Dear Madam/Sir,
On behalf of Nolia and Georange I am delighted to invite you to participate in Euro Mine Expo 2018, June 12-14, Skellefteå, Sweden. I like to take this opportunity to share some news and valuable information with you. I wish you all a nice autumn and looking forward to seeing you in Skellefteå in June 2018.
/Jaana Tengman, project manager Euro Mine Expo

Enter the developing markets using Finnpartnership support funds and business network. Finnpartnership is offering 10 workshops for Finnish companies in 2017. The workshops discuss the Finnpartnership support fund application process and introduce African, Asian, and Latin American companies that are currently seeking business partners in Finland. Read more

In August 2016, the Graca Marcel Trust announced the launch of a Pan-African platform to showcase women’s contributions and leadership on issues around the economic and social progress of women in Africa. WAA is a one-of-a-kind forum to bring together prominent women in business, investors, along with women innovators, scientists, academics, political leaders, philanthropists, civil society and global thought leaders and shapers for focused discussions on a range of pertinent issues to promote the economic advancement of African women. Read more

Please, save this date in your calendar. We will send you more information on the seminar after the summer holidays. Seminar is offered free of charge but requires a pre-registration; you can register already now via the link provided above. The seminar language is English. Read more

Join the business delegation and travel to South Africa with Mr. Petri Peltonen, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland, and discover the business opportunities South Africa has to offer your company. Read more

Join the business delegation and travel to Kazakhstan with Mr. Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister for Housing, Energy and the Environment of Finland. Read more

Discover the business opportunities in Mozambique and Zambia! Join the business delegation with Mr. Jari Lindström, Minister of Employment of Finland. Read more

Mexico is the 12th largest economy of the world. Travel to Mexico with Mr. Markku Keinänen, Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and discover the business opportunities Mexico has to offer. Read more

The International Trade Centre (ITC), the joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization is pleased to invite you to attend a unique business event, where your company can establish strong linkages with women-owned businesses. As part of the ‘Empowering Women in Trade in East Africa’ Project, ITC will be organising an In-ward Trade mission of international buyers to develop business partnerships in the tourism sector in Rwanda and Uganda. Read more

The 17th edition of the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) in Budapest, Hungary explores how trade can be a force for good at a time when global challenges – economic, social and environmental – are changing the way trade works. Read more

Looking for new business opportunities in Colombia? Join the Team Finland visit with Mr. Juha Sipilä, Prime Minister of Finland and discover new business opportunities Colombia has to offer! Read more

The Nordic Climate Facility will present its 7th call for proposals through a road show in the Nordic countries. The theme of this year’s call is “Climate As Business – Testing innovative green business concepts”. The call will be open for applications from 28 August to 29 September 2017. Read more

Travel to Brazil and Argentina with Mr. Mika Lintilä, Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland and discover business opportunities in communications and education markets that Brazil and Argentina have to offer for your company! Read more

The Trade for Sustainable Development Forum is one of the leading events focused on how voluntary sustainability standards can support sustainable value chains. Organized by the International Trade Centre (ITC), the fourth T4SD Forum will explore the notion of partnership and the different dynamics underlying existing and emerging models of collaboration in the sustainability landscape. Read more

The designated route for 2017 starts at Sephu and ends at Gasa hot springs. This provides a road to road ending that can provide much needed logistical support to tired race participants as well as improved media coverage and spectator attendance. However the route each year should be considered for changes depending on feedback to better meet the main objective of the Snowman Run. Read more

Exhibitors from 2016
Euro Mine Expo 2016 exhibitors are invited to reserve the same booth location as in 2016. The priority renewal is now open and will finish on August 30. Booth options and pricing can be found here. Use the booth application form for priority renewals

New exhibitors
The online booth application is open since April 15, assignments of booths for new exhibitors will be done from August 30 on a first-come, first-served basis. After the priority renewals, new exhibitors will be assigned booths in order of application arrival, considering limitations for the Junior Mining pavilion, and the pavilion for government and non-profit organizations. To the booth application form.

Floor plans
The floor plans for Copper, Zinc and outdoor booths are now ready. We have made some changes mainly to the outdoor area to facilitate a better visitor flow and a more concentrated exhibition area. You find the floor plans here

Sponsors
Sponsorship and partner packages are now available, read more here

Organization committee
Euro Mine Expo is organized by Nolia together with our partner Georange, in addition we have an organizing committee with experts in mining assisting with their knowledge and creativity in order to develop Euro Mine Expo even further. For 2018, we have some new members in the committee. You find more information here.

Pavilions 
Pavilions are now available for government and non-profit organizations and junior mining companies. Details and pricing can be found here

Conference and seminars
If you are interested in a media partnership for Euro Mine Expo 2018 – read more here

Conference and seminars 
The program is being built together with the mining companies represented at the trade fair. Our first topic is ready, in the context of Business development and innovation we will have a seminar on Machine learning, where Anders Hedlund, analytics specialist and founder at BI Nordic AB. His focus is analytics and machine learning, using more than 20 years of experience from radio network measurements, with many years as specialist within Ericsson.

If you like to contribute with ideas and topics please send them to jaana.tengman@euromineexpo.com

Africa:

The Horn of Africa: The Latest Horn briefing – a weekly publication by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on issues surrounding the Horn of Africa. Read more

Argentina:

Please find enclosed note from the Embassy of Argentina and information prepared by the Argentina Ministry of Transport informing about the tenders planned for the period 2017-2019. Read more

Chile:

Read the latest Chile en la semana. Read more

With the help of Finnpartnership’s Matchmaking Service, companies and organisations in Finland and in developing countries can seek out new cooperation opportunities and business partners. Matcmaking Service is offered free of charge.

Finnpartnership offers companies the opportunity to post information on their business initiatives in the Partner Search database, which may help in finding a suitable business partner for their project. Among others, the companies below are searching for potential partners.

In particular cases, Finnish companies can apply for Business Partnership Support in order to map the co-operation possibilities.

Textiles and clothing:
STEFAN Doo, Serbia 

Energy:
AM Energy Projects LLC , Ukraine

EFFI Co., Ltd, Ukraine

Agriculture and food processing:
Truth coffee roasting Pty Ltd, South Africa

Inka’s Commodities Trading Sac, Peru

Electronics:
VR Brasil Importação E Exportação Ltda, Brazil

Metal and industry engineering:
Sidermet S.A, Ecuador

Environment:
Condor Servicios Integrales SAS, Colombia

Services:
E-Verve Design, India

Business Partnership Support is financial support for Finnish companies and other organisations. Companies can apply for a grant type of financial support through the Business Partnership Support Facility for the feasibility, planning and implementation phases of commercially viable activities aimed at economic cooperation in developing countries.

The Business Partnership Support covers 30-85 % of the budgeted approved and incurred expenses depending on the size of the applicant company (SME/large) and the development status of the project target country. The maximum amount of Business Partnership Support is 200 000 / 400 000 euros. Read more

The Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers PERUMIN – 33rd Mining Convention, biennial event which aims to strengthen the professional development of its participants through the dissemination of new knowledge resulting from research, innovation and application of technology in the mining operation, promoting good practice in the sector. Read more