial partners.
CG
CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and
application of electrical energy. With more than 15,000
employees across its operations in around 85 countries,
CG provides electrical products, systems and services
for utilities, power generation, industries, and consumers.
CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines
that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings.
CG’s core strengths are the value it places on relationships and its ability to provide solutions; which, in turn,
strengthen these relationships. As one among leading
engineering companies, CG helps customers use electrical power effectively and increase industrial productivity in a sustainable way.
Jan DECLERCQ
Chief Technology Officer
Power Systems
The company is organized into four business groups:
Power, Industrial, Automation and Consumer.
The CG Power business group is very active in renewable energy and smart grids. State of the art innovations
and references in products and systems have been
made for wind energy off shore and on shore and solar
energy. These CG competences are strong in Europe
and America and with CG’s strong presence in India
ideal for developing India’s energy business.
Antwerpsesteenweg 167
2800 Mechelen
t +32 15 28 33 33
f +32 15 28 33 00
belgium@cgglobal.com
www.cgglobal.com
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CMS DEBACKER
At CMS, we have 2,800 legal and tax advisers in 56 offices. Our size means we have the most extensive footprint in Europe of any firm. This is one of the reasons
clients choose CMS. Other reasons include our crossborder sector and practice expertise and our outstanding reputation in key markets. Beyond Europe, CMS is a
growing force in Russia, China, the Middle-East, North
Africa and South America.
CMS DeBacker provides complete legal and tax services/solutions to its clients. With more than 100 Lawyers in
Brussels, Antwerp and Luxembourg, we aim:
To be the preferred provider of legal and tax services
in Belgium.
Chaussée de la Hulpe 178
1170 Brussels
t +32 2 743 69 00
f +32 2 743 69 01
vincent.dirckx@cms-db.com
www.cms-db.com
Vincent DIRCKX
Lawyer - Partner
To be innovative: we support our clients every step
of the way, helping them keep pace with the latest
changes as well as being aware of what is over the
horizon.
To build long-term relationships with our clients: our
clients' business is also our business.
COSMOFARMA
Making powder blends and supplements for the health
and sports industry more distinctive and enjoyable is
what inspires our team. We offer a variety of innovative
protein & complex carbs blends with a triple A status:
available, affordable, and appetizing. To achieve this
goal we created a yummy, healthyilicious product. We
believe in eating healthily without making sacrifices on
taste. We combine the knowledge of food and biochemistry with our instinct and expertise in creating delicious
and healthy recipes. We reformulate popular products
and flavors, by reducing levels of saturated fat, sugar
and salt. Our instant powder blends are distinguished
from the rest through the contrast of a delicious natural
taste which gives you the kind of power food you just
Johan LERNO
General Manager
Petra VAN GUCHT
Master of Biochemistry
cannot say no to. All our flavors and blends are directly
prepared from fresh fruit and high quality natural ingredients. Every whey and micellar casein blend is made of
milk from grass fed cows. The price value coupled with
the abundance and quality offer the difference that cannot be met elsewhere. We strive to offer a whole range
of delicious blends to make your business a success.
Grote Baan 9
9930 Zomergem
t +32 9 233 30 00
f +32 9 220 17 46
info@cosmofarma.be
www.cosmofarma.be
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CVWAREHOUSE
CVWarehouse is an online recruitment platform that
combines an Applicant Tracking System, a confidential dbase and a jobsite. We help companies save time
in their recruitment process by giving the right tool to
handle all candidates in a fast, smooth and very efficient way while giving them a very nice recruitment
experience. Our customers include Nespresso, Purac,
Capgemini, Cartamundi, Brussels Airlines and many
others. CVWarehouse is currenlty available in 12 languages and is used in more than 25 countries.
Lambermontstraat 10
2000 Antwerp
t +32 3 202 42 20
inge@cvwarehouse.com
www.cvwarehouse.com
Inge GEERDENS
CEO
DECEUNINCK
Deceuninck PVC Windows and Doors provide perfect
and high quality insulation. They add value to your place
and increase your comfort and ease. Windows and
doors, with a wide range of colours, are offered to our
customers’ liking. With low maintenance requirement,
you can trust and use all our windows and doors with
comfort for many years to come.
Ajay DUDEJA
Sales Manager Deceuninck
India
K1&2, SND Warehouse,
Padur Road, Kuthambakkam village,
Poonamallee
602107 Chennai
t +91 97 17 70 77 32
ajay.dudeja@deceuninck.com
www.deceuninck.com
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DEDONCKER P&G
We export Belgian Poplar logs to India and other countries in Asia for the manufacturing of plywood, veneer,
wooden matchsticks, wooden boxes, pallets, pencils etc.
We are located near the Port of Antwerp. 25 years of
experience are your best guarantee of quality. We have
freshly cut trees, a large stock and our own forest operations. We are an FSC-certified company.
Blijkheerstraat 48
1755 Gooik
t +32 495 38 64 85
f +32 54 56 80 76
info@populier.be
www.populier.be
Gerrit DEDONCKER
General Manager
Saiful NURDIN
Sales Representative
DELIVA
Deliva has much experience and knowledge in the field
of ‘Vacuum Food Technology’.
Selected high ingredients are prepared according to a
balanced recipe. The cooking process takes place in an
airtight film for food preparation in this special vacuum
cooking technique. There is no influence of oxygen and
an absolute restriction of fat. This process is carried out
at a responsible reduced temperature and will be closed
down with a shock-cooling to 4 °C.
Due to the preparation in airtight film for food, the meal
components remain fresh for at least 21 days after production without the use of any preservatives.
This work system provides a high degree of operational
flexibility in the manufacturing and assembly kitchen:
Easy adjustability in the menu
Quick response to any fluctuation in the daily required quantities
No additional stress for the employees in the event
This way we can guarantee long preservation (without
any preservatives) and a constant high quality.
Herman SCHEPERS
CEO
of unexpected circumstances
A clear financial follow-up of the power supply
Slingerweg 4
3600 Genk
t +32 89 62 93 00
f +32 89 30 89 19
info@deliva.be
www.deliva.be
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DELOITTE BELGIUM
The leading audit and consulting practice in Belgium,
Deloitte offers value added services in audit, accounting,
tax, consulting and financial advisory services. Deloitte
Belgium employs over 2,800 people in 11 offices across
the country, serving national and international companies from all market segments (large, mid-market and
SME), and the public sector. In the financial year 2013,
turnover reached EUR 359 million.
The Belgian firm is a member of the international group
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited network of member
firms.
Berkenlaan 8B
1831 Diegem
t +32 2 600 60 00
f +32 2 600 60 01
bedeloittebelgium@deloitte.com
www.deloitte.com
Rik VANPETEGHEM
CEO
Erwin VANDERVELDE
Partner Tax
In the financial year 2013, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu realised a global turnover of USD 32.4 billion with approximately 200,000 employees in more than 150 countries.
Visit www.deloitte.be for more information.
DEME (DREDGING, ENVIRONMENTAL & MARINE
ENGINEERING)
The Belgian dredging, marine construction and environmental group DEME NV has won a prominent position
on the world market in a number of highly specialized
and complex hydraulic disciplines. The multidisciplinary nature of DEME’s activities enables them to offer
global solutions to their clients worldwide. The company
fosters a strong innovative approach and has indeed
been a trend-setter and a pioneer in technical innovation throughout its history. The Group can look back on
nearly 150 years of experience in its core dredging and
land reclamation activities and hydraulic engineering. In
support of DEME’s dredging activities, the Group offers
an impressive range of services in the environmental
Alain BERNARD
Pierre POTVLIEGE
Area Director India &
Middle East
field, sea aggregate winning, complex marine construction such as foundation and installation of offshore wind
farms, offshore heavy-lifting, general maritime services
and it is developing a whole range of new activities in
the field of energy and mining. At present DEME has
a permanent workforce of more than 4,200 dedicated
and specialized people and a diversified fleet of over 90
large vessels and 200 auxiliary vessels and equipment.
Amedeo PEYRON
Resident Manager Indian
Subcontinent
Scheldedijk 30
2070 Zwijndrecht
t +32 3 250 52 11
f +32 3 250 56 50
info@deme.be
www.deme.be
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DESOBRY
DESOBRY KNOW-HOW: Desobry biscuits are inspired
by traditional Belgian recipes which are constantly updated to fulfill today’s consumers’ needs and tastes.
Crunchy, smooth, melt-in-your-mouth, crispy: each biscuit has its own appealing personality. In line with the
real Belgian chocolate heritage, Desobry’s recipes include several subtle cacao based flavours.
DESOBRY INNOVATION: Tradition and innovation work
hand-in-hand at Desobry. Indeed, the Belgian Biscuitier
is constantly developing new biscuits recipes. This year,
for example, the new born biscuit is the “Perle Noire”, a
subtle combination of dark Ghana chocolate mousse on
a light and crispy biscuit.
Rue du Vieux Colombier 1
7500 Tournai
t +32 69 89 17 60
f +32 69 89 17 86
info@desobry.be
www.desobry.be
Thierry HUET
CEO
Françoise DUBUISSON
Marketing Manager
DESOBRY QUALITY: Desobry keeps improving the nutritional qualities of its biscuit recipes and uses only top
quality ingredients. Desobry’s own chocolate recipes are
made exclusively with real cocoa butter. Desobry’s biscuits contain no artificial flavours, no artificial colours, no
preservatives and no hydrogenated fats.
DIAGAM
DiAgam manufactures reagents for immunoturbidimetry. Our reagents, controls and calibrators are liquid,
stable and ready to use on all opened biochemistry
analyzers even with barcodes (Roche-Modular®, Cobas
6000®, Hitachi®, Olympus-AU®, Ortho-Fusion®-Vitros®,
Abbott-Architect®-Aeroset®, Siemens-ADVIA®, ThermoKonelab®, etc.) All reagents are CE labeled and DiAgam
is certified ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 13485.
Gilbert AMERYCKX
CEO
Delphine BIGOT
Export Manager
Rue du Parc Industriel 40
7822 Ghislenghien
t +32 68 55 14 82
f +32 68 56 89 40
mail@diagam.com
www.diagam.com
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DISSACO
Dissaco is a forwarder with great knowledge and experience of maritime transport worldwide.
package, punctual and correct down to the smallest detail, at very competitive conditions.
Our head office is located in Antwerp, considered by
many as the leading port in continental Europe and one
of the top 10 ports in the world.
Service offered:
Dissaco searches for the best solution for your transport requirements, maritime or otherwise, with the best
price / quality ratio.
Thanks to our excellent relations with transporters, stevedores and freight handlers, shipping lines and ship’s
agents, we are able to take care of the entire forwarding
Noorderlaan 123-PB 2
2030 Antwerp
t +32 3 544 90 27
f +32 3 544 90 28
info@dissaco.com
www.dissaco.com
F. Maria VAN MEENEN
Managing Director
Customs brokerage
Fiscal representation
Project cargo
NVOCC
Warehousing and physical distribution
DOM & ASSOCIATES
Guiding and advising companies in the areas of management, organization, strategic planning, sales, marketing, recruitment and techniques, as well as other
company related issues including replacement management, the effective implementation of management
and training. The company is specialized in small and
medium enterprises at home and abroad, but does not
exclude other type of companies or institutions.
Guy VAN HOLDERBEKE
Director
Stijn Streuvelslaan 14
9840 De Pinte
t +32 479 34 99 63
guy.vanholderbeke@telenet.be
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DUC D'O
Duc d’O – Gudrun Group is an internationally oriented,
premium quality producer and marketer of consumer
chocolate products. The Duc d’O-Gudrun group is structured around 2 business units: Branding and Gift. Duc
d’O is the main brand in the branding department.
The Duc d’O brand targets chocolate lovers worldwide
and is currently distributed in 60 countries. The Duc d’O
assortment is built around premium quality flaked truffles, pralines and liquor pralines.
No two Duc d’O truffles are the same. The reason for
this is very simple. The light chocolate mousse is sent
on a journey through a large bed of chocolate flakes.
Bazelstraat 250
9150 Kruibeke
t +32 3 774 51 91
luuk.reijnders@chocolates.be
www.ducdo.com
Eddy WALRAEVENS
CEO
Luuk REIJNDERS
Global Business Director
Dancing over them, the truffles wrap themselves in the
wildness of Belgian chocolate. Only then are they ready
to find their way into civilisation.
That’s why all Duc d’O truffles are indecently delectable.
But each that little bit unique.
ECONATION
LightCatcher Light Energy: saving energy with no investment
Thanks to revolutionary measurement and monitoring technology, EcoNation, the number one daylight provider in the
world,presentstoyouthe‘LightCatcherLightEnergy’concept.
This concept offers businesses and public organisations
the opportunity to save 20 to 70% on their energy bills immediately, and without the need to invest!
gives businesses and governments the chance to save
on energy bills immediately and without having to invest.
Are you on a tight budget? Maybe you would like to see
your energy bills drop but you have other investment
priorities? You don’t want to invest in your roof but you
would like to reduce your CO2 consumption? Or maybe you want your lighting costs to go down right now
without having to invest? This is possible thanks to our
unique LightCatcher monitoring tech.
The idea is simple:
EcoNation installs LightCatcher light domes on your
roof, absorbs the entire investment, monitors with you
in real time what the energy savings are, and shares the
profits with you. The LightCatcher Light Energy model
Leo GOOVAERTS
Co-Founder & President
Christiane CESAR
Chair of EcoNation Group
General Meetings
Kerkstraat 108
9050 Gentbrugge
t +32 9 241 52 53
f +32 9 220 50 35
info@econation.be
www.econation.be
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ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
Electronic Apparatus is active in consultancy, development, design and production of printed circuit boards
since 1964 for a wide variety of applications such as
avionics, security systems, telecom, semi-conductors…
For almost 50 years we have been building our experience with many multilayer boards in different kinds of
materials, flexibles and flex-rigids, which is a combination of both flexible and rigid materials. It's this experience and internal know-how that makes E.A. the ideal
partner for the most complex and advanced projects.
Ravenshout Zone 6 n° 89
3980 Tessenderlo
t +32 13 66 24 44
f +32 13 66 77 92
sales@ea-pcb.com
www.ea-pcb.com
Jozef VAN MELLAERT
CEO
Gabrielle SMEYERS
Plant Manager
ENPROTECH
Enprotech is specialised in the study, engineering, realisation and operation of industrial installations for waste,
water and waste water treatment and water and green
energy re-use facilities, sludge and off-air treatment
plants, etc… using highly efficient “state-of-the-art” advanced technology and design.
Enprotech is developing at this very moment in Brazil,
Russia, India and has first contacts in China.
Enprotech is a General Contractor operating on a turn-key
basis, as well as a Construction Manager coordinating the
complete construction and start-up of environmental facilities.
Our strength is based on our talented crew, our very
clear and logic approach of environmental problems and
design of solutions without compromise.
Enprotech has the skills, knowhow and experience to
realize “state-of-the-art” energy and water recovery projects all over the world and can overclass competing
companies on a “world level”.
