The document summarizes several events organized by the Dutch-Macedonian Chamber of Commerce (NL Chamber) including a Holland Herring Happening social event, a seminar on textile waste recycling, and a business conference in The Hague promoting opportunities in the Western Balkans. It also discusses NL Chamber members' participation in these events and a tour of Dutch fashion students that visited local textile producers.

1. Dutch-Macedonian
Chamber of Commerce
c/o Netherlands Embassy
Aminta III 69-71
1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
e: info@nlchamber.org.mk
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NL Chamber was established
in ­January 2012 as official
Dutch-Macedonian Chamber of
Commerce by 50 Macedonian
companies, according to the
Macedo­nian Law on Chambers of
Commerce.
About half of these companies is
partly or fully Dutch owned.
Objective of NL Chamber is to
promote and support successful
business relations between Dutch
and Macedonian companies.
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events
Holland Herring Happening
NL MeetUp Hollandscheveld
TexRec Seminar
Seminar on challenges in corporate cyber security
Congress on retail trends and logistics
B2B Breakfast at Symphony
Ambassador Plomp at Sveti Trifun celebrations
Test drive for Ambassador Plomp at DAF Roadshow
network
Balkan business conference in The Hague
Sixth sourcing visit by Dutch Fashion Business School
members
Four new members with a Dutch connection
Van Puijenbroek installed 1.200 solarpanels
Ezimit wine at Dutch wholesale company DeliXL
Ambassador Plomp attended SS17 show by Linea
Best Innovative Design Award for Zavar Design
Kivo extended production facility
Bato & Divajn sponsor of Dutch GP team
Anthura started constructing extension
New bottling line for Pivara Skopje
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Short News / Calendar of Trade Fairs
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photos:NLChamber/AleksandarZlatev
all pictures: nl.mk/HerringHappening2017
For the first time NL Chamber organized a public event around the New Herring. Large
attendance, wonderful atmosphere, great enthousiasm: a new tradition is born!
events
Holland Herring Happening
Early June is the period in
which the new herring is
brought ashore at the Dutch
harbours. The arrival is cele­
brated with herring festivals
and local business communi-
ties also use the occasion for
organizing social events - as is
NL Chamber, for the first time
this year and to be continued!
The Holland Herring Happe­
ning took place on Wednesday
21 June, after work at the out-
door terrace of Distrikt Bar &
Kitchen, Marriott Hotel Skopje.
sponsors
Pivara Skopje not only spon-
sored beer and soft drinks, but
also provided an original her-
ring cart! Exactly like on the
Dutch streets, the herring was
cleaned on the spot and served
from this cart. Tikves Winery
was our sponsor for wine and
rakija. Marriott’s staff turned
Pivara Skopje arranged for a traditional Dutch herring cart.
Patron Member Pivara Skopje was our
sponsor for beer, soft drinks and the
herring cart.
Tikves sponsored wine and rakija traditional way of eating herring

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The Halkbank team.
everything into a wonderful
event with a very pleasant at-
mosphere for 120 guests.
bitterballen and
chicken saté
Next to herring also bitterbal-
len (meat filled croquettes)
and chicken saté were served,
as well as “sharing plates” with
a combination of these snacks
and Dutch cheese.
voucher system
Following the example of our
German colleagues with their
successful annual Oktoberfest,
NL Chamber also introduced a
voucher sytem. Vouchers were
sold in advance on invoice, per
sets of 10 for 600 MKD.
One of our newest members, Dutch Data Solutions Group, joined the event with nine colleagues.
set of vouchers
Since this event was open to a
wider public, several member
companies regarded this event
as a “company treat” and or-
dered vouchers for groups of
employees. This served as a
great opportunity for a get-­
together between member-
companies on staff level.
Also the Dutch community in Frontwise Group.

