Five companies Valencian furniture sector: Soho, furniture Canella, Folger Ramon Vicente, furniture and ALPUCH Zaragoza, will travel first to the Russian cities of Novosibirsk, Omsk and Irkutsk, in Siberia, accompanied by staff ANIEME and IVEX Moscow .

The National Association of Industrialists and furniture exports from Spain (ANIEME) and the Valencian Institute of Export (IVEX) have organized a trade mission to direct the Russian cities of Novosibirsk, Omsk and Irkutsk with the participation of 5 manufacturers of furniture Valencia accompanied by staff ANIEME and IVEX Moscow.

The office of IVEX Moscow has been responsible for drawing up the agendas of manufacturers interviews with importers and Valencians decorators Siberian area.

The trade mission will be extended from the day on May 25 to June 3 and will visit the cities of Novosibirsk, Omsk and Irkutsk, with two days of work in the first two and one day in Irkutsk.

At Valencia, 2nd Russia is the destination of furniture exports, an increase of 20.8% in the period from January to February 2008 over the previous year.

At present, Russia ranks 6th position in the ranking of countries destination of Spanish exports of furniture, with an increase of 19.4% during January-February 2008 over the same period last year.

Since ANIEME have been promoting through various promotions trade relations with the Russian market, both in Moscow and St. Petersburg as in the other provinces, given the opportunities it presents for the supply of furniture and Spanish interest in between exporting sector.

Thus, this new trade mission ANIEME-IVEX the Siberian region is continuing to direct ANIEME previous missions to various Russian cities such as, among others, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Krasnoyarsk, Yekaterinburg, Rostov, Stavropol, Sochi, Nalchik… etc..

In this case ANIEME will travel with companies already working in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but have strong interest in expanding its clientele in various Russian regions, given the economic potential that exists in them.

The President of ANIEME, Enrique Perez Tortosa, has noted that "there is a very positive image of the Spanish cabinet in the Russian market, which should be utilised.

The fundamental objective of the mission will be to promote business contacts between Valencia manufacturers and importers of these three new destinations in Russia, and contribute to opening new markets for furniture produced in Valencia.

Source: ANIEME

Many companies Valencian furniture already working in this market, but it is important to strengthen their direct presence, and above all, that given the breadth of the Russian market attempt to penetrate new regions with great potential and real opportunities for business. "