Our well equipped lab supports the design phase by
both lab and pilot scale tests.
Hans VAN SOEST
General Manager & Owner
Enprotech, founded in 1996, is a dynamic company, with
an exceptional experience, and hence with outstanding
references in most industrial branches.
Stationsstraat 164
3110 Rotselaar
t +32 16 61 72 50
f +32 16 61 72 59
info@enprotech.be
www.enprotech.be
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ERNST & YOUNG
De Kleetlaan 2
1831 Machelen
t +32 2 774 92 74
f +32 2 774 90 90
jan.grauls@be.ey.com
www.ey.com/BE
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction
and advisory services. We are 175,000 people, including 9,500 member-firm partners, based in 728 offices
in more than 150 countries. We are organized into 29
Regions that are grouped into four Areas: Americas,
Asia-Pacific, EMEIA and Japan. We serve more than
200,000 clients around the world, across all industries,
including 80% of the Fortune Global 500 and our revenues for our latest financial year (FY12) were US$24.4b.
sized enterprises, as well as public sector and non-profit
organisations EY is passionate about entrepreneurship
and has long recognized the potential of entrepreneurs.
We work with entrepreneurs, adapting our experience,
industry capabilities and resources to work for entrepreneurial, fast-growth companies. Our commitment to
entrepreneurial companies, in both emerging and developed economies around the world, helps ensure that
we’re working with more of tomorrow’s leaders today.
EY Belgium is headquartered in Diegem (Brussels) and
employs over 1.500 people with 14 offices across the
country, offering professional services to national and
international companies, including small and middle-
www.ey.com/be
@EY_Belgium
Geert GEMIS
Partner
Jan GRAULS
Senior Advisor
ETRACON
ETRACON, founded in 1994, is a trading company specialized in secondhand carpet and velvet weaving machines,
spare parts for Van de Wiele looms, as well as accessory
machines for the preparation and finishing of woven carpets, such as bobbin winders, warp beaming machines,
shearing machines, backcoating lines, confection lines,
and others. The main items which distinguish our company
from other trading companies is that we support our customers with full technical assistance for dismantling, packing, loading, transport, installation and running-in of the
machines at customer’s place. We have our own professional technicians travelling all over the world.
Erik ESPEEL
Managing Director
Rudi MATTON
Sales Manager
Our newest developments are the "Genius 200": automatic overedging machine for carmats and small carpets, and the "Fantasia": machine for making premade
fringes.
We also sell new confection machinery, such as fringing and overedging machines, as well as spare parts, all
made by the Belgian company ISPD.
't Lindeke 4
8880 Sint-Eloois-Winkel
t +32 56 43 97 63
f +32 56 43 97 68
info@etracon.be
www.etracon.be
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EUROSTATION
Eurostation is an engineering/development company
and subsidiary of the Belgian Railway Group specialized
in the (re) development of stations and mobility nodes.
In our projects real estate operations, urban planning
and station architecture are linked together. This creates
a unique win-win situation which significantly improves
the quality of the overall mobility and urban environment
around stations and other mobility nodes.
Rue Brogniez 54
1070 Brussels
t +32 2 529 09 11
f +32 2 520 99 61
marc.de.vreese@eurostation.be
www.eurostation.be
Herwig PERSOONS
General Manager
Marc DE VREESE
Technical Director
Chris VAN DAMME
General Manager Real
Estate & Business
Development
FINANCING WORLDWIDE
Financing Worldwide assists its clients in 2 crucial fields
of businesses: managing credit risk and arranging financial packages. In doing so, we facilitate commercial
contracts and international projects - both in developed
and emerging markets. In developing and working out
structured finance and credit risk management packages, Financing Worldwide brings together a variety
of players. They include project developers, suppliers,
contractors, commercial and public banks, export credit
agencies, equity providers and others. We assist our clients with credit risk management related to international
activities, either on a single transaction or on a full portfolio. This can take the form of setting up and managing
global export credit insurance policies, establishing and
Geert WOUTERS
CEO
managing letters of credit or structuring ad hoc payment
securities. The finance packages we develop are fully
customized to each project and client. Packages may
include or consist of buyer's credits, project finance
structures, concessional loans, counter-trade structures
or venture capital. We build on our experience to select
adequate risk management models and proper financial
engineering techniques.
Battelsesteenweg 455 A2
2800 Mechelen
f +32 15 28 20 15
t +32 15 27 17 05
info@finww.be
www.financingworldwide.be
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FLAMANT
Diebeke 33
9500 Geraardsbergen
t +32 54 41 54 75
f +32 54 41 93 22
philippe.hulsmans@flamant.com
www.flamant.com
Flamant is an international interior and home decoration
brand with over 30 years of experience in the upscale
interior decoration business. The collection offers over
3000 products for the home, from high-end furniture and
interior accessories to luxury decoration and even a renowned paint collection.
We believe our combined experience and expertise in
retail and wholesale and the international resonance of
the Flamant brand are key to establishing a successful
business in your country. We are very interested to talk
to you about how we can develop a Flamant store concept in your region.
Flamant is a privately owned business with own stores
located in leading European cities. With a vast group of
hundreds of partner stores worldwide, both multi-brand
shops and privately held concept stores, the name
Flamant has global acclaim. Now we are on the lookout
to expand our successful interior story to India.
For more information: www.flamant.com or contact
geo.flamant@flamant.com
Geo FLAMANT
Member of the Board of
Directors
Philippe HULSMANS
Sales Manager
GALLER CHOCOLATIERS
Jean Galler was born into a luxury dessert environment. He liked working in the family confectioner’s shop
founded by his grandfather in 1930 and he has kept this
passion since then.
At 16 years old, inspired by chocolate, he experiments
this living material that fascinates him. To develop his
knowledge and discover new savours, he studied in
Basel (Switzerland), then with Gaston Lenôtre in Paris.
At 21 years old, he launched his own enterprise. 35 years
later, the foundations of the company remain the same:
passion for chocolate, pride in perfection, constant creativity
Today, the team of more than 100 employees design,
produce and market pralines, ice-creams, chocolate
pastries, filled chocolate bars, as well as chocolate tablets, Cat’s tongues (cartoon cats moulded from chocolate), spreads, bite-sized chocolates…
After having built up its reputation in his region, Galler
is now found throughout the Belgian market in more
than 2,000 sales outlets. Galler owns currently a network of stores in Belgium, France, Japan, United Arab
Emirates...
Frequently our company has been honoured with official
recognitions. The most prestigious is undeniably the appointment as « Belgian Royal Warrant Holder », awarded in 1994. In 2002, Galler receives the « Innovation
Prize » for the concept of “CHOCOLAT-THE©” at the
Franchise Fair of Brussels.
Bernard EYMAEL
Sales Director Asia
Avenue du Parc Industriel 213
4041 Milmort
t +32 4 367 22 11
f +32 4 384 67 96
bernard.eymael@galler.com
www.galler.com
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GEODIS WILSON BELGIUM
Geodis Wilson Belgium consist of 4 branches (Deurne
Headquarters, Deurne Airport, Brussels Airport/Brucargo
and Grimbergen) and employs 120 people. Together
with her sister Geodis offices, Geodis Wilson Belgium
handles sea and air shipments over 5 continents, improving the competitive position of our clients by making the supply chain transparent and manageable. With
7.700 people the Geodis Wilson Freight Management
Division is one of the world’s largest freight management companies. The worldwide Geodis Group counts
more than 30.000 employees. Being part of the French
National Railway Corporation, SNCF, Geodis WIlson offers a wide pallet of sustainable, innovative and costsaving multimodal solutions.
Bisschoppenhoflaan 645
2100 Deurne
t +32 3 328 12 11
f +32 3 328 12 00
info@be.geodiswilson.com
www.geodiswilson.com
Dirk CEULEMANS
National Sales Manager
GEPHYR
Gephyr is a Belgian-based consulting company for
International Trade, IT consulting, VOIP, Mobile Infrastructure
and for foreign direct investments (FDI) between Europe
and India. We provide our clients with accurate information,
professional advises, contacts, and expertize in project management, including offshore and outsourcing solutions, import, export, business development, investment and others.
The company was created in 2009 in order to help Belgian/
European companies expanding their business in India.
Gephyr acquired the Wallonia Foreign Trade and
Investment (AWEX) accreditation to specifically cater
to Wallonia based companies. AWEX then appointed
Gephyr to represent and manage the India Welcome
Office in Liege, which is a red carpet for Indian investors
in Wallonia.
Gephyr provides IT consulting in VOIP, Mobile and IT infrastructure management. We also help in offshore software development providing low cost alternatives to European companies. Gephyr acts as an intermediate Project Management in
order to facilitate smooth development in the project life cycle.
Nilesh APTE
Managing Director
Rue du Vertbois 11
4000 Liège
t +32 4 371 54 50
f +32 4 371 54 50
nilesh@gephyr.eu
www.gephyr.eu
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE
GSK Vaccines, a division of the GlaxoSmithKline Group,
is one of the main global players in the research, development and production of prophylactic and therapeutic
vaccines. We employ more than 12,200 people. GSK's
global vaccine headquarter is in Belgium with 8,000
employees. Our R&D activities and our 14 manufacturing sites are spread throughout the entire world. Our
portfolio comprises 30 marketed vaccines and more
than 15 candidate vaccines in development. One-third
of vaccine candidates in our pipeline target diseases
particularly prevalent in the developing world, including
all three WHO infectious disease priorities: HIV, malaria
and tuberculosis. We are committed to providing vaccines to everyone who needs them, no matter where
Avenue Fleming 20
1300 Wavre
t +32 10 85 51 39
pascal.lizin@gsk.com
www.gsk.com
Patrick FLORENT
Senior Vice-President Global
Industrial Operations
Vaccines
Antoon LOOMANS
Senior Vice-President
General Counsel, Strategic
Alliances & Business
Development Vaccines
they live. Last year, we distributed 900 million vaccine
doses in 170 countries, and over 80 % of these doses
went to developing countries where they are supplied at
prices as low as 10-20 % of those in developed countries. We are one of the main suppliers of vaccines to
organisations such as UNICEF and the Pan American
Health Organisation. GSK's vaccines business put the
customer at the heart of everything we do.
Pascal LIZIN
Director External & Public
Affairs Vaccines
GRASS TECH SOLUTIONS
Grass Tech® Solutions’ product and brand portfolio includes Clear Pass® spray suppression flaps for commercial vehicles, AstroTurf® Entrance Matting, AstroTurf®
Grand Prix, AstroTurf Snow Sports Surfaces®, and
AstroTurf® Poultry Pads for the poultry industry.
facilities across the world, catering to diverse segments
of industrial packaging, lifestyle, healthcare, automotive
components and infrastructural products with well established brands across the product segments with a strong
marketing and distribution network.
The joint commercial activities of these former Solutia
owned and the TTL owned products and brands are coordinated by the Belgium based company Grass Tech®
Solutions.
Grass Tech® Solutions is part of Mumbai based Time
Technoplast Ltd (TTL), a leading technology based innovative polymer product company with manufacturing
Baudouin OLDENHOVE
General Manager
Rue Grandbonpré 11
t +32 10 48 65 65
f +32 10 48 65 75
info@grasstech.com
www.grasstech.com
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GREENPEAK TECHNOLOGIES
GreenPeak Technologies is a fabless semiconductor
company and one of the leaders in the ZigBee market
segment with a rich offering of semiconductor products
and software technologies for Smart Home data communications and the Internet of Things.
The GreenPeak founders have significantly contributed to the invention of WiFi and made it into a commercial success, used by several billion people today.
GreenPeak is recognized as a leader in developing
new wireless technologies for consumer electronics and
Smart Home applications, demonstrating rapid growth
and adoption by major customers.
Spinnerijstraat 14
9240 Zele
t +32 52 45 87 25
sales@greenpeak.com
www.greenpeak.be
Cees LINKS
CEO
Bart DEHOUWER
Sales Director
GRIMONPREZ TRANSMISSION GEARS
Grimonprez Transmission Gears is a medium sized and
family company with a wide experience in mechanical
quality products.
tailor-made services, to try to do more with our existing
customers, to reach new markets and customers and to
involve all our staff and partners.
We are true technological experts in the field of gears
and transmissions and we have a large production ability with more than 200 diverse CNC machines.
Grimonprez Transmission Gears can offer products like
straight gears, helical gears, splined gears, straight bevel gears, spiral bevel gears, various frontal couplings,
transmission sub-assembly, worm and worm wheel and
racks but also developing and make co-engineering in
these mechanical transmission fields.
We can give to our customers wide solutions in the field
of transmission elements and systems and complex mechanical parts.
The commitments of Grimonprez Transmission Gears
are to provide our customers with quality products and
Xavier DEDECKER
Director
Rue Théodore Klûber 7
7711 Dottignies
t +32 56 33 30 32
f +32 56 33 65 68
info@grimonprez.com
www.grimonpre.com
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GUY MAGERMANS
Our core business is transport from one end to the other:
haulage, warehousing, goods conditioning, delivery and
even invoicing on behalf of our customers. We are making removal business as well, private, companies, diplomatic all over the World. Therefore we are members
of American Household Goods Forwarders Association.
Though we are a medium size enterprise we intend to
stay among the best: smiling and silently.
Zoning industriel aux Minières II
6900 Marche-en-Famenne
t +32 84 31 17 90
f +32 84 31 65 69
guy.magermans@skynet.be
www.magermans.be
Guy MAGERMANS
CEO
HAACHT BREWERY
Haacht Brewery has grown to become one of the largest
independent family breweries in Belgium, offering a wide
range of beers of different types. Haacht Brewery was
founded in 1898 and is still managed by the founding
family Van der Kelen.
Primus: A whole hearted premium pils with a refined flavor and well-balance taste. A low fermentation beer of
5,2 % ABV. The brand name refers to Jan Primus, Duke
of Brabant, a mighty lord in medieval Belgium and a beer
connoisseur.
The more than 400 employees are proud of its rich tradition and heritage. Its strongest pillar is the on-trade segment. Haacht Brewery offers a complete range of drinks
and brand support to more than 5.000 on-trade establishments in Belgium and neighboring countries. Investments
are made on a continuous basis with respect for tradition
and family values. Haacht Brewery has a modern production plant based in a historical site. Well-known brands are:
Tongerlo: A range of 3 authentic abbey beers brewed
under the close supervision of the fathers of the Abbey
of Tongerlo. The beer Tongerlo Prior has recently been
nominated as the best blond Abbey beer in Europe.
Geert MATTERNE
Export Manager
Provinciesteenweg 28
3190 Boortmeerbeek
t +32 16 61 52 77
f +32 16 61 85 12
export@haacht.com
www.haacht.com
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HAMON
The Hamon Group is a world player in engineering &
contracting (design, installation and project management). Its activities include the design, the manufacturing
of critical components, the installation and the after-sale
services of cooling systems, process heat exchangers,
air pollution control (APC) systems, heat recovery steam
generators (HRSG) and chimneys, used in power generation, oil & gas and other heavy industries like metallurgy, glass, chemicals.