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photos:NLChamber/AleksandarZlatev,NetherlandsEnterpriseAgency,NLChamber
events
NL MeetUp Hollandscheveld
As was agreed in a meeting of
Dutch members in Veenendaal
in January, a first introductio­
nary network gathering took
place on Thursday 15 June.
Tikves wine tasting
The hosts for this event, the
company Natuurgevelsteen
and the micro-investment fund
Micro­donia, prepared a com-
pany presentation and a tasting
of Tikves wines by Danovino.
Location was the “Inspiration
Centre” of Natuurgevelsteen,
showcasing the various types
and colours of natural stone
imported from Macedonian
quarries, in Hollandscheveld,
near Hoogeveen.
NL Chamber organized the first network gathering in the Netherlands on 15 June, ­hosted
by Natuurgevelsteen and Microdonia in Hollandscheveld.
Some twenty representatives of Dutch members were present.
Macedonia was present, as
well as various other people
with any kind of Dutch connec-
tion.
social gathering
of diplomats
With great enthou­siasm the
Netherlands Embassy suppor­
ted the event by spreading the
news and participating with a
large group. Deputy Head of
Mission Andri van Mens invi­
ted all his colleagues from the
­other embassies in Macedonia
for a social gathering. Ambas-
sador Plomp joined with his
family and took the opportu-
nity for individual chats with
all guests.
successful trial
There is a first time for every­
thing and this first Holland
Herring Happening was a ­trial
for NL Chamber. Although
the herring itself did not fully
meet expectations, the event
was highly appreciated by all
guests. Ambassador Plomp:
“Congratulations! This was a
very successful trial, so I hope
we will get a Holland Herring
Happening every summer from
now on!”
With this successful trial, a
new tradition is born: the next
edition of the Holland Herring
Happening will take place to-
wards the end of June 2018.
For more pictures of this first
edition, check the photo album
on our Facebook page at:
nl.mk/HerringHappening2017
fat, juicy and not too salty
Feydom design team.

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photos:TextileTradeAssociation,AntonLuiken,MartienEctor
Textile waste in Macedonia ends up at landfills. The TexRec Seminar provides insights
on the opportunities and challenges of textile waste recycling.
events
TexRec Seminar
Several companies ­producing
garments or other textile pro­
ducts in Macedonia are ­facing
increasing pressure from their
clients to proof sustai­nable
treatment of their cutting
waste.
9,000 tons per year
According to the Textile Trade
Association (TTA) the amount
of textile waste generated in
Macedonia is some 9,000 tons
per year, most of which ends
up at the local landfills. In Pri­
lep it is stored separately, com-
pressed in bags, but in Stip
the textile waste is dumped
together with domestic waste.
Drisla, the landfill of Skopje,
has a dedicated area where
cutting waste of polyester (PE)
fabrics and polyurethane (PU)
foam is stored: 1,400 tons per
year.
technical solutions
Technical solutions to process
cutting waste from certain
types of fabrics are already
common elsewhere in the
world. NL Chamber has invited
the Dutch expert on this mat-
ter, Anton Luiken to provide an
overview of technologies, pos-
sible new products after recy-
cling and the consequences for
Textile waste stored separately at Prilep landfill
the industry.
customs procedures
Since a large share of the textile
waste originates from ­fabrics
that were imported for Pro-
cessing under Customs Control
(PCC), also the waste is bound
to certain customs procedures
which is hampering eventual
recycling. The Dutch Customs
Authorities have been training
their Macedonian colleagues in
several twinning projects and
therefore NL Chamber also in-
vited an expert from the Dutch
Customs, Martien Ector, to
provide profound insights into
these procedures.
customs procedures
In order to get acquainted
with the local circumstances,
the experts will use Tuesday
27 June for a field trip, visiting
two factories and the landfill in
Pri­lep. The seminar itself will
take place in Stip on Wednes-
day 28 with the focus on the
textile industry. On 29 June
the seminar will be repeated
in Skopje at Holiday Inn with
representatives of the Macedo-
nian government.
Download the programme de-
tails for the TexRec seminar in
Skopje at: nl.mk/TexRec
Anton Luiken Martien Ector

