Export Consortia in Jordan

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Export Consortia in Jordan

• Program Identity
• The program was officially launched on Feb. 2005
• Counterpart Ministry of Industry Trade
• Operative counterpart and financial support to
  the Consortia JUMP

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Export Consortia in Jordan

• Legal Issue
• Limited Liability Company. With a Capital of
  30000 JD (35000 )
• Minimum 5 members with equal share
• No profit
• Registered at the Ministry of Industry

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Local International Institution involved in
the launching of the Project

• Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation
• UNIDO / IPU Amman
• JIB Jordan Investment Board
• Amman Chamber of Industry
• Ministry of Planning
• All the Sector associations
• Jordan US Business Partnership / Business
  Development services Center
• National Fund for Enterprise Support (NAFES)

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Sectors Approached

• Cosmetics (Dead Sea)
• Olive Oil
• ICT Information Communication Technologies
• Environment water treatments energy
• Marble Stones
• Handicrafts, Jewelry Design
• Garment total look fashion
• Fruits vegetables
• Shoes Leather
• Food Beverages

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Consortia already constituted

• Dead Sea Products May 2006
• Extra virgin Olive Oil June 2006
• ICT Consortium (Solugen) November 2007

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Current Tentative Groups

• Food Group
• Garment Total look fashion
• Design Handicraft

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Operating Consortia

• Olive Products Export Consortia
• Established June 2006
• Seven members
• Objectives
• Promote the products of the Member Companies.
• Realisation of a modern common Olive Oil
  Storage
• Increase their exports from bottled E.V.O.O.
• Fulfilling big orders demands especially to China
  US.
• Increase the total production capacity for
  E.V.O.O.
• Assist the Members in RD (acquire new olive oil
  processing technologies).
• Export under Common brand in on the long run

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Operating Consortia

• Olive Products Export Consortia
• Facts
• Over 58,000 olive trees, representing 3.5 of all
  of Jordan.
• A total of 15 production lines, representing over
  8 of all of Jordan.
• Production capacity of 33 tons per hour,
  representing about 12 of all of Jordan.
• This capacity will increase upon making some
  expansion projects by some members.
• A total of 128 tons of storage capacity.
• Presence in all major olive producing areas of
  Jordan.

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Operating Consortia

• Olive Products Export Consortia
• JUMP Financial Support
• 80 from preparing bylaws and legalization (1800
  out of 2000 JD)
• 80 from Upgrading plan study (6800 out of 8500
  JD)
• 29.31 Capacity building equipments (89,850 out
  of 306,500
• 51.77 for Capability Building Investment for 3
  years (89000 out of 171900)
• Includes
• Corporate Identity
• Website design Listing
• Hosting International Traders
• International Market Study Customers
  Satisfaction survey
• Brand Package design
• Participating in 5 Exhibitions

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22nd 24th March 2008 Amman International Motor
Show Amman Jordan
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IOTEX Organizers
The Amman Chamber of Industry
Jordan Olive Products Exporters Association
(JOPEA)
Communication Craftsmen (COMCRA)
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IOTEX will be an annual recurrent exhibition and
forum that

• gives the chance for all olive oil stakeholders
  all over the
• world to meet in one place

• discuss business opportunities, joint ventures

• gain knowledge about the latest technologies of
  olive oil
• industry

• Introduce the latest industry best practices and
  know how

• Displaying the industry latest technologies and
  innovations

a specialized forum will be organized to discuss

• Olive oil harvesting best practices.
• Waste management.
• Quality control.
• Certification, health, etc..

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• Date

22nd 24th March 2008

• Venue

• Amman Automobile Show, Amman Jordan

• Time

Exhibition hours are from 1000 AM until 600 PM

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IOTEX Program
The International Olive Products Technology
Exhibition will be opened from the morning of
Saturday 22nd of March 2008 until the evening of
Monday the 24th March 2008 according to the
following schedule
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IOTEX Targeted audience

• A) Exhibitors
• International Local manufacturers, producers
  and suppliers of Olive Products Related
  Technology including
• Olive oil producers
• Olive products Producers
• Olive RD institutes
• Official Olive Oil councils and organizations
• Olives products storage tanks producers
• Olive oil testing labs producers
• Olives harvesting machines producers
• Olives products filling packaging machines
  producers

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• B) Visitors
• All stakeholders in the region of Olive Products
  Technology including
• Importers, Wholesalers and Retailers
• Businessmen Corporate Executives
• Hotels Restaurants
• Big Investors Farmers
• Consumers

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• IOTEX Targeted Supporters
• Official Sponsor
• Hashemite Royal Court
• International Official Sponsor
• International Olive Oil Council

• Supporting Ministries Institutions

• Jordan Investment Board (JIB)
• Jordan Institution for Standards Metrology
  (JISM)
• Business Development Services Center (Tatweer)
• National Fund for Enterprise Support (NAFES)
• Industrial Development Bank
• Investment Promotion Unit (UNIDO)

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IOTEX Promotion

• Advertisements in major newspapers and magazines
  locally and in targeted
• countries.
• Public Relations with press releases in targeted
  countries.
• Direct mail and e-mail to stakeholders in
  targeted countries.
• Web promotion in major and related websites.
• 10000 direct mail invitation for selective
  businessmen
• Bi weekly newsletters for 100000 selective
  businessmen
• Direct invitations for chambers of commerce and
  industry in the targeted
• countries
• Establishing hyperlinks for the exhibition
  website with all national and
• international ministries, institutions,
  corporations and companies targeted for
• sponsoring this exhibition .

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Why Jordan??
Due to the tangible development of the olive
sector in Jordan .
Jordan is considered, a central and strategic
location.
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an Arab
country that is
- Modern and stable - Population of 5.5
million - On an area 90,000 km2 - In the centre
of the Middle East - Crossroads of 3
continents - Bordering 5 important markets -
Gateway to a billion consumer
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• Jordan signed 100s of bilateral and multilateral
  regional and international trade agreements that
  include
• Arab Free Trade Agreement
• Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement
• Free Trade Agreement with the United States of
  America
• European Jordanian Partnership Agreement
• Jordan Singapore Free Trade Agreement
• Qualified Industrial Zones Agreement
• Member of World Trade Organization

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