Place Maurice Hamon
Rue Emile Francqui 2
1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert
t +32 10 39 04 00
f +32 10 39 04 01
corporate@hamon.com
www.hamon.com
Francis LAMBILLIOTTE
CEO
Philippe DELVAUX
Président BU Air Pollution
Control EMEA / Asia
Hamon has been present in India for more than 20
years. Today, it has two main subsidiaries active in India:
Hamon Shriram Cottrell PVT Ltd, active in Cooling
Systems and based in Mumbai.
Hamon Research-Cottrell India PVT Ltd, active
in Air Pollution Control and based in Chennai and
Kolkatta.
Vallinayagam
MUTHUSAMY
Director & CEO, Hamon
Research-Cottrell India
Krishnan
Suryanzrayanan
NEMMARA
General Manager Hamon
Shriram Cottrell Pvy Ltd
HERFURTH GROUP / HERFURTH LOGISTICS
The Herfurth Group was established in 1899 and is still
a 100% family owned company. The Group grew organically by re-investing the profits in acquisitions, developing new activities and partnerships. Herfurth employs
directly a staff of around 400 people, located mainly in
Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Turkey.
Besides the own offices, Herfurth has agents all over the
world and is able to offer the same personal, tailor made
and dedicated service where ever you need it.
The Herfurth Group offers
Logistics services such as Air & Sea freight, import/
added logistics (pick and pack, relabeling… ), multimodal distribution and much more.
Shipping agency.
Container depot and repair facilities.
Special services like sourcing/trading, ICT solutions
related to transportation, advice and studies.
Taking into account their business model, mission and
culture our aim is to always offer a dedicated and personalized service to our customers.
export, customs clearance, warehousing, value
Olivier D’HOOP
Managing Director
Cassiersstraat 19
2060 Antwerp
t +32 3 221 20 10
herfurthgroup@sdsbo.com
www.herfurth-logistics.com
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HERMES MANAGEMENT
STRATEGY
MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT - RESULTS
-
BUSINESS
Well led companies will want to create shareholder value and obtain competitive advantage. They therefore require a well thought out strategy that incites innovation,
and a capable and motivated workforce.
Hermes Management assists in the strategy, management and business development of your organization.
H&B Partners (owned by Hermes Management) have
developed efficient operational business models and
partnerships along with an elaborate business network
John F. Kennedylaan 4
2630 Aartselaar
t +32 3 808 04 72
f +32 3 293 34 86
info@hermesmanagement.be
www.hermesmanagement.be
Marc AELBRECHT
General Manager
to successfully introduce companies onto the Belgian/
European market, and inversely, on the Indian/Asian
Market. These services cover both the market development from a commercial perspective -sales, marketing,
distribution-, from an administrative perspective -approvals, legal requirements, Intellectual property, facilities, subsidies- as from the post sales support perspective –SLA management, logistics, warranty & repair,
technical support.
HOTEL LA LEGENDE
In the centre of Brussels, close to the Grand-Place and
Manneken Pis, the hotel “La Légende” welcomes you in
a charming and friendly ambiance.
Our hotel is established in a former town mansion in the
heart of Brussels and will allow you to discover all facets
of Brussels or to benefit from a strategic position for your
business trips.
Our charming hotel puts service first and foremost.
Around the clock, our staff exerts itself to make you enjoy
your stay, help you find what you are looking for or to address your desires and needs to the utmost of our ability.
Please do not hesitate to call on us, we consider this the
best way to prove our passion for service. This has been
a family hotel for three generations, and our knowhow
and expertise allow us to offer you a service worthy of
the greatest, worthy of you.
Sophie JONOT
Administrator
Alain SURNY
Accountant
Rue du Lombard 35
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 512 82 90
f +32 2 512 34 93
s.jonot@hotellalegende.com
www.hotellalegende.com
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HRD ANTWERP
HRD Antwerp offers quality solutions in diamond and
gemstone certification, education and research.
HRD Antwerp the first ISO-certified diamond lab issues
highly respected diamond certificates, gemstone and
jewellery reports.
HRD Antwerp covers a wide geographical area with a
Diamond Lab in Mumbai, Jewellery Lab in Istanbul, sealing service in Hong Kong and Lab Links in India, Israël,
Hong Kong, New York and Spain.
HRD Antwerp offers world-renowned diamond grading,
gemmology and contemporary diamond jewellery de-
Hoveniersstraat 22
2018 Antwerp
t +32 3 222 06 11
f +32 3 222 06 99
info@hrdantwerp.be
www.hrdantwerp.be
Serge COUVREUR
CEO
Dries HOLVOET
Head Business Development
sign courses on an international platform. Its Graduates
Club is a worldwide network for its alumni to exchange
ideas and information.
HRD Antwerp conducts fundamental and applied research for the diamond industry, that is translated
into state-of-the-art technological instruments and
equipment.
HRD Antwerp is present in Belgium, China, Hong Kong,
India and Turkey.
HYDROGENICS
Hydrogenics has over 60 years of experience designing, manufacturing, building and installing industrial and
commercial Hydrogen Systems around the globe.
Hydrogenics is pioneering “Power-to-Gas” the
We offer world leading expertise for a range of applications, including:
Hydrogenics Corporate headquarters are located in
Mississauga, Canada with manufacturing facilities located in Germany and Belgium. We have other corporate
and sales offices, and hydrogen installations, operating
in several countries around the world.
Hydrogen generators for Industrial processes and
Fueling stations
Hydrogen fuel cells for electric vehicles, such as urban transit buses, commercial fleets, utility vehicles
and electric lift trucks
Fuel cell installations for freestanding electrical power
plants and UPS systems (uninterruptible power supply)
Filip SMEETS
General Manager
world’s most innovative way to store and transport
energy
Hydrogenics Corporation is a publicly listed company on
the NASDAQ (stock symbol HYGS) and the TSX (stock
symbol HYG).
Nijverheidsstraat 48C
2260 Oevel
t +32 477 44 58 39
f +32 14 46 21 11
fsmeets@hydrogenics.com
www.hydrogenics.com
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ICOMETRIX
icoMetrix is specialized in obtaining quantitative biomarkers from medical images, such as MRI, CT, PET.
The images are acquired locally and sent to our servers. We then measure brain or lesion volumes, cortical
thickness, etc. for an improved diagnosis and follow-up
of Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease patients.
In addition, as imaging is increasingly used in research
and clinical trials, there is a strong need for automated,
reliable, and reproducible image analysis. icoMetrix has
many years experience with preclinical and clinical evaluation of MRI, CT, and PET data and group-analysis of advanced quantitative images. We applied these methods
to study disorders in neurology, oncology, diabetes, etc.
Tervuursesteenweg 244
3001 Leuven
t +32 16 84 96 97
wim.vanhecke@icometrix.com
www.icometrix.com
Dirk LOECKX
CEO
Wim VAN HECKE
Chief Business Officer
icoMetrix’ quantitative image analysis solutions are documented in over 200 scientific publications. Our services
allow pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device researchers and companies to incorporate advanced imaging measures into their clinical trials. We understand
your need to identify both lack of efficacy and potential
for adverse reactions as soon as possible.
IKAROS SOLAR
Ikaros Solar, headquartered in Schoten, is one of Belgium's
top companies operating in the photovoltaic market.
We provide solar photovoltaic solutions for companies
and individuals.
We offer our clients a total EPC service (Engineering,
Procurement, Construction, Operation and Maintenance)
right from the selection and installation of solar energy
and for maintenance and monitoring afterwards.
Ikaros Solar has installed more than 2,000 private photovoltaic systems and supplied installations to companies
including IKEA, Carrefour, Philips/Massive, Janssen
Pharmaceutica, DP World, Molenbergnatie, Regie der
Gebouwen, Renson, Stad Antwerpen, Miko ...
Furthermore, Ikaros Solar has partnerships with certified
installers for the private sector.
Ikaros Solar, founded in 2006, has evolved into an international company with offices in Belgium (Schoten and
Gembloux), Great Britain (Wales), Portugal (Lisbon), India
(Mumbai), Mexico (Mexico City) and Turkey (Istanbul).
Vikas MATHUR
Managing Director (India)
Metropoolstraat 30-32 A
2900 Schoten
t +32 3 641 64 80
f +32 3 641 64 99
vikas.mathur@ikaros-solar.com
www.ikaros-solar.eu
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INMATY
Investment Management in high TechnologY buildings
for logisitics.
Inmaty LOGISTIC REAL ESTATE analyses the market
for logistic movements and possible needs for investors.
Inmaty LOGISTIC REAL ESTATE helps you to find and
realize a simple but strong vision on logistics development: top quality in prime locations. This also goes by the
company philosophy: sustainability for sustainable profit.
Based on this strategy, sites and funding are searched
and offered to end-users for tailor made realizations as
well for own use as for return of Fund Investors.
Mainly, a logistic building serves a pragmatic goal; the
adjacent offices do have to respond to the highest quality standards. Being the business card of your company
and the place where employees have to spend many
hours a day every day again.
Thanks to his networking approach Inmaty LOGISTIC
REAL ESTATE can help you to explore also:
The Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg as
well as Belgium, being the center of Europe itself.
Inmaty Real Estate helps you in 2 ways:
Developing your required site with prime location
potential, close to the state of the art infrastructure
for your optimal distribution.
Guiding major investors to diversify their investments risks into “European funding of new developments” for higher return and with strict rules.
Didier TYTGADT
Rogierlaan 245
1050 Brussels
t +32 475 80 70 71
dtygadt@gmail.com
CEO
ION BEAM APPLICATIONS
IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) is a cancer diagnostics
and treatment equipment company and the worldwide
technology leader in the field of proton therapy, the most
advanced form of radiotherapy available today.
The Company’s primary expertise lies in the development
of next generation proton therapy technologies that provide
oncology care providers with premium quality services and
equipment. IBA’s proton therapy solutions are scalable
and adaptable, offering universal full scale proton therapy
centers as well as next generation compact, single room
systems. IBA also focuses on the development and supply of dosimetry solutions for Quality Assurance of medical
equipment and increased patient safety as well as particle
accelerators for medical and industrial applications.
Olivier LEGRAIN
CEO
Headquartered in Belgium and employing more than
1,200 people worldwide, IBA currently has installed systems across Europe and the US and is expanding into
emerging markets. IBA is listed on the pan-European
stock exchange EURONEXT and more information can
be found at: www.iba-worldwide.com
Chemin du Cyclotron 3
t +32 10 47 58 11
f +32 10 47 58 10
info-worldwide@iba-group.com
www.iba-worldwide.com
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IP TRADE
Ip Trade offers telephones specially developed for traders and command & control community, usually called
a “turret”.
The Ip Trade turret has a touchscreen user interface
and is fully adaptable in order to meet all customers’
requests.
Unlike their competitors, the Ip Trade turrets can transparently connect to the three biggest vendors: cisco,
avaya and alcatel.
Our main customers are currently located in all over the
world including London, Hong Kong and New York.
Rue de l'Aéropostale 8
t +32 4 364 04 69
f +32 4 239 71 08
info@iptrade-networks.com
www.iptrade-networks.com
Didier MATTIVI
CEO
Olivier JONES
APAC-Regional Manager
Having been on the Indian market for several years, Ip
Trade with its distributor Jampot wishes to extend its development into the heart of financial markets in Mumbai.
The potential of the Indian market is high in finance as
well as in Command & Control.
In addition, Ip Trade has decided to diversify its products. All professional telephone users can benefit from
the technology developed by Ip Trade.
The turrets have been modified to meet the needs of
dispatching centers including radio integration.
ISDG WIRELESS BLOCKING SOLUTIONS
ISDG Wireless Blocking Solutions is specialized in the
blocking of all kinds of wireless communication. We
mainly focus on prison facilities. The use of cell phones
(and other wireless communication tools) is a major
problem in prisons.
ISDG WBS has developed a tailor-made system that
can be adapted according to the customer's needs and
which takes into account future extensions due to spectrum changes…
ISDG WBS has seen this problem growing during the
years and has analyzed it thoroughly.
Our main objective is to offer prison authorities worldwide a high quality, efficient solution to deny prisoners
access to wireless communication.
Koen BOECKX
CEO
Spoorweglei 33
2520 Ranst
t +32 3 470 15 50
f +32 3 475 99 01
info@isdg.be
www.isdg.be
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ISWA WORLD CONFERENCE 2015 ANTWERPEN
ISWA, the International Solid Waste Association, is a
non-profit association that promotes the development of
a professional and sustainable waste policy worldwide
(see www.iswa.org). Within the ISWA, experts from all
countries come together to share information and knowhow and to work on the continuous development of
global waste management. One of the most important
key moments for this work is the annual ISWA World
Congress, which lasts for three content-packed days,
and is attended by over 1,000 participants.
The city of Antwerp, in close cooperation with Interafval
(the alliance of the Flemish inter-municipal waste companies), will host this World Congress on 7, 8 and 9
Philip HEYLEN
Boomsesteenweg 1000
2610 Antwerpen
www.iswa2015.org
Chaiman of the Organizing
Committee
Tom DE BRUYCKERE
Coordinator
September 2015. Antwerp and Flanders have a number of obvious advantages as a location. The results of
Flemish waste policy are among the best in the world.
Many companies from our region are at the forefront in
developing innovative technology. And due to its unique
location and many port activities, the city of Antwerp is
the ideal place for a World Congress, which has a great
deal to offer both in terms of programme content and
socio-cultural activities.
ITSTOASTED
ITSTOASTED is specialized in IT Project Management,
Consultancy and Audit on an international level, mainly
working for multinational companies (Pharmaceutical,
Chemical, Telecom sector, ICT, Automotive sector are a
few examples).
1. Consultancy
ITSTOASTED offers to International companies a representation worldwide in such a way that ITSTOASTED
can act on behalf of these companies or their customers.
ITSTOASTED has experiences in several sectors such
as to coordinate projects between your company and
other international companies.
2. Compliances
2.1. CSV: computer system validation: Validation Plan –
Requirements – Design – Development – Installation –
Operational SOPs – Summary report.
2.2. GxP/ GMP:Good xPractice:/ Good Manufacturing
Practice and Good Laboratory Practice: Auditing GxP
computer systems, auditing suppliers of computer systems for GxP use.
2.3. GAMP5: Good Automated Manufacturing Practice:
assist in the follow up of a companies and maintain CSV
systems, where as the key concepts can be defined
as follows: Life Cycle Approach – Life Cycle Phases –
Quality Risk Management – Regulated company activities – Supplier activities – Efficiency improvement.
3. FDA/EMA/PMDA/SOX…
ITSTOASTED can give advice and help in international
laws regards to medical and pharmaceutical regulations. We can do research on several domains regarding relationships between for example: FDA and JPAL
(Japanese regulations for medical devices).
Carine VRANCKEN
Managing Director
Wijerstraat 164/1
3510 Hasselt
t +32 11 74 46 14
info@itstoasted.be
www.itstoasted.be
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JAN DE NUL
People and global expertise. These are the corner
stones of Jan De Nul Group’s phenomenal success.