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photos:IngePhilips-Bryan,JumboSupermarkten
events
Congress on retail trends and logistics
Through two different members NL Chamber got in touch with a top executive from the
Dutch retail sector and a Dutch expert on supply chain logistics for a congress.
As a trading nation, the Nether­
lands is pounding with innova-
tion in retail. Also the more tra-
ditional segment of FMCG (Fast
Moving Consumer Goods) is
continuously inves­ting in new
developments. Self-scanning
has become common prac-
tice and meanwhile the first
­“online-only” supermarket is
now active in the big cities.
online and logistics
The large supermarket chains
have also extended their re-
tail online at large scale: a
costly endeavor with a major
impact on logistics, not only
for order picking and timely
home-­delivery, but also for the
­supply chain.
An inspiring congress provi­
ding profound insight in the
latest developments for both
sup­pliers and retailers is being
planned for spring next year.
Inge Philips-Bryan
Dutch cyber security expert Inge Philips-Bryan is expected to come to Macedonia in
­autumn for a seminar by NL Chamber and Deloitte.
events
Seminar on challenges in corporate cyber security
After almost two decades of
experience in national security
themes at the Dutch govern-
ment and police, Inge Philips-
Bryan moved to the private
sector to become Director
­Cyber Risk Services at Deloitte
Netherlands.
Deloitte Macedonia
NL Chamber contacted ­Deloitte
Macedonia with the proposal to
invite Philips-Bryan to Macedo-
nia for a seminar in autumn
2017.
Deloitte Macedonia instantly
accepted the challenge and the
Netherlands Embassy provi­
ded a recommendation for this
­initiative.
Cyber Risk Services include:
• Identity and Access
Manage­ment
• Security Incident and Crisis
Management
• Security Engineering
• Cryptography
• Privacy Compliance
• Privacy Enhancing
­Technologies
• Hacking as a Service
• Covert Operations
Order picking for online retail at a major Dutch supermarket chain.

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photos:SymphonySolutions,NLChamber
events
B2B Breakfast at Symphony
The annual Back to Business Breakfast this year will be hosted by Symphony Solutions
in Skopje on Tuesday 5 September.
Traditionally, NL Chamber
members celebrate the end of
the summer holidays and the
start of a new business sea-
son with the Back to Business
Breakfast.
The gathe­ring will take place
on Tuesday 5 September at
the cosy Dutch-styled bar and
The annual ceremonies of the pruning of the vines at Tikves and Stobi wineries was at-
tended by Dutch ambassador Wouter Plomp.
events
Ambassador Plomp at Sveti Trifun celebrations
For the Macedonian wine sec-
tor 14 February is Sveti Trifun
day, marking the official start
of the pruning of the vines.
Ambassador Plomp attended
the ceremony at NL Chamber
members Tikves Winery and
Stobi Winery.
Tikves organized the annu-
al celebration at their terroir
vineyard Domaine Lepovo,
near Negotino. Stobi Winery
traditionally hosted the event
at the winery in Gradsko. At
Stobi the ambassador also met
the team of the Dutch importer
of Stobi wines in the Nether-
lands, Tanja and Martin Philipse
of Schermer ­Wijnkopers.
Svetozar Janevski and Wouter Plomp
at Tikves Domaine Lepovo
Export Manager Jadranka Klaric with Wouter Plomp and importers at Stobi
www.tikves.com.mk
importer: www.danovino.nl
www.stobiwinery.mk
importer: www.schermerwijn.nl
relaxation area of Symphony
Solutions, a Dutch software
developer that opened a Mace­
donian branch in spring 2016.

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After several years the Dutch government chose again to highlight the business oppor-
tunities for Dutch companies on the Western Balkans.
network
Balkan business conference in The Hague
The Dutch Ministry of ­Foreign
Affairs had commissioned
the Netherlands Enterprise
Agency (RvO) to organize the
confe­rence “Doing business on
the Western Balkans” which
took place on Thursday 1 June
in The Hague.
Kivo success story
Some eighty people atten­
ded the conference where NL
Chamber member Kivo Plas-
tic Verpakkingen shared their
success story. The family com-
pany from Volendam operates
a brand new - and already
­extended - production facility
for plastic bags in Kacanik, Ko-
sovo, employing 100 people.
Five of the latest models of DAF Trucks from Eindhoven hit the road for another Euro-
pean tour and arrived in Macedonia by the end of April.
events
Test drive for Ambassador Plomp at DAF Roadshow
On 26 April Ambassador Wou­
ter Plomp visited the Road-
show of Dutch truck manu-
facturer DAF at its dealer D-M
Trans in Ilinden. Plomp also
met with Dutch area manager
Atila Kaya, while sales mana­
ger Ljupco Andreski present-
ed the features of the Euro6
­model XF440.