Thanks to its skilled employees and the world’s most
modern fleet, Jan De Nul Group is a leading expert in
dredging and marine construction activities, as well as
in specialized services for the offshore industry of oil,
gas and renewable energy. The combination with its civil
engineering and environmental activities renders the
Group complete.
Our professional and innovative solutions are trusted
across the industry. Whether it concerns the construction of the new locks in the Panama Canal or a new port
complex in Western Australia, together with our customers, we build for further economic development.
Tragel 60
9308 Hofstade-Aalst
t +32 53 73 17 11
f +32 53 78 17 60
info@jandenul.com
www.jandenul.com
Danny DE HERT
Regional Manager
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson &
Johnson are dedicated to addressing and solving the
most important unmet medical needs of our time, including oncology (e.g. multiple myeloma and prostate cancer), immunology (e.g. psoriasis), neuroscience (e.g.
schizophrenia, dementia and pain), infectious disease
(e.g. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and tuberculosis), and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases (e.g. diabetes).
Driven by our commitment to patients, we develop sustainable, integrated healthcare solutions to help people throughout the world by working side-by-side with
healthcare stakeholders, based on partnerships of trust
and transparency.
Tim DE KEGEL
Senior Director Public
Affairs and External
Communication
Ludo LAUWERS
Senior Vice President, Site
Management
Sunangal Ajit SHETTY
Chairman Emeritus of the
Board of Directors
Turnhoutseweg 30
2340 Beerse
t +32 14 60 21 11
f +32 14 60 28 41
info@janbe.jnj.com
www.janssenpharmaceutica.com
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JBASTIEN - ART
The J. Bastien ART gallery was founded in October 1988
by Jeane Bastien. What initiated this adventure was a
stressed taste for art, which was transformed throughout
the years into a commitment for artists.
All throughout the year, in addition to offering its cymas
to the greatest artists whose reputation is international
such as Zao Wou-Ki, Chu Teh-Chun, Gaston Chaissac,
Olivier Debré or Henri Michaux, the museum also invites
us to explore new talents by giving young artists such as
Richard Texier, Bai Yiluo, Xiong Wenyun or Zhu Wei a
new opportunity. Anyhow, the adopted artistic line is still
painting and modern and contemporary sculpture.
Rue de la Madeleine 61
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 513 25 63
f +32 2 512 48 38
info@jbastien-art.be
jeane@jbastien-art.be
www.jbastien-art.be
Jeane BASTIEN
Director
For a few years, the J. Bastien ART museum intended
to show its intention of bringing together European and
Asian creations.
Pierce the interactions between continents, stimulate
the meetings among artists and the exchanges of varied
institutions, here is a chosen method to deepen the research of Asian artists living here and of those from here
who get their inspiration from there.
JET AIRWAYS INDIA
Jet Airways is introducing the concept of Smart Travel
to India.
and the 3 daily flights from London Heathrow, to both
Mumbai and Delhi.
Recently, Jet Airways has increased its presence in
Europe with new codeshare flights and new connections
operated by our strategic alliance partner Etihad Airways.
Full Flexibility of Timing & routings: A choice of morning and evening daily flights directly out of Brussels, via
London or Abu Dhabi to Mumbai and Delhi.
We offer Daily flights to India, morning and evening
timing & routing combinations at the same fare! Smart
Travel concept consists of:
All routings are combinable! You may want to fly in the
morning the routing Brussels-Delhi and back in the
evening Delhi - Abu Dhabi - Brussels.
High Flight Frequency to India: Jet Airways now offers daily one-stop flights from Belgium, Netherlands,
Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, via Abu Dhabi to
India, in addition to the 2 daily direct flights from Brussels
One Fare: Fly one fare from Europe to India, whatever is
your routing that you have chosen to Mumbai or Delhi: via
Brussels, London or Abu Dhabi! Smart fares in “Première
Class” are available with 50 or 28 days advance purchase.
Emmanuel MENU
Vice President Continental
Europe
Stefan HOLLANDS
General Manager Benelux
Philippe VERDONCK
Cargo Manager Continental
Europe
Brussels National Airport Po Box 10
1930 Zaventem
t +32 2 709 09 09
f +32 2 709 09 00
shollands@jetairways.com
www.jetairways.com
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LAPAUW INTERNATIONAL
Lapauw International is the European manufacturer
of ecological laundry machinery and provides a total laundry solution for all kind of collectivities: Hotels,
Hospitals, Cruise Ships, Railways, Automated Laundry
Businesses, Textile Manufacturers, Prisons etc.
Lapauw International offers a wide range of washer extractors, washing tunnels, dryers, tunnel finishers, and
is worldwide known for its full range of superior flatwork
ironers (gas- & steam-heated) complete with feeders
and folders. With our worldwide presence we can count
on a strong client portfolio which constantly inspires the
R&D department of Lapauw to come up with new ecofriendly innovations.
Oude Ieperseweg 139
8501 Heule
t +32 56 35 42 95
f +32 56 35 45 59
info@lapauw.be
www.lapauwinternational.com
Philippe D’HEYGERE
Chairman
LOGISTICS IN WALLONIA
Competitiveness cluster for the transport and logistics
sector
It's goal is to develop Transportation and Logistics activities in Wallonia through various missions such as
supporting Innovation, bringing together players in
Networking activities and Promotions, in collaboration
with the Awex.
The activities of the Cluster are numerous and wideranging, so as to be able to offer the members places
to meet and share knowledge and experiences amongst
fellow players in the Transport and Logistics sector.
Logistics in Wallonia is organized around a board of
directors, diverse work groups and an 8 person operational cell.
To achieve this goal, Logistics in Wallonia is working
with a network of over 240 members, all from different
sectors: industrial, logistics services providers, infrastructure managers, as well as organisms and institutions in charge of research and formation.
Peter VANDEREET
Manager business
development
Liège Airport Building 52
t +32 4 225 50 60
f +32 4 225 50 65
info@logisticsinwallonia.be
www.logisticsinwallonia.be
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LUCIAD
Luciad is an international software company focused
on Geospatial software to achieve full Situational
Awareness.
Customers rely on Luciad for their mission-critical geospatial systems in the Defense & Security, and Transport
and Infrastructure domains.
Luciad offers a wide range of software products and
software components to meet all the customer needs in
the above-mentioned domains.
Luciad is used by the world's most prestigious organizations, including for instance: NATO, Federal Aviation
Gaston Geenslaan 11
3001 Leuven
t +32 16 23 95 91
f +32 16 29 34 22
christoph.depreter@luciad.com
www.luciad.com
Dirk WAGEMANS
Global Head of Sales &
Distribution
Administration, Eurocontrol, and government agencies
around the world. Luciad customers also include leading
Systems Integrators such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin,
Northrop Grumman, EADS, Thales, Dassault Aviation,
Indra, GMV, Systematic, Terma, Saab and many others.
MAC VALVES EUROPE INC
Our company is based in Belgium and assembles air
valves that are sold in Europe, Russia, the Middle East,
Northern Africa and India. We develop special optimized
solutions that are used for automating or controlling the
manufacturing process in various fields of industries
(e.g. food, glass, plastics, medical, sorting, transportation, aluminium, etc.).
Our products are sold by distribution companies that
have important technical skills and strong willingness
to provide value-added solution to their customers.
Distribution of MAC Valves product range is based on
exclusive territorial distribution.
Guerric de HALLEUX
Sales Industry Coordinator
Our success in the last years are due to intense investments in products development and to the MDN network
(MAC Distributor Network), the latter being a global organization of independent distributors and manufacturers with the common focus of customer service and support anywhere in the world.
MDN is permanently interconnected network which represents over 3,500 employees located in over 45 countries with 200 service centers carrying in total an inventory worth of US$ 50 million.
Rue Marie Curie 12
4431 Loncin
t +32 4 239 68 68
f +32 4 263 19 42
guerric.dehalleux@macvalves.be
www.macvalves.be
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MAWYC III
MAWYC III group is active in the field of Global Forwarding
and Insurance through various operating companies and
supported by a global network of local agents in ports and airports all over the world. Headquartered in the heart of Europe,
the MAWYC III group has branch offices in all Belgian sea
ports (Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent) and Brussels Airport
and is represented in other European main ports by partners
with whom we have a longstanding relationship.
In India we rely on a strong representation by leading logistics
companies covering all the main industrial areas and ports.
Through strategically located warehousing facilities MAWYC
III can take care of Customs Clearance, bonded Warehousing
and Distribution for both Import and Export trades.
Afrikalaan 287
9000 Ghent
t +32 9 251 13 66
f +32 9 251 67 83
info@mawyc.be
www.mawyc.com
Stefaan DE BROUWER
Director BU Forwarding
With our comprehensive range of services including
Ocean and Air freight, we can act as your total supply
chain provider meeting your criteria for transit time,
choice of pick-up and delivery options.
"The difference between ordinary and extra ordinary is
the little extra"
MEMNON ARCHIVING SERVICES
From Sound archives to video archives via film Memnon
can handle most of the Audiovisual formats and Media
contained in Both public and Private institutions.
Memnon was involved in digitizing more than 1,000,000
hours of audiovisual archives, making it the European
Leader in its field.
Memnon’s digitalization systems are managed by computerized quality control systems that among other
things monitor the successful transfer and follow up of
metadata tagging, focusing human intervention on added- value services .
Michel MERTEN
Managing Director
Memnon is able to digitize hundreds of thousands of
hours of audiovisual material programs per year thanks
to our highly efficient and optimized workflow, and to realize a multitude of files based formats in real-time during the migration process
Memnon is establishing a joint-venture in India with the
company Media Guru established in Noida so as to develop its digitization services in India.
Rue de Mulhouse 36
4020 Liège
t +32 2 643 47 77
f + 32 2 649 87 01
info@memnon.eu
www.memnon.eu
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MITHRA PHARMACEUTICALS
MITHRA PHARMACEUTICALS is a spin-off of the
University of Liège (Belgium), founded in 1999 to market
innovative pharmaceutical products exclusively dedicated to women’s healthcare and into 4 therapeutic fields:
contraception/fertility, menopause/osteoporosis, female
cancer, and the utero-vaginal sphere. The current range
available for export comprises 16 products distributed in
43 countries around the world.
Rue Saint Georges 5
4000 Liège
t +32 4 349 28 27
f +32 4 349 28 21
eposkin@mithra.be
www.mithra.be
Francesco FORNIERI
CEO - Founder
Eric POSKIN
Spokesman Strategic &
Corporate Communication
Manager
Julie DESSART
Web Marketing &
Communication Support
MODULYSS
Modulyss® designs and produces modular carpet tiles
for the contract market and is the 3rd largest EU manufacturer. Modulyss NV is part of the Balta Group which
is the largest EU manufacturer of textile floor coverings.
Modulyss is active in over 75 countries worldwide and is
one of the fastest growing carpet tile companies. They
are active since two years in India and have done already some prestigious jobs.
The products of modulyss® are mainly used in offices,
airports, conference areas and hotels and meet the
highest quality norms not only regarding sustainability
but also regarding quality.
Karl THYBERGIN
Export Sales Manager
Druv SODHANI
President CCIL
Zevensterrestraat 21
9240 Zele
t +32 52 45 72 11
f +32 52 44 90 99
karl.thybergin@modulyss.com
www.modulyss.com
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MU
Production of annealing lehrs for the glass industry
(glass containers).
Production facilities in Belgium - possibility for partial
production in India.
Production of gas burners.
Dennenlaan 1
2222 Ittegem - Heist op den Berg
t +32 475 83 28 75
f +32 15 76 23 26
info@lehrs.be
www.lehrs.be
Henri MEEUS
CEO
MUNIC GEMS
Munic Gems is a diamond company founded in 1988
in Antwerp with activities in both rough and polished
diamonds. Its rough suppliers include major diamond
producers including Alrosa, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
While Munic Gems is best known for its lower-end materials, it has developed industry-leading expertise in a
range qualities and sizes of diamonds.
Munic works collaboratively with suppliers and customers alike. It seeks to understand the needs of its stakeholders and build long-term, valuable relationships.
Munic Gems is also committed to corporate social responsibility. It has established the San Rose foundation
which provides free healthcare to the mobility impaired
in India. It is also a certified member of the Responsible
Jewellery Council.
Munic Gems has a strong heritage in rough diamond trading whereby it processes and distributes rough to customers
operating in all the major diamond centres including India,
the world’s largest manufacturing centre. It supplies rough
diamonds from -3 through to +2cts in a range of qualities
and colours. Polished diamonds also forms a part of Munic
Gems’ business and can supply a variety of polished.
Mukesh SHAH
Managing Director
Himani SHAH
Advisor
Hoveniersstraat 30, Suite 252, Box 252
2018 Antwerp
t +32 3 205 01 00
f +32 3 205 01 01
m.shah@municgemsgroup.com
www.municgems.be
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NP-BRIDGING (BRIDGING ARCHITECTEN EN
INGENIEURS)
FoundersMr. Laurent Ney / Mr. Chris Poulissen
NP-BRIDGING conducts designs in the field of large
scale infrastructural, engineering and architectural projects, as well as urban planning. The approach of the
office is integral, by ‘bridging’ all the components that
determine the total context of the intervention on site to
one coherent ensemble anchored in the past and designed to participate in a long term process.
Since 2010, NP-Bridging has been working on infrastructure and urban design projects in the State of
Maharashtra, India. A new office of NP-Bridging should
be opening its doors in Mumbai in the autumn of 2013.
NP-Bridging is part of a larger group with the companies Ney-Poulissen BVBA (Gent) and Ney & Partners
SA (Brussels). The group is operating in Europe and the
Far East.
Ankerrui 26-30
2000 Antwerp
t +32 3 288 28 30
cpo@np-bridging.com
www.np-bridging.com
Chris POULISSEN
Managing Director
Matthieu MALLIÉ
Bridge Engineer
Jean-Marc SIMON
Urban Planner
NUMECA INTERNATIONAL
NUMECA International is a leading developer and provider of CFD software systems for the multi-physics design simulation and optimization of industrial products
and processes. Its software products are used for the
simulation of fluids, acoustics and thermal systems in a
large range of applications.
their application-driven features and interface, optimal
solutions, multi-physics models, high accuracy, speed
and general user friendliness.
NUMECA has a worldwide presence, with branch offices
in USA, Japan, China, India and Belgium,as well as a
worldwide network of distributors.
Leader in the field of flow simulations and optimization
for rotating machines (aircraft engines, hydraulic, gas
or steam turbines, compressors, pumps, wind turbines,
etc.), NUMECA offers an extended suite of software covering a broad range of applications for both internal and
external flows. Based on the most recent technology,
NUMECA software systems are largely recognized for
Jacques PARLONGUE
Sales & Marketing Director
Chaussée de la Hulpe 189
1170 Brussels
t +32 2 880 96 78
jacques.parlongue@numeca.be
www.numeca.com
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OPTIMIZED RADIOCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS (ORA)
ORA is a leading supplier of innovative radiochemistry
solutions for the radiopharmaceutical industry.