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Students fashion business at TMO visited various NL Chamber members on their produc-
tion sourcing study tour.
network
Sixth sourcing visit by Dutch Fashion Business School
For the sixth time fashion
business school TMO brought
a large group of students to
Mace­donia. The study trip aims
to make the students acquain­
ted with production sourcing.
Dejan Pavic of NL Chamber
member EMT, a Dutch garment
production agent in Stip was in
charge of the programme. The
tour always includes company
visits to NL Chamber mem-
bers VPTex Macedonia - a sub-
sidiary of workwear specialist
Royal Van Puijenbroek Textiel
- and the producer of high-end
men’s trousers, MGI.
NL Chamber network
The delegation was also wel-
comed by Ambassador Wouter
Plomp at the Dutch residence
in Bardovci for a network cock-
tail with several representa-
tives of the textile industry.
This time Pavic used NL Cham-
ber’s network and introduced
Kuli Confection and ­Comfy
­Angel in Prilep and Feydom in
www.tmo.nl
www.feydom.com www.emt.com.mk
www.ho1000d.com
www.mgi.com.mk
www.havep.mk
www.kuli.com.mk
Skopje. Kuli Confection is a la-
dies’ wear producer, amongst
others working for Dutch fash-
ion brands ­Expresso and Set-
ter. Comfy Angel is a large
producer of duvets and pillows
and Feydom is an innovative
producer of upholstered furni-
ture.
product development
platform
The 35 students were very im-
pressed by the inspiring story
of Zoran Radonjanin, Feydom’s
general manager. Radonja-
nin explained the concept of
House of 1000 Designers, a
product development platform
for young designers, using the
design, production and mar-
keting resources of Feydom’s
production facility in Vizbe-
govo. See also the article on
page 16 in Magazine no. 8.
photo:Feydom

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Sponsors of NL Chamber
www.boekestijntransport.com
www.pivaraskopje.com.mk
www.netherlandsandyou.nl

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members
Four new members with a Dutch connection
Anubis Care is a Belgian whole-
sale company in supplies for
the wellness and beauty sec-
tor. The Dutch owner came in
touch with Macedonia through
NL Chamber member Steel
Con and is planning to setup
a production facility for treat-
ment chairs which are current-
ly produced in China.
wine import
Univin is the Dutch ­importer
for the Macedonian wine­ries
­Ezimit, Popov and Po­pova
Kula. Univin in Montfoort is fo-
cussed on import, wholesale
and distribution of a wide as-
sortment of Macedonian wines,
but also provides warehousing
and logistics services for vari-
ous clients with webshops.
Univin regularly brings groups
clients to Macedonia for a
tour along the wineries. On
28 March Ambassador ­Wouter
Plomp met at Popova Kula
Winery with a delegation of
professional wine lovers.
15 years
In 2002 Edwin van der Helm
came to Macedonia for the
construction of cold stores for
a Dutch investment. Van der
Helm decided to setup a com-
Geerlofs Frigotehnika DOOEL
w: www.geerlofs.com.mk
fb.com/geerlofs-frigotehnika..
Like in the winter edition of this magazine, again we are happy to announce four new
members.
photos:NLChamber
Anubis Care
e: info@anubiscare.be
w: www.atelierava.com
facebook.com/AnubisCare
pany for the execution of cold
store construction projects for
Dutch Geerlofs Refrigeration
BV all over Europe and even
Africa. Fifteen years the anni-
versary was a double celebra-
tion with the official opening of
a new building in Kocani. Geer-
lofs Frigotehnika employs 20
people and is also active in the
installation of loading docks.
agricultural supplies
The fourth new member is
again a company with a strong
Dutch link that also recently
opened a new building.
Holland Farming Makedonija
DOO in Strumica is the local
partner of Holland Farming BV
Delegation with Univin at Ezimit, Stip
Univin
e: info@univin.nl
w: www.univin.nl
www.facebook.com/univin...
Official opening of the new facility of Geerlofs Frigotehnika in Kocani