Its innovative range of radiopharmaceutical synthesizers, called NEPTIS®, is offering to the nuclear medicine
community an open and flexible platform for more freedom and a better efficiency for the competitive deployment of new PET tracers.
NEPTIS® is the combination of a multi-purposes PET
synthesizer and an advanced software system meeting
the latest GMP requirements. This combination offers
the capability of creating an unlimited number of individualized radiotracer synthesis applications. Therefore,
Rue de la Gendarmerie 50
5600 Philippeville
t +32 71 61 38 23
f +32 71 61 40 53
vtadino@orabiochem.eu
www.oradiochem.eu
Vincent TADINO
Chief Technical Officer
Olivier VAN DER
BORGHT
Chief Operating Officer
NEPTIS® system helps in restoring freedom for researchers with an open platform, in providing developers with a robust tool from clinical trials to commercial
production, and in offering producers a guarantee for
reliable and repetitive performance.
The proven expertise of ORA coupled with the NEPTIS®
platform and its extensive regulatory documentation
support, makes it possible to meet new challenges of
maximizing current PET tracers production and speeding up the development of new drugs to market.
OSQB
As a multidisciplinary bureau OSQB unites engineers
(stability and techniques), architects and assistant-architects in one complimentary team.
This multidisciplinary organization of our bureau enables
us to realize projects in a swift and efficient way, as stability, architecture, specialty techniques, interior design and
furnishing are tuned in to one another from the very start.
This approach saves time and guarantees efficiency
and has proven to be cost effective in many occasions.
It goes without saying that one single point of contact for
the complete project promotes transparency on all levels.
Tanguy OOSTERLYNCK
Founder
By combining the higher disciplines in one and the same
project team our approach not only unites vision, style
and functionality, but also gears the expenditure of all
project parts together.
With this approach, refined by 10 years of experience,
OSQB demonstrates its added value, as widely appreciated by our customers in the public sector as well as
private enterprise, for industrial projects, office building
as well as private housing initiatives.
Duboisstraat 39
2060 Antwerp
t +32 3 257 28 41
info@osqb.be
www.osqb.be
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PATRILAM
The Company is active in Commercial Representation
(agencies or distribution), Investments, Projects, Real
Estate, Prospection and Lobbying.
Thanks to its very rich list of contacts, and this to the
highest levels, it can offer its services as agent or distributor to promote the sales and marketing of local
products and/or services within Europe, and vice versa.
Furthermore it can offer top quality services for prospection and lobbying within Europe.
Jan LAMBRECHT
Avenue Louise 149 bte24
1050 Brussels
t +32 475 271 283
secretariat@janlambrecht.com
Managing Director
PATTYN PACKING LINES
Pattyn Packing Lines, initially founded in 1952 by Mr.
Jean Pattyn and now lead by the Managing Director
Mr. Paul Pattyn, is a family company with more than
30 years of extensive experience in polybag lining solutions. From case erecting, bag-making and inserting,
filling to bag and case closing, Pattyn Packing Lines offers you complete solutions to pack and weigh-fill bulk
products. Almost any product can be packed into your
specific recipient: cases, crates, trays, tins, drums, pails
or porex cases. As we also offer conveyors, checkweighers, control and inspection systems, you benefit
from one single source supplier taking full responsibility
of your complete line.
Hans DEGRYSE
International Sales Manager
Our company daily invests into research and development of innovative technologies, providing you a high
level of automation and complete product protection.
Pattyn Packing Lines is not only a supplier, but a full service and solutions provider, advising you from the initial
briefing to the after sales service. Together with our exclusive Business Partners across the world, we provide
you the complete range of services and support, so you
only need to focus on your core business. Today more
than 600 industrial companies, including ADM, Cargill,
Fonterra, IOI Group, Nestle, Ardo, Ready Bake Foods,
Lys Alimentacion and many more are using a bag-in-box
solution of Pattyn Packing Lines.
Hoge Hul 4-6-8
8000 Brugge
t +32 50 45 04 80
f +32 50 45 04 82
info@pattyn.com
www.pattyn.com
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POLLET WATER GROUP
With nearly 40 years of experience in the industry, the
Pollet Water Group has been supplying both component
parts and complete systems to companies specialising
in the field of water treatment throughout Europe, Africa
and the Middle East. PWG has an extensive stockholding and the experienced Sales Team can offer an
accurate and reliable service from initial quotation right
to delivery, together with all the necessary technical support and after sales services. Years of experience have
led to a range of products which offer a solution to every
problem in connection with water treatment.
Textielstraat 13
8790 Waregem
t +32 56 43 29 51
f +32 56 43 29 52
info@pwg.be
www.polletwatergroup.com
Jacques POLLET
President
Sofie POLLET
Vice-President
Adrienne WYTYNCK
Retail Manager
Dimitri TAILLIEU
Financial Director
Frederik DEJAGHERE
Manager
PREFAMAC
PREFAMAC produces “sweet” machines, with particular
emphasis on the world of chocolate and the industry of
biscuits, cookies, waffles and cakes.
Prefamac manufactures cooling tunnels, chocolate tempering and moulding machines, chocolate and/or butter
melting kettles, pumps and piping, enrobing machines
designed to cover sweets with chocolate as well as machinery for flaking and adding flakes or decoration to
enrobed products.
of Prefamac’s output is destined for export and reaches
more than 100 countries worldwide. Featuring among
Prefamac’s customers are famous chocolate brands like
Marcolini and Neuhaus, and Mondelez (Cadbury/Kraft/
Lu) and General Biscuits for cookies and biscuit lines.
Prefamac received the Hermes award in 1998, followed
in 1999 by the Womed award. 2004 saw Prefamac’s
nomination for the “Export Lion” award.
Since the foundation 25 years ago, we supply both industrial installations as well as small scale machinery
for bakeries and chocolate manufacturers. Up to 90 %
Myriam SCHEPERS
Managing Director
Dellestraat 11/11A
Industrial Zone Zolder-Lummen 1058
3560 Lummen
t +32 13 52 18 84
f +32 13 52 18 48
info@prefamac.com
www.prefamac.com
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PwC
At PwC, we’re committed to providing quality audit, tax
and consulting services to our public and private clients in
Belgium and internationally. PwC is founded on the principle of creating value through relationships – it’s a principle
that lies at the heart of everything we do and everywhere
we are. Our value promise starts with our relationship with
you. We aim to start building value from day one.
PwC, globally yours in Belgium
As the world’s largest providers of audit, tax, and business consulting services, we measure our success by
our ability to create the value that our clients, our people
and the wider public are looking for.
Woluwedal 18
1932 Sint-Stevens-Woluwe
t +32 2 710 42 11
f +32 2 710 42 99
www.pwc.be
Bart ELIAS
Partner
We believe that being able to call on our global network
of specialists helps us to create even greater value for
your business and your investments.
REALCO
Thanks to its enzyme discoveries and its mastery of the natural protein, for more than 30 years,
REALCO, a Belgian company, has pushed the limits of classic chemistry. Its enzymatic technology research allows Realco to propose high-performance
solutions for cleaning and waste water depuration.
Enzyme technology brings many advantages to the collectivites and the food processing markets:
Realco proposes a complete enzymatic offer to professionals (food processing, collectivities, purification stations, reinforced hygiene in hospitals) and for
consumers.
longer life for machinery (better return on investment),
deep and efficient cleaning (better hygiene on-site),
neutral pH of the products - security,
lower energy cost (works at 40°C),
maintenance on site (action of the enzymes in pipes)
better return on the waste water treatment downwards,
positive impact on environment (optimized biodegradability of our solutions).
Géraldine MALCORPS
Business Developer
Avenue Albert Einstein 15
t +32 10 45 30 00
f +32 10 45 63 63
g.malcorps@realco.be
www.realco.be
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RECTICEL
Recticel is a well-known polyurethane foam manufacturer. The Belgian group is specialized in polyurethane
products for a large number of applications.
In the early 1950’s Recticel started with the manufacturing of polyurethane foam and was as such a pioneer in
this highly specialized industry.
Activities are divided into four business lines: Automotive,
Flexible Foams, Bedding and Insulation.
Recticel Flexible Foam’s principal activities cover the
manufacture, conversion and marketing of flexible polyurethane foam to a wide range of markets.
Damstraat 2, Industriezone 7
9230 Wetteren
t +32 9 368 92 11
f +32 9 369 64 99
info@recticel.com
www.recticel.com
Filip GORIS
Regional Manager Flexible
Foams India & China
The business line mainly concentrates on semi-finished
polyurethane foam products and components in B2B areas but also creates finished PU foam products in some
segments for distribution channels.
Recticel Flexible Foams is active worldwide with production plants, converting plants and sales offices in many
countries.
Recticel provides work for 8.900 employees in 120 establishments in 27 countries.
REMI CLAEYS ALUMINIUM
Remi Claeys Aluminium is worldwide market leader in
aluminium welded tubes for all kinds of applications.
99% of the turnover is exported to Europe, USA, Brazil,
China. We are known worldwide as the reference for
tailor-made welded tubes.
Remi Claeys Aluminium was founded over 60 years ago
and is part of the Swedish Aluminium Group SAPA.
in aluminium welded tubes for General Applications,
HVAC&R and automotive industry. All strategic and operational decisions are taken at RCA in Lichtervelde for
the full worldwide Welded tubes organization.
We differentiate ourselves through quality, service and
creativity.
Within SAPA, Remi Claeys Aluminium is the center of
competence of the Welded Tubes business unit of Sapa
Heat Transfer. Together with Welded Tubes Remscheid
(Germany), Welded Tubes Shanghai (China) and
Welded Tubes Pune (India) we are worldwide leader
Hubbe VANNESTE
Global Sales Director –
Welded Tubes
Kortemarkstraat 52
8810 Lichtervelde
t +32 51 72 97 54
f +32 51 72 21 26
info@remi-claeys.be
www.remi-claeys.be
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SAFETY PRODUCT
Safety Product is the developer and manufacturer of the
ZIPpole. The ZIPpole is a steel pole to be used for road
infrastructure such as public lighting, traffic lights and
signs. This passive safe pole is designed to bend in a
car crash and to absorb the energy of the shock so as to
save people’s lives!
A lot of people get badly injured or killed by driving into
obstacles close to the road. It doesn't have to be that way
if "forgiving" road equipment like the ZIPpole is used.
Beverlosesteenweg 100
3580 Beringen
t +32 473 71 20 24
f +32 3 464 05 91
carolien.willems@safety-product.eu
www.safety-product.eu
Carolien WILLEMS
Director & Co-owner
Albert MAES
Director & Co-owner
SAFFRON BRIDGE
Saffron Bridge is fully dedicated in bringing the finest
products from Belgian and European producers to the
Indian consumers. We have carefully selected items
matching the specificity of the Indian taste. For this mission, we are focusing on presenting a basket of selective wines crafted for the Indian palate. We are therefore
working closely with Belgian wine makers in France to
bring on the Indian tables charming wines matching the
exquisite Indian cuisine.
Somesh BAROT
Manager
Rue de la Presse 12/5
1000 Brussels
t +32 2 502 55 45
sbarot@saffronbridge.be
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SCHREDER
Schréder and lighting technology
Since its creation, Schréder has acquired both an expertise and a technological lead that enhances the solid reputation of this international Group to this day. Performance
and innovation are the core requirements of the Group’s
products, which feature exceptionally high quality photometrical and mechanical properties. The Schréder Group
designers are constantly creating innovative luminaires for
urban, public, industrial and sports lighting applications,
which harmonise perfectly with contemporary trends.
energy savings and sustainable development. Recent
technical progress means that the luminous efficiency
of LEDs is constantly increasing and that they now have
the capacity to compete with traditional light sources.
Schréder in India
Schréder has a 20 year presence in India with 70 people and and a factory in Faridabad. The company has 4
commercial offices spread in India. Schréder is introducing latest lighting technology in the country and is committed to develop its activity in the coming years.
LEDs: a rapidly developing technology
Schréder has incorporated LEDs into its product range
as this technology offers enormous potential in terms of
Rue de Lusambo 67
1190 Brussels
t +32 2 332 01 06
f +32 2 333 21 99
d.poleyn@schreder.com
a.keutgen@schreder.com
www.schreder.com
Agnès SCHREDER
Chief Legal Officer
Dieter POLEYN
Regional Manager AMEA
Chekitan SAWHNEY
Managing Director Keselec
Schréder
Ripu Daman SHARMA
Vice President – Sales
SITOMECA
For over 80 years, steel has been the core business of
Sitomeca. Today, it is considered by fibre cement companies worldwide as a reference for the manufacture of
flat and corrugated steel moulds, used as interleaves in
the production of fibre cement panels.
Sitomeca is also a pioneer in the production of spacers
and with over a decade of experience, research and development, it is able to manufacture spacers out of stainless steel of high quality by welding them on a unique
laser-hybrid welding robot.
Sitomeca also develops innovative textured resin
moulds with textures such as wood, stone and slate.
Olivier BLONTROCK
General Manager
Isabelle WIBO
Managing Partner
These interleaves are used to reproduce their reliefs in
the production of fibre cement and wood cement panels.
With the acquisition of Sitomeca by J.C. Wibo & Partners
(www.jcwibo.com) in October 2011, Sitomeca now benefits from the large experience of its new shareholder
in cutting, bending and welding, through J.C. Wibo &
Partners’ shareholding in Vlassenroot (www.vlassenroot.com). This new shareholding will be beneficial to
Sitomeca’s customers, as the broad experience and financial strength of J.C. Wibo & Partners combined with
the dynamism and expertise of Sitomeca’s renewed
team will enable the company to grow ambitiously together with its customers, propose innovative solutions
and deliver products of the highest quality and precision.
Rue A. Vandenpeereboom 60
1080 Brussels
t +32 2 412 71 80
f +32 2 415 90 97
oblontrock@sitomeca.com
www.sitomeca.com
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SKY MAN INTERNATIONAL
With almost 30 years of experience in suspended access equipment, Sky Man International is a unique
blend of engineering, R&D and quality production of
suspended access equipment, covering today a most
complete range of products in the industry.
The company has known steady growth over the years,
in changing markets. The result of continued efforts to
set high standards for development and the work of a
solid team of highly skilled people with long term experience. The present product range is diversified with applications in all segments of the market. Production &
services are sub-divided over 4 divisions, in 3 separate
plants, covering a total of more than 5000 m2 production space, equipped with state of
the art tools and machinery, under
continued surveillance of a quality
management system. The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified by
TÜV Germany, since 2010.
Scherpen Hoek 70
2850 Boom
t +32 3 844 65 86
f +32 3 844 29 56
info@sky-man.com
www.sky-man.com
Rob VAN GESTEL
Manager International Sales
Sky Man products are designed
and manufactured in compliance with governing international
standards:
Europe: The Machine Directive 2006/42/EC, following EN 1808 + A1 (June 2010) – Safety requirements
on Suspended Access Equipment – Design calculations, stability criteria, construction – tests. Sky Man
standard equipment is CE type approved.
North America: UL 1323 (Scaffold Hoist) – CAN/
CSA Z 271 (Safety code for suspended elevating
platforms) compliant with OSHA regulations and US
standards for powered suspended platforms. Sky
Man standard equipment is UL listed.
Sky Man ‘men riding’ hoists and standard products are
further approved in all other major countries. Sky Man
International division is represented worldwide in over
30 countries, through an active distributor network. A
strategic alliance has been established in North America
since 2006 with the Pro-Bel Group of companies, for
permanent installations (BMU/PI’s). A business partnership was formed in Europe with Draka - Prysmian
Group, in 2010, for further development, marketing and
sales of service cages in the wind industry. In 2010, Sky
Man USA, LLC was founded as a subsidiary of Sky Man
International NV to directly support the North America
markets for standard products.
SOLVAY
As an international chemical group, SOLVAY assists industry in finding and implementing ever more responsible
and value-creating solutions. The Group is firmly committed to sustainable development and focused on innovation and operational excellence. Solvay serves diversified
markets, generating 90% of its turnover in activities where
it is one of the top three worldwide. The group employs
about 29,000 people in 55 countries and generated 12.4
billion euros in net sales in 2012. Solvay SA (SOLB.BE) is
listed on Nyse Euronext in Brussels and Paris.
Our strategy is to focus our activities on those markets to
which we bring value, by developing for our customers
innovative and competitive solutions that are tailored to
the present and future demands of their final consumers.
Alexis BROUHNS
Senior Executive Vice
President, Region Europe &
Corporate Government &
Public Affairs
Prakash RAMAN
Country Manager India,
Solvay Specialty Polymers
Solvay in the world's Top 100 most innovative companies: Innovation focused on sustainable development.
Solvay appears in the “Top 100 Global Innovators 2012”
ranking by Thomson Reuters, which singles out the
world's most innovative companies, primarily on the criteria of the volume and significance of their patents.
With a well-balanced geographic presence and solid
positions in growth regions, Solvay is accelerating its
geographic expansion through production capacity increases and targeted acquisitions.
In 2012, Solvay significantly expanded its production capacity in Asia, by increasing capacity in India and consolidating its industrial presence in China and Thailand. The
opening of a new Research & Innovation center in India
makes Asia home to the group's second research cluster.
Asia represents 28% of net sales, 6000 employees, 26 industrial sites, 3 R&I centers.
50%of growth investments are being made
in the world’s strongest-growing countries
(Russia, China, India, Korea, Thailand,
Middle East, etc.).
Arnaud JACQUET
Senior Vice-President,
Government & Public Affairs
Manager Asia Pacific
Rue de Ransbeek 310
1120 Brussels
t +32 2 264 21 11
arnaud.jacquet@solvay.com
prakash.raman@solvay.com
www.solvay.com
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STEIGENBERGER GRANDHOTEL BRUSSELS
Brussels is a distinctive destination, heart of Europe,
rich in culture and diversity which offers a truly unforgettable experience to everyone. The Steigenberger
Grandhotel, strategically located a stone's throw from
the most fashionable shopping district Avenue Louise
and the historical centre, is the new definition of luxury.
Built in 1993, the hotel has preserved its magnificent 19th
century façade, giving it a unique charm. Unwind and
enjoy our restaurant Café Wiltcher’s which embodies an
unparalleled range of international and local specialties
to match every mood and palate. Caress the dream of
stylish and tempting cocktails while appreciating the relaxed but glamourous atmosphere of the Loui Lounge
& Bar.
Avenue Louise 71
Blanche van BERCKEL
1050 Brussels
General Manager
t +32 2 542 42 42
f +32 2 542 43 00
blanche.vanberckel@steigenberger.com
www.brussels.steigenberger.be
Our hotel provides 1100 sqm of function space with the
largest ballroom in the city without columns and the
capacity to host up to 600 people for a seated event.
Additionally, there are 10 meeting rooms for smaller
events, all benefiting from natural daylight.
Embrace majesty, intimicy and elegance of the
Grandhotel through a magic touch of Excellence…
STUDIEBUREAU TALBOOM
Talboom is an engineering company located in Belgium
and specialized in the more challenging projects for the
pharmaceutical and industrial sector. Projects are carried out from conceptual design to full implementation
and follow-up. Talboom employs 135 experienced engineers for these tasks, making it the largest independent
engineering firm in Belgium.
To accomplish this we’ve formed partnerships with universities, specialised geo-engineering companies and
governmental research institutes.
Talboom has achieved a collaboration agreement with
the national oil company in India (ONGC) for the feasibility and construction of a pilot geothermal power plant.
As an innovative company we are always looking for
new opportunities and markets, more specifically alternative methods of energy production such as heat recuperation and geothermal power plants.
Jan Filip TALBOOM
CEO
Jan Louis TALBOOM
Chairman of the Board
Diederik VAN DER
LINDEN
Renewable Energy Director
Maarten DE CLEENE
Geologist
A. Meersmansdreef 1
2870 Puurs
t +32 3 889 12 12
f +32 3 889 64 68
info@talboom.be
www.talboom.be
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STUDIOTECH
STUDIOTECH's main business is engineering, distribution/sales, installation and after-sales servicing of
broadcast and professional audio/video equipment. The
company also designs and installs turnkey projects such
as recording/mixing studios, editing suites, mobile OB
units and, on request, provides fully tested, serviced and
guaranteed used equipment.
The company's good name is based on first class service and customer satisfaction.
The staff is held in high regard for their product knowledge,
quality standards, attention to detail and customer care.
Houtweg 7
1130 Brussels
t +32 2 266 13 80
f +32 2 266 13 88
beno@studiotech.be
www.studiotech.be
RH Beno ISRAEL
Operation Advisor
In a relatively short time, Studiotech in Belgium, Hungary
and Poland have become recognized as leading players
in the field of audiovisual engineering across Europe.
It is confidently predicted that the same will happen
in North Africa with the relatively recent opening of a
branch in Algeria and Morocco.
The founders and key members of staff have extensive
professional experience which they continue to develop
in step with leading-edge technology.
TCI RESEARCH
TCI Research is a Brussels based leading independent
research agency specializing in tourism destinations’
competitiveness evaluation. It carries out the UNWTO
Innovation Award Winning TRAVELSAT Index, a reference global benchmarking survey benchmarking countries, regions and cities’ competitiveness based on visitors’ experience. TCI Research helps public and private
tourism decision makers increase efficiency of their policy, management and marketing by providing global and
comparable demand data combining structured surveys
and big data anlaysis.
TCI Research is member of UNWTO and Pacific Asia
Travel Association.
Olivier HENRY-BIABAUD
Director General
Rue Mareyde 18
1150 Brussels
t +32 476 76 11 25
olivier.henry-biabaud@tci-research.com
www.tci-research.com
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TCR-GIVI INDIA
A: Have a quick Start-Up in our Belgian Incubation Centre
Your Indian Manager (on our payroll) can have a
quick start up of your business activities in our office. (We provide individual office space (European
Style), meeting rooms, common kitchen, reception,
recruitment of your Indian Manager based on your
job description and a range of services on demand)
Our locations are in Pune (close to Mumbai) and
Cochin (in Kerala)
B: Indian IT Specialist and Engineers
Recruiting for your payroll in Belgium
Body Shopping: Indian IT-Specialist and Engineers
to join your team
Kumar Kruti A2: 301/304/307,
Kalyani Nagar
411014 Pune, Maharashtra
t +91 20 27046048
bart@tcr-givi.in
www.tcr-givi.in
Bart VANOVERBEKE
Managing Director
Sarishti JAIN
Assistant Manager Operations
C: Placement of Indian Students or Trainees for your research centre or Company
General Remarks
We have a welcome centre in Belgium for your Indian
“Employees” and we are present in Mumbai during the
Economic Mission to India presided by HRH Princess
Astrid on November 26-28, 2013.
TECHNOLOGY ECO² DEVELOPMENT
TEED - sustainable development and competitiveness
The current economical environment forces companies
to evolve in a world made of contradictory constraints.
Neglected during decades, pollution is now a priority.
However, ecology is still too often regarded as a barrier to technological innovation and creation of value.
Approached for a long time with disdain, health and
safety of workers are today at the centre of the life of any
company. However, this respect for our earth and its inhabitants is still perceived by some as an abandonment
of competitiveness towards the competition of countries
with low-cost labour.
Françoise VAN DEN
BEMPT
Member of the Board
By running the fuller project, TEED wants to give itself
the means of accompanying sustainable development
in the sector by offering a clean and profit-generative
process that respects their know-how. Together with the
tanners, the key actors of the sector, we can improve
competitiveness, while operating a sustainable way of
producing and improving the working conditions in the
tanneries.
Avenue Louise 194/24
1050 Brussels
t +32 486 18 84 52
info@teedeurope.com
www.teedeurope.com
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TUC RAIL SA (BELGIAN RAIL ENGINEERING)
TUC RAIL is a multidisciplinary railway engineering
company able to deliver all project management and engineering services for the design and implementation of
large railway infrastructure projects.
As a subsidiary of the Belgian railways of more than
1000 people, TUC RAIL has dedicated expertise in all
railway related fields (track, overhead catenary lines,
power supply, signalling, telecommunications, complex
civil engineering structures, RAMS & interoperability…).
TUC RAIL is a flexible engineering company that can
provide services at different levels and stages throughout the entire project life cycle: from prefeasibility stud-
Avenue Fonsny 39
1060 Brussels
t +32 2 432 78 11
f +32 2 432 78 10
naima.atori@tucrail.be
dirk.demuynck@tucrail.be
www.tucrail.be
Dirk DEMUYNCK
Naima ATORI
Head of Unit International
Business
ies, detailed design, procurement, works supervision,..
up to testing and validation of new and/or modernized
railway infrastructures as well as consultancy to railway
infrastructure managers, specific railway engineering
studies for contractors and/or other (local) engineering
companies…
The last couple of years, TUC RAIL is successfully expanding its businesses worldwide and is nowadays active
in Belgium, France, Saudi Arabia, India… TUC RAIL is
really interested in the recent developments on the Indian
market and is ready to assist in the realization of these
most promising projects such as trach doubling, electrification, high-speed lines, dedicated fright corridors, etc.
UCB
UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb.com) is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and
development of innovative medicines and solutions to
transform the lives of people living with severe diseases
of the immune system or of the central nervous system.
With 9000 people in approximately 40 countries, the
company generated revenue of EUR 3.4 billion in 2012.
UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB).
Didier MALHERBE
Vice President, UCB &
General Manager, UCB
Belgium
Allée de la recherche 60
1070 Brussels
t +32 2 559 95 06
f+32 2 559 97 71
corinne.vandenbrande@ucb.com
www.ucb.com
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UCO
In August 2006, UCO nv signed a joint-venture with
Raymond Ltd. (India) and established Raymond Uco
Denim Private Ltd. (India). Philippe Vlerick is Chairman
of the JV.
Raymond Uco Denim Private Ltd. (RUDPL) has
emerged as global denim producer with manufacturing
in Romania (Giurgiu) and India (Yavatmal). With a capacity of 55 mio meters and employing 2200 people, it
ranks among the world’s top 5 denim producers.
RUDPL also runs a state-of-the-art jeans manufacturing facility in Bangalore (India) by the name of Everblue
Apparel Ltd. This facility is capable of producing 3 mio
Doorniksewijk 49
8500 Kortrijk
t +32 56 23 01 80
f +32 56 25 76 30
sales@uco.be
www.uco.be
Baron Philippe
VLERICK
Chairman - CEO
pairs of high-end jeans per annum, employing 2500
people and serving premium bands all over the world.
Philippe Vlerick is also Chairman of Indus Kamdhenu
Fund, an India dedicated Private Equity fund that specializes in providing growth capital to medium sized companies both in the listed & unlisted space, to enable them
consolidate their position and transition into a larger
scale. The focus themes are Consumption, Infrastructure,
Engineering & Capital Goods and Financial Services.
Typically, the Fund assumes a significant minority stake
with appropriate covenants relating to governance, representation, etc. as are customary in such transactions. To
date, the Fund has invested in five companies across a
diverse set of industries.
VANDEPUTTE HUILERIE & OLEOCHEMICALS
Family company founded in 1887, VANDEPUTTE is ideally located in Belgium with immediate access to world’s
major ports.
Applications of the products are: resins, paints & varnishes,
printing inks, wood treatment products, adhesives, mastics & sealants, lubricants & various other coatings.
The company operates with 2 divisions:
Speaking about technical properties and market positioning, Vandeputte R&D and Sales team help customers to find the right answers to their needs.
Oil Factory: among world’s top 3 LINSEED OIL manufacturing facility for First Pressure, Crude & Refined
Linseed Oil
Oleochemicals
Factory:
VEGETABLE
OILS
DERIVATIVES based on linseed, castor, soyabean,
tung, safflower, rape oils…): standoils, blown &
boiled oils, dehydrated castor oil, malenised oils…
Our company, driven by constant Research and
Development efforts focused on product Sustainability,
offers a wide range of solutions for its customer
applications.
The company guarantees first-class quality and services
certified by ISO 9001 and Good Manufacturing Practices
Certificates.
Vandeputte and its team is looking forward to collaborating with you in the near future!
Henry-François
VANDEPUTTE
Purchasing Manager oils and
derivates
Christophe
VANDERVEKEN
Sales manager
Boulevard Industriel 120
7700 Mouscron
t +32 56 48 19 31
f +32 56 48 19 49
hve@vandeputte.com
www.vandeputte.com
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VELDEMAN STRUCTURE SOLUTIONS
Veldeman Structure Solutions designs and manufactures aluminum and steel framed fabric structures.
Fabric structures are the perfect solution when your application has a temporary or semi-permanent nature, although our semi-permanent structures can be designed
for permanent use and perfectly adapt to your changing
business environment: they can both be extended or relocated. The combination of the modular design and the
use of fabric results in a unique frame that is more weight
efficient compared to traditional structures or buildings.
Our solutions require less heavy installation equipment,
less transport and are easier/quicker to erect.
Industrieterrein 1220
3960 Bree
t +32 89 47 31 31
f +32 89 47 37 77
info@veldemangroup.com
www.veldemangroup.com
Andy MOORS
CEO
Rolf VAN MOER
Business Unit Manager
Projects
Through the versatility of our product range, our structures are used in various markets such as aviation,
sports, events, retail, storage, environment, defense.
Veldeman Structure Solutions is based in Bree, Belgium
and has over 40 years of experience in more than 40
countries worldwide. The company has a high-tech development department, a dedicated project business
unit and a in-house fabric and metal department.
Naval KISHOR PRASAD
Manager
VITAL 1926
VITAL 1926 NV has been a manufacturer of top quality Nougat Candy for three family generations (Est. 1926).