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Solarpanels now cover 2,000 sqm of the roof of the premises of workwear producer Van
Puijenbroek in Goirle.
members
Van Puijenbroek installed 1.200 solarpanels
Solarpanels on the roof of Royal Van Puijenbroek Textiel in Goirle
photos:NLChamber,RoyalVanPuijenbroekTextiel
The 1.5 century old ­family
company Royal Van Puijen-
broek Textiel from Goirle, near
Tilburg has been outsourcing
the production of workwear
and protective wear to Mace­
donia since the sixties. Since
2013 the company also runs
an own production facility,
­VPTex Macedonia in Kadino.
285,000 kWh
The estimated annual yield of
the solar panels is 285,000
kWh, whereas an average
Dutch household uses 3,300
kWh per year. The estimated
decrease of CO2 emission is
112 tons.
Royal Van Puijenbroek ­Textiel
e: contact@havep.com
w: www.havep.com
w: www.havep.mk
www.linkedin.com/...
www.facebook.com/vptex...
www.facebook.com/havep
www.twitter.com/havepw...
www.youtube.com/user/...
from Groenekan, near Utrecht.
Holland Farming produces
­organic, amino acid based fer-
tilizers under the brand Crop-
max, sold in over 20 countries.
The company is also active in
trade of agricultural supplies:
seeds, substrates, fertilizers
and hard­ware.
The new warehouse and ­office
building was opened on 26
­October 2016, as the first com-
pleted building in the Indus­trial
Zone North in Strumica.
Holland Farming DOO
e: contact@hollandfarming.mk
w: www.hollandfarming.com
w: www.cropmax.nl
www.facebook.com/holland..
At the headoffice - also includ-
ing the former weaving mill
that is now used for warehou­
sing, the Texperience Center
and an event hall - Van Puijen­
broek installed 1,200 panels
on a total surface of 2,000
sqm. The installation required
6.5 km of wire, tied up with
6,000 tie-wraps.

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illustration:Bidfood|photo:NLChamber
Importer Univin announced that the well-known Dutch wholesaler DeliXL added Ezimit
wines to their assortment.
members
Ezimit wine at Dutch wholesale company DeliXL
Ezimit wines are now sold
through DeliXL, a well-known
wholesale company in food-
service, recently re-branded to
Bidfood. This was announced
by Ezimit’s importer Univin
from Montfoort.
“Forgotten wines from Macedonia”
Article in the customer magazine
­Appetizer of DeliXL, Spring 2017.
Many Dutch will recog­nize the
DeliXL-logo from the highways
and maybe still remember its
predecessor, GVA (Grootver-
bruik Ahold). DeliXL was sold
by Ahold to South African Bid-
vest in 2005.
DeliXL operates 16 locations
where 1.700 employees supply
25.000 customers in horeca
and healtcare with 350 trucks.
Ezimit Vino DOO
w: www.ezimit.mk
www.facebook.com/ezimit
www.twitter.com/ezimit_

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photos:NLChamber,FashionWeekendSkopje,ZavarDesign
Ladies’ wear Linea participated in Fashion Weekend Skopje with a catwalk presentation
of its collection Spring/Summer 2017.
members
Ambassador Plomp attended SS17 show by Linea
Linea DOO
e: info@linea.com.mk
w: www.linea.com.mk
fb.com/linea.mk
linkedin.com/company/linea
April 1st, the Saturday ­evening
of the Fashion Weekend
­Skopje, was reserved for a
catwalk show by fashion house
Linea from Stip. Ambassador
Wouter Plomp and his wife at-
tended. The ladies’ wear col-
lection for Spring/Summer
2017 consis­ted of five lines:
Botanique, Fragmented Feel-
ing, Playful Transparents, Pure
& Fresh and Urban Nomads.
all catwalk pictures:
fb.com/modenvikend
At a New York design show, Zavar Design received an award for Best Innovative Design.
members
Best Innovative Design Award for Zavar Design
Marta Naumovska-Grnarova
participated in the Architectu­
ral Digest Design Show in New
York, presenting the design ra-
diators of Zavar Design. She
was awarded the Best Innova-
tive Design Award.
Zavar Design
w: www.zavardesign.eu
www.facebook.com/...
www.youtube.com/...

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Deputy Head of Mission at the
Netherlands Embassy in Pris-
tina, Peter Verheyen joined NL
Chamber for a visit to Dutch
plastic bag and foil producer
Kivo in Kacanik, Kosovo.
23 metres
To accommodate even larger
extruders, Kivo built an ex-
tension of 23 metres high. For
Kivo’s location in the Nether-
lands - close to the historical
centre of Volendam - the mu-
nicipality does not allow build-
ings of such heights.
recycling
Kivo also invested in recycling
of their production waste. The
Within two years after opening of the factory in May 2015, Kivo already extended the
production facility with a 23 metres high production hall.
members
Kivo extended production facility
granulate retrieved from this
waste is again genuine raw
material.
photos:NLChamber,RWRacingGP
KIVO Plastic Verpakkingen
w: www.kivo.nl
e: info@kivo.nl
linkedin.com/../kivo...
nl.mk/kivo-kosovo (pictures)
youtube.com/channel/...
new extruder in the extension
Peter Verheyen watching recycling of
production waste to new granulate
cutting and bundling of bread bags
Motor racing team RW Racing GP found itself a new sponsor in Bato & Divajn.
members
Bato & Divajn sponsor of Dutch GP team
Early summer 2015 a del-
egation through NL Chamber
member Natuurgevelsteen
visi­ted Bato & Divajn. The
good vibes between owner
Zoran Rosomanov and the del-
egation unavoidably led to a
return visit which took place
only weeks afterwards for the
occasion of the TT in Assen.
Meanwhile Bato & Divajn
opened a Dutch company and
became sponsor of RW ­Racing
GP, the team of Roelof Waninge
with Spanish Axel Pons in the
Moto2 class.