Under our brand name “Vital” we supply our many loyal customers worldwide with consumer items, either pre-packed,
in bulk or under private label. We export directly to 40 destinations in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
We are looking for one or more reliable importers/distributors in India, especially in the following retail market
segments:
Supermarkets and Department Stores
The
food service industry:
Restaurants & Catering
Airlines,
Hotels,
Our products have a shelf life of 18 months and they are
gluten-, gelatin-, milk- and peanut-free.
Besides our consumer range, we also produce
Granulated Nougat and Nougat Cream for the Chocolate,
Ice Cream, Biscuit and Dairy Industries.
Specialty retail stores for Imported & Local Luxury
Food
Matthias HAECK
Managing Director
Vaart Links 61
9850 Nevele
t +32 9 371 63 13
f +32 9 371 84 28
info@vital.be
www.vital.be
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WATERLEAU
Waterleau offers a complete portfolio of water, air and
waste treatment technologies and solutions for the production of green energy. Waterleau has constructed municipal wastewater treatment plants in Europe, Africa,
China and the Middle East. In India, Waterleau has built
the wastewater treatment plant of the world's largest oil
refinery. WATERLEAU designs and builds Waste-toEnergy (WTE) plants turning all sorts of solid waste into
green energy. In China, cities like Shanghai or Haian recover more than 20 MWe from their inhabitant’s household waste.
Radioweg 18
3020 Herent
t +32 16 65 06 57
f +32 16 65 06 63
info@waterleau.com
www.waterleau.com
Luc VRIENS
CEO
Other WTE plants treat industrial and even clinical
waste. WATERLEAU is also a reference in the production of energy from wastewater, sludge and biomass. It
counts + 400 references in anaerobic wastewater producing more than 1,8 million Nm³ of biogas per day, allowing industries to reduce their water, energy and carbon footprint.
Waterleau’s Anaerobic Digestion technology offers
state-of-the-art solutions for converting biomass into
new energy: sludge, manure, kitchen and restaurant
waste, but also the organic fraction of municipal waste
can be used as a valuable energy source. Waterleau’s
office in India is located in Mumbai.
WAUTERS TANKTRANSPORT
Wauters Tanktransport NV (WTT) is a family owned
company, created in 1943 and specialized in the transport of bulk liquid chemicals. We are active in the biggest
petrochemicals loading sites throughout the Benelux,
Germany and France from which we supply the whole
of Europe with a fleet of more than 400 Tankcontainers
and 120 Tanktrailers. Road and intermodal (via sea or
rail) transportation are our core activities.
The Middle and Far East are a major growth market
for WTT in line with shift of the chemical industry. WTT
provides the logistic services from and to these countries via specialized partners. (In India: partnership with
Fourcee Infrastructure Ltd).
Benoit DEMEURE
Director Finance &
Administration
Our mission is to meet our clients' expectations to the
best of our abilities in a rapidly changing environment.
The strengths and lines of force of WTT are: Family
owned company, Accessible management team, High
accent on Safety Security Health Environmental &
Quality management, Focus on partnerships and controlled transport outsourcing.
WTT operates with 3 offices (Hamme-Belgium,
Barcelona-Spain, Milano-Italy) and employs, directly
and indirectly, more than 150 people.
Industriepark Zwaarveld 35
9220 Hamme
t +32 52 49 99 99
f +32 52 47 88 72
benoit.demeure@wauterstt.be
www.wauterstt.be
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ZENTECH
The company ZenTech is a SME, located in Belgium,
Liege Science Park specializing in the research, development, production and marketing of diagnostic kits for
clinical biology. The product line is important (more than
60 different parameters) and is dedicated to the diagnosis of diseases that occur in the early stages of life,
from pregnancy to adolescence (fetus, newborn, toddlerage). ZenTech develops, produces and sells IVD
kits for use in prenatal areas, pediatric and neonatal.
The ZenTech specialization is enhanced by an expertise
in the automation of medical diagnostic laboratory processes. ZenTech has developed and adapted a number
of platforms to automate the use of its kits, according
to tests conducted by each laboratory. Currently, the
Liège Science Park
Avenue du Pré Aily 10
4031 Angleur
t +32 4 361 42 32
f +32 4 367 00 63
info@zentech.be
www.zentech.be
Alain BOSSELOIR
Chief Operating Officer
R&D department has just completed the development of
new assays: Biotinidase Deficiency and Cystic Fibrosis
screening assays. The high-quality products of ZenTech
are sold either directly or through distributors and OEM
agreements. This network enables the company to be
present in many countries.
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Public
Sector
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EMBASSY OF BELGIUM IN NEW DELHI
50-N Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
110021 New Delhi
T +91 11 4242 8000
F +91 11 4242 8002
newdelhi@diplobel.fed.be
www.diplomatie.be/newdelhi
Pierre VAESEN
Ambassador
CONSULATE GENERAL OF BELGIUM IN MUMBAI
TCG Financial Centre, 7th floor,
C-53, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (E)
400051 Mumbai
T +91 22 26 52 10 16
mumbai@diplobel.fed.be
http://diplomatie.belgium.be/india/
Karl VAN den BOSSCHE
Consul General in Mumbai
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BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY
The Belgian Foreign Trade Agency is a public body with
legal status. It was set up through the Cooperation Agreement concluded between the Belgian federal government
and the three Belgian regional governments in 2002.
The Agency is run by a Board of Directors. Its Honorary
President is His Majesty the King. The Agency’s main
tasks are to:
Collect, organise and circulate information, studies
and documentation on external markets on behalf of
the regional export promotion organisations.
The regional export organisations (AWEX, Brussels Invest & Export and FIT) remain the primary contact points
for Belgian companies.
Provide documentation on foreign markets;
Organise joint economic missions;
Rue Montoyer 3
1000 Brussels
T +32 2 206 35 11
F +32 2 203 18 12
missions@abh-ace.be
www.abh-ace.be
www.belgianeconomicmission.be
Fabienne L’HOOST
Deputy Director General
Céline VANDERMEERSCH
Economic Mission
Coordinator
Julie DERWA
Attaché - Economic Misson
BELGIAN SCIENCE POLICY OFFICE – BELSPO
The Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO) is the Belgian federal administration in charge of science policy,
under the authority of the Secretary of State responsible for science policy. It prepares and implements programmes and actions in the framework of co-operation
agreements with the regions or communities, or in the
European or international context. BELSPO has an annual budget of, approximately, € 550 million and 2,800
staff members. Its mission is to prepare, execute and
evaluate science policy and its extension. BELSPO’s activities are structured in four main lines that contribute to
the construction of the European Research Area:
2. Performing scientific research in various fields (space,
climate, biodiversity, art history, ethnology, geology,
archival and library science) through its ten federal
scientific institutions;
3. Coordination of research activities at federal, interfederal and international level;
4. Management of an exceptional scientific and cultural
heritage (estimated value € 6.5 billion).
1. F
unding of research carried out in universities, research centres and federal scientific institutions;
Margarida FREIRE C.
Head of department
Brigitte DECADT
Senior Advisor
Avenue Louise, 231
1050 Brussels
T +32 2 238 34 11
F +32 2 230 59 12
deca@belspo.be
www.beslpo.be
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BRUSSELS INVEST & EXPORT
MINISTRY OF THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION
Brussels Invest & Export is the foreign trade and investment agency of the Brussels-Capital Region. It aims to
promote the internationalisation of the Brussels economy.
Concrete initiatives in Brussels and abroad include trade
missions, contact days, invitations of decision makers
and collective stands at international trade fairs.
Brussels is not only the Belgian and European capital,
home of NATO and EU headquarters, but it is also a large
business centre at the heart of the European market.
Brussels’ exporters are listed in a database,
www.brussels-exporters.be, which can be accessed by
all foreign companies searching for partners.
Brussels Invest & Export assists Brussels’ companies
operating in foreign markets. Almost ninety economic
and trade commissioners across all continents provide
free guidance to SMEs, target potential local prospects
and partners, organise matchmaking events...
Another mission of Brussels Invest & Export is to attract
foreign companies to Brussels and to provide them with
support, should they decide to locate their business in
the Region.
To enable investors to assess the benefits of
establishing in the capital, Brussels Invest &
Export offers them a “Welcome Package” which
includes equipped office space at no cost for a
three-month period.
Avenue Louise 500/4
1050 Brussels
T +32 2 800 40 00
F +32 2 800 40 01
info@brusselsinvestexport.be
www.brusselsinvestexport.be
Jacques EVRARD
Managing Director
Mustafeen NAYANI
Project Manager
Martine VRIELYNCK
Project Assistant
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE (FPS) ECONOMY, SMEs,
SELF-EMPLOYED & ENERGY
To coordinate and manage the activities of the following units:
Trade policy (market access, non-tariff barriers, rules
of origin, trade defence instruments, economic customs regimes, preferential regimes an analyses…
Service for Foreign Investments
Licences, including trade in diamonds, Kimberley
Process
International events
Cell for Looted Art during the Second World War in
Belgium
Jean-Marc DELPORTE
Chairman of the Board of
General Directors
Valère VANGEEL
General Counsellor
Rue du Progrès 50
1210 Brussels
T +32 2 277 51 11
F +32 2 277 50 21
info.eco@economie.fgov.be
www.economie.fgov.be
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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE (FPS) FINANCE
Fiscal Department for Foreign Investments
Within the Federal Public Service FINANCE, the Fiscal
Department for Foreign Investments assists foreign investors and investors already established in Belgium on
tax matters.
This team of experts was established in 1997 and is
placed under the direct authority of the Chairman of the
Management Committee.
This public service works free of charge and on a flexible, non-bureaucratic and investor oriented basis. The
Department handles the projects disclosed to her in a
strictly confidential way. The officials remain subjected
to a strict obligation of professional secrecy.
Parliament Corner
Rue de la Loi 24
1000 Brussels
T +32 2 579 38 66
F +32 2 579 51 12
taxinvest@minfin.fed.be
www.finances.belgium.be
Albert WOLFS
Head of the Fiscal
Department for Foreign
Investments
“Invest in Belgium, increase your profit”, with that mission statement we would like to keep promoting Belgium
with foreign investors. We inform them of the attractive
tax regimes Belgium has to offer with regard to foreign
investments and assist them in their contact with Belgian
tax administrations. The ultimate objective is creating
jobs and economic expansion in Belgium.
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE (FPS) FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
FOREIGN TRADE & DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
The Federal Public Service (FPS) Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation manages
Belgium’s foreign relations. Belgium’s Foreign Affairs
network is comprised of 140 embassies, consulates and
representations throughout the world.
Combating global poverty by coordinating a highlevel of cooperation.
As an organisation with solid and long-standing experience in foreign relations, the FPS channels its expertise
into actions geared towards the following objectives:
Defending Belgian interests abroad.
Promoting a stable, fair, and thriving world community based on solidarity.
Jehanne ROCCAS
Director Asia-Oceania
Department
Hendrik VAN DE VELDE
Spokesperson
Christian DOOMS
Counsellor South Asia and
Afghanistan desk
Annemie LELIE
First Secretary,
Economic Issues Department
EGMONT I
Rue des Petits Carmes 15
1000 Brussels
T +32 2 501 80 60
F +32 2 511 66 28
info@diplobel.fed.be
www.diplomatie.belgium.be
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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE (FPS) FOREIGN AFFAIRS –
OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The office of Didier REYNDERS, Deputy Prime Minister
of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade
and European Affairs develops foreign policy and strategy to defend the Belgian interests abroad.
After twelve years as Finance Minister, representing
Belgium at Ecofin and Eurogroup’s meetings, Minister
Didier Reynders is particularly attentive to the Eurozone
situation and the European policy.
Minister Didier REYNDERS attaches particular importance to economic relation within the Belgian foreign
policy framework, thereby serving the regional entities
and the Belgian Economic actors.
EGMONT I
Rue des Petits Carmes 15
1000 Brussels
T +32 2 501 82 11
contact.reynders@diplobel.fed.be
www.diplomatie.belgium.be
Olivier HENIN
Chief of Staff of the
Deputy Prime Minister
Patrick HERMAN
Head of Bilateral Relations,
Trade and Economic
Diplomacy Unit
Laurent BURTON
Head of Communication
John HENDRICKX
Spokesman
FEDERATION WALLONIA-BRUSSELS –
WALLONIA-BRUSSELS CAMPUS
Wallonia-Brussels Campus (WBCampus) is the agency
in charge of the promotion of higher education of Frenchspeaking Belgium abroad.
A public agency, operating under the oversight of Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI) and the Ministry of the
Federation Wallonia-Brussels, Wallonia-Brussels Campus is committed to promote French-speaking Belgium’s
higher education programs throughout the world.
Working in close collaboration with higher education
institutions, Wallonia-Brussels Campus is offering international students all the information they need in order
to prepare for a period of study in French-speaking Bel-
Cécile LIEGEOIS
Manager
gium, from the choice of courses to the practical aspects
of their stay.
The Agency maintains the www.studyinbelgium.be website and issues multilingual publications. These publications provide extensive information about our higher
education system and help students plan their stay in
French-speaking Belgium.
In cooperation with higher education institutions and
supervising administrations, WBCampus plans and participates in a wide range of international events (higher
education fairs, thematic visits, institutional meetings).
Place Sainctelette 2
1080 Brussels
T +32 2 421 82 84
F +32 2 421 84 81
c.liegeois@wbi.be
www.studyinbelgium.be
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FLANDERS INVESTMENT & TRADE (FIT) –
GOVERNMENT OF FLANDERS
The Flanders Investment & Trade agency 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.
The agency identifies, informs, advises and supports
overseas enterprises by establishing production and research facilities, contact centres, headquarters, logistics
operations and the like in Flanders, the northern region
of Belgium.
Do visit our website and discover our worldwide network.
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.
Gaucheretstraat 90
1030 Brussels
T +32 2 504 87 11
F +32 2 504 88 99
info@fitagency.be
www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.
com
Claire TILLEKAERTS
CEO
John VERZEELE
Director Inward Investment
Sabine VINCKE
Area Manager South Asia,
Southeast Asia, Oceania
Filippe DE POTTER
Deputy Director Inward
Investment
Tijl VANPRAET
Assistant Area Manager
GOVERNMENT OF THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION
Cabinet of Minister Céline Fremault
Economy - Employment - Research - Commerce - Trade - Foreign Trade
Brussels, capital of Belgium, is an international city like
no other. As the decision-making heart of Europe, it has
become an international capital, where global opinion
leaders meet to influence and do business, yet it remains small enough to allow its inhabitants to enjoy all
the advantages of a human-size city.
Life sciences: Belgium has a strong tradition in the
life sciences, including biotechnology and pharmaceutical activities, and close cooperation between
universities and industry is a unique strength of the
Brussels-Capital Region.
The Brussels-Capital Region accounts for approximately 20% of Belgium’s GDP. At least 85% of the Region’s
economy consists of service activities.
Aside from being a top business location in general, the
Brussels-Capital Region is home to thriving life sciences and
“information and communication technology” (ICT) sectors.
I nformation and communication technology
(ICT): the ICT sector in Brussels is extremely dynamic, and the software and multimedia sub-sectors
are currently experiencing high growth. Access to
top-level human capital and substantial public support make Brussels a very attractive location for ICT
businesses.
International organizations: due to its central geographical location and unique status as the capital of
Europe, Brussels is one of the world’s largest centers
for international organizations, NGOs, industry associations, interest groups and diplomatic missions.
Laurent HACKEN
Deputy Chief of Staff
Stéphanie VRIELYNCK
Advisor
For foreign investors, Brussels is the place to be to run
a business with a European focus at a reasonable cost.
Rue Capitaine Crespelstraat 35
1050 Brussels
T +32 2 508 79 11
info@fremault.irisnet.be
www.fremault.irisnet.be
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GOVERNMENT OF FLANDERS
Cabinet of the Minister-President of the Government of Flanders
Flemish Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy, Agriculture and Rural Policy
Flanders is the autonomous northern region of Belgium
with Brussels as its capital. It is the gateway to Europe.
ment of Flanders wants to assume by 2020 a leading
position among the best performing European regions.
For many centuries, Flanders has been at the crossroads of European development, with scientists, painters, entrepreneurs and politicians shaping the future of
our continent, combining revolutionary techniques with
state-of-the-art talent and knowhow.
Enhancing the international interaction with emerging as
well as mature markets is one of the cornerstones of this
‘Flanders in Action’ plan.
Today, in the same spirit of combining innovative knowhow with natural talent and craftsmanship, we continue to
shape our region within a modern and dynamic Europe.
With the ambitious ‘Flanders in Action’ plan, the govern-
Martelaarsplein 19
1000 Brussels
T +32 2 552 60 00
F +32 2 552 60 01
kabinet.peeters@vlaanderen.be
www.krispeeters.be
Luc DE SERANNO
Spokesman for the MinisterPresident
Willem VUYLSTEKE
Counsellor Foreign Affairs
Via its elaborated network abroad of investment and
trade promotion offices, and in strong cooperation with
the federal Belgian authorities, the government of Flanders seeks and showcases business opportunities in a
great variety of sectors.
GOVERNMENT OF WALLONIA AND GOVERNMENT OF THE
WALLONIA-BRUSSELS FEDERATION
Cabinet of the Minister of Economy and Vice-President of the Walloon Government
The Minister of Economy and Vice-President of the
Walloon Government, Jean-Claude Marcourt, and his
cabinet are charged with overseeing the economic and
social development of Wallonia.
To the five clusters of competitiveness created under
the Marshall Plan, with the goal of creating a solid economic and industrial environment (Transport and Logistics, Healthcare, Mechanical Engineering, Agro-Industry,
Aeronautics and Space Industry), has been added a
sixth one dedicated to the green economy.
belief, special attention will be paid to SME’s and new
technologies, which are also competencies of Minister
Marcourt.
Located in the center of Europe, at the converging point
of major roads, rivers, railways and air routes, Wallonia
benefits from a high quality labor force and ample free
spaces for the expansion of new economic activities; all
advantages that Minister Marcourt, his team - in close
collaboration with the Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AWEX) - will assert when promoting
the benefits of Foreign Trade to the Region.
Sustainable development is ripe with real opportunities for Wallonia to enhance its economy. In light of this
Gaël LAMBINON
Spokesman
Diane MIEVIS
Counsellor
Rue Kefer 2
5100 Namur
T +32 81 23 41 07
F +32 81 23 41 76
jeanclaude.marcourt@gov.wallonie.be
www.jcmarcourt.be
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SPOW – SCIENCE PARKS OF WALLONIA
SPoW is the network of the six science and technology
parks (STPs) located in Wallonia, the southern part of
Belgium.
These parks are home to more than 600 high-tech companies. Spread over 700 ha, the STPs make greenfields, labs and incubators available to Belgian or foreign-based companies.
They offer a wide range of services capitalizing on the
potential for scientific or technological collaborations
with universities and research centers thus allowing the
optimal development of innovative companies.
Créalys Atrium
Rue Camille Hubert 2
5032 Gembloux
T +32 71 91 98 72
info@spow.be
www.spow.be
Dominique DEMONTE
Vice-President
Laurence SLANGEN
Commercial Manager
Through SPoW, the six science parks of Wallonia work
closely together to promote their “know-how” in the hosting of high-tech companies. They support the process of
innovation and the economic development of Wallonia.
VISIT FLANDERS
Visit Flanders is an internal independent Agency of the
Flemish Government. It is a knowledge and strategy
driven marketing organization that invests in the sustainable development and promotion of Flanders and
Brussels as a top tourist destination. Internationally we
are active on 13 different markets around the world. The
head office is based in Brussels and is supported by a
network of 10 offices and 2 representations abroad.
In India, Visit Flanders is represented by Mileage Communications Inc., working from offices in New Delhi and
Mumbai.
Peter DE WILDE
General Administrator
Gorik KAYAERT
Manager Future Markets
Grasmarkt 61
1000 Brussels
T +32 2 504 03 00
info@visitflanders.com
www.visitflanders.com
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WALLONIA FOREIGN TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGENCY
(AWEX) - WALLONIA REGION
The Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency
(AWEX) is the Wallonia Region of Belgium’s governmental agency charged with promoting foreign trade
and attracting foreign investment. The agency has a
worldwide network of 107 economic and trade representatives. AWEX has been certified ISO 9001 since
April 2002.
As a foreign trade agency, AWEX carries out a mission
focused on promoting and informing the public of the
many benefits of both Wallonia and its foreign business
community. AWEX assists buyers, decision-makers, importers and foreign prospects by providing information
on Wallonia’s export potential. As an export partner for
1080 Brussels
T +32 2 421 82 11
F +32 2 421 87 87
mail@awex.be
www.awex.be
Philippe SUINEN
CEO
Michel KEMPENEERS
Director Asia-Pacific
Wallonia-based companies, AWEX offers a wide range
of export-oriented services and activities (market surveys, organisation of trade missions, trade show pavilions, export incentives, etc.).
As an investment promotion agency, AWEX has an overall responsibility for the attraction of foreign investments
in Wallonia. This includes seeking out and providing information to potential foreign investors: search of real
estate, information on the cash and R&D grants available in the Region, availability and cost of personnel,
employment incentives and attractive fiscal measures.
The Agency also offers a pro-active follow-up service to
investors already established in Wallonia.
Isabelle POLLET
Project Manager
Joachim GALAND
Investment Advisor
WBI – WALLONIA BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL
Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) is the public body
in charge of international relations of Wallonia and the
French Community of Belgium. The relations with foreign partners proceed on a bilateral (ability to sign treaties) or multilateral level (representation within international organizations such as the OECD, the Council of
the EU, the Council of Europe and specialized organizations of the UNO (ILO, UNIDO, UNESCO, etc.).
The main objective of the Research & Innovation Department of WBI is to actively build networks between
research and innovation operators of Wallonia, Brussels and other countries and to promote partnerships in
international research projects. By stimulating an open
Philippe SUINEN
CEO
Hubert GOFFINET
Project manager – Research
& Innovation Department
innovation approach in the field of international scientific and technological cooperation, the Department supports synergies in the internationalisation of academia,
research institutes and businesses.
The Research & Innovation Department is also coordinating the Research & Innovation Platform, which brings
together all the research and innovation operators of
Wallonia and Brussels. The Platform’s objective is to
facilitate the further development, implementation and
monitoring of the international dimension of the regional
research policy by the sharing of information and consultation between all the partners. The aim is to identify
common priorities which could lead to coordinated or
joint initiatives towards third countries and within international networks.
1080 Bruxelles
T +32 2 421 83 44
F +32 2 421 87 69
h.goffinet@wbi.be
www.wbi.be
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ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATION IN
NEW DELHI
For further details concerning Belgian products, services and techniques, please get in touch with the:
Economic and Commercial Representation
for the Flemish Region
for the Walloon Region and
the Brussels-Capital Region
c/o Embassy of Belgium
110021 New Delhi
T +91 11 4242 8100
F +91 11 4242 8110
newdelhi@fitagency.com
c/o Embassy of Belgium
110021 New Delhi
T +91 11 4242 8200
F +91 11 4242 8210
newdelhi@awex.in
Jos DE CLERCQ
Christophe VAN OVERSTRAETEN
First Secretary Trade & Investments
+91 99717 99933
Trade Commissioner
+91 97112 01448
MUMBAI
for the Flemish Region and
the Brussels-Capital Region
c/o Consulate General
Bandra (E)
400051 Mumbai
T +91 22 6671 0627/28
mumbai@fitagency.com
Tom VERMEULEN
Trade and Investment Commissioner
+91 98212 17190
FIT-Mumbai
@Tom_Bombay
for the Walloon Region
Wallonia Economic Representation
Consulate General of Belgium
Bandra (E)
400051 Mumbai
T +91 22 2650 1025
F +91 22 2652 4442
mumbai@awex.in
www.wallonia-international.be
Jean-Guy SCHATTENS
Trade & Investment Commissioner
+91 98196 75771
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CHENNAI
for the Brussels-Capital Region and
the Walloon Region
First Coast Bay 18
Sea Cliff Conclave, ECR, Akkarai,
600119 Chennai
T +91 44 2453 0196
F +91 44 2453 0296
kathlijn.fruithof@brussels-india.com
chennai@brusselsinvestexport.com
Kathlijn FRUITHOF
Trade and Investment Attaché
+91 76676 44044
SOUTH INDIA and KARNATAKA
for the Flemish Region (in South India)
for the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region (in Karnataka State)
Flanders Investment & Trade Office
No. 102, 1st floor, Prestige Poseidon,
139 Residency Road
560 025 Bangalore
T +91 80 2222 9921
F +91 80 2222 9920
bangalore@fitagency.com
Jayant NADIGER
Economic and Commercial Attaché
+91 98450 40697
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WWW.BELGIANECONOMICMISSION.BE
Need to contact an organiser? Looking for the latest
programme? Wondering who the participants are? Interested to learn more about Belgium or maybe looking for
some pictures or a press release?
A dedicated website has been created for finding anything you need to know about the Belgian Economic Mission to India, whether you are a participant, a journalist,
a local partner or just interested to know what happens
during this mission. A variety of documents and information are gathered in one place for your convenience.
Moreover, if you are a participant or an organiser and
would like to share information on the website, please
contact Rose Donck for further assistance.
Rose Donck
Press Officer
Webmaster
and
+32 476 94 29 67
rosemary.donck@abh-ace.be
www.belgianeconomicmission.be
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL – CWT MEETINGS &
EVENTS
Logistical organisation of the mission provided by:
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) is the Belgian and global
leader in travel retailing and management. CWT is presentin all segments of the travel industry (business travel,
leisure travel, meeting and incentives and wholesaling).
Present in more than 150 countries, CWT is the global
leader in travel management and serves companies of
all sizes, as well as government institutions and nongovernmental organisations. By leveraging both the expertise of its people and leading-edge technology,
Catherine BLANC
Manager
Sabrina GRUMIAUX
Travel Counselor
CWT helps clients derive the greatest value from their
travel programs in terms of savings, service and security, and provides best-in-class service and assistance
to travellers.
CWT is the first Belgian independent network of Travel
Agencies and offers quality products as well as trusted
partners.
CWT Meetings & Events is one of the largest agencies
specialising in the organisation of trade missions, meetings, incentives, congresses and events.
Inge MEKKE
Travel Counselor
Boulevard de la Woluwe 46
1200 Brussels
T +32 3 258 50 00
F +32 3 258 13 01
cblanc@carlsonwagonlit.be
www.carlsonwagonlit.be
Hotels of
the mission
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NEW DELHI
Taj Palace Hotel
2, Sardar Patel Marg, Diplomatic Enclave,
110 021, New Delhi
T +91 11 2611 0202
www.tajhotels.com
MUMBAI
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Apollo Bunder, opposite Gateway of India,
400 001, Mumbai
T +91 22 6665 3366
www.tajhotels.com
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CHENNAI
ITC Grand Chola Hotel
63, Mount Road, Guindy,
600032, Chennai
T +91 44 2220 0000
www.itchotels.in/hotels/itcgrandchola.aspx
Economic
profile of
Belgium,
the heart of
Europe
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ECONOMIC PROFILE OF BELGIUM, THE HEART OF EUROPE
Belgium is a federal Kingdom comprised of three Regions (the
Flemish Region, the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital
Region) and three Communities (the Flemish, the French and
the German Communities).
Belgium has an estimated population of 10.6 million inhabitants
(2012) and is one of the most densely populated countries in
Europe. Brussels is the ‘Capital of Europe’: it hosts the headquarters of the European Commission, the Council of Ministers
and the European Parliament. Other major international organizations, such as NATO, are also located in Brussels. That is
how Brussels ranks as the world’s number two city (after Washington, D.C.) in terms of the number of accredited journalists,
and fourth in terms of the number of international meetings and
seminars held.
With a surface of 30,500 km2, Belgium is one of the smallest
member states of the European Union. Nevertheless, it is a significant player in the world economy. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) reached €369.9 billion in 2011 and €376.3 billion in 2012. In
line with the world evolution, Belgium’s growth rate was negative
in 2009 (-2.7%). In 2010, the Belgian economy recovered and a
growth rate of 2.4% was recorded. GDP kept rising in 2011, albeit
at a slightly slower pace than the year before (+1.8%). Due to the
financial and economic crisis, GDP growth was again negative in
2012 (-0.3%) and probably will remain so in 2013 (-0.4%) accord-
ing to estimates of the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Despite the recent downturn, Belgium is a high income country, with an estimated GDP per capita of US$ 45,429 in 2012
(Economist Intelligence Unit).
In 2012, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Belgium was the 13th exporter and 13th importer of goods worldwide
with a share of 2.4% and 2.3% respectively.
That same year it was also the 15th exporter and 15th importer of
services worldwide with a share of 2.2% in both cases.
Since 2007, Belgium has been holding the top position of the
annual KOF Index of Globalization, which measures the economic, social and political dimensions of globalization.
Belgium also boasts an exceptional higher education and training system (number 4 in the world in 2012), with excellent math
and science education, top-notch management schools and a
strong propensity for on-the-job training. These elements contribute to an overall high capacity to innovate (11th in the world).
Belgium’s goods market is characterized by high levels of competition and an environment that facilitates new business creation. Business operations are also distinguished by high levels
of sophistication and professional management.
TRADE RELATIONS WITH INDIA
Belgium is indeed your ideal partner because of its strategic location in the heart of Europe, its flourishing
economy with stable growth and the unwavering confidence of consumers and investors.
Belgian exports
to India
Belgian imports
from India
2010
12 months
€ 6,784.4 million
2011
12 months
€ 7,991.8 million
2012
12 months
€ 7,941.4 million
2013
6 months
€ 4,252.3 million
2010
12 months
€ 3,680.5 million
2011
12 months
€ 5,363.6 million
2012
12 months
€ 4,226.0 million
2013
6 months
€ 2,267.3 million
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