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photos:Anthura,NLChamber,PivaraSkopje
members
New bottling line for Pivara Skopje
The Heineken joint-venture invested 1.4 million EUR in a new bottling line with a capa­
city of one million bottles per day.
The new bottling line at Pivara
Skopje increases the capac-
ity with 30% up to 1 million
­bottles per day.
Moreover the new equipment
allows a large flexibility in form
and dimension of the glass
bottles.
members
Anthura started constructing extension
Dutch plant tissue laboratory in Kocani is doubling its capacity.
At the official opening of the
laboratory in Kocani in May
2015, Anthura MK already
planned to extend the facility
Anthura MK DOOEL
e: info@anthura-mk.com
w: www.anthura-mk.com
fb.com/pages/anthura-mk...
twitter.com/anthurabv
linkedin.com/../anthura-b.v.
youtube.com/channel/...
in a ­later stage. Meanwhile the
construction of the extension
has started and is expected to
­finish around the beginning of
November.
2.4 hectares
The “old” building measures
only 1 hectare, wereas the ex-
tension will measure 1.4 hec-
tares. The two buildings will
be connected to eachother and
the result will be a plant tissue
laboratory for propagation of
Phalaenopsis of 24,000 sqm.
up to 600 employees
Currently Anthura MK employs
370 people. Some 60 of them
now work in the second shift
and those 60 will form the
group that will start up opera-
tions in the extension. When
the total facility will be in full
operation, the total number of
employees will be 550 to 600
people.
Anthura started production in
October 2014.

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short
Bio-based car
Every year a new group of stu-
dents at Eindhoven University
of Technology develop an in-
novative electric car. The latest
model, Lina, is a four person
city car constructed from bio
composites, weighing 310 kg.
www.tuecomotive.nl
Bus Stop Shop
In order to promote the new
webshop and app, supermar-
ket chain Jumbo turned a bus
stop into a pop-up shop: by
scanning the bar codes with the
app on mobile phone, ­clients
could immediately order the
products that were shown on
the bus stop walls.
Already in 2011 UK supermar-
ket giant Tesco started with
weekly changing posters with
QR codes for instant mobile or-
dering.
Herring Statistics
The Dutch Herring Wholesale
Association published trade
figures for the occasion of the
start the new herring season.
Total annual consumption of
herring in the Netherlands is
180 mln herrings or 25 mln kg.
One fifth of this amount is con-
sumed in the first four weeks
of the new season, mid June.
The total annual turnover is
300 mln EUR.
Lina: city car of bio composites, weight 310 kg, efficiency 52 Wh/km
photos:Tu/ecomotive,JumboSupermarkten,Tocado,EvoFenedex,BDO
monthly Globe Magazine. The
three ambassadors point out
the recent economic develop-
ments as well as the advanta­
ges for Dutch entrepreneurs in
the region. The full article can
be downloaded in PDF at:
nl.mk/FenedexArticle
Inkless Printing
Two students of Delft Univer-
sity of Technology developed
a worldwide patented technol-
ogy for printing black on ordi-
nairy paper, without using ink.
Their company is supported by
YES!Delft startup incubator.
inkless.ink
youtu.be/bRVU0z7n6DM
EvoFenedex
The Dutch federation of
­exporters and logistics ser-
vices providers published a
four page article by the three
Dutch ambassadors in Albania,
Kosovo and Macedonia in their
Cyber Security
Accountancy and tax consult-
ing group BDO partnered with
Financier Magazine to provide
a report on the latest insights
in Cyber Security & Risk Man-
agement. The report can be
downloaded from:
www.bdo.global/...

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magazine no. 10 / Summer 2017
Selection of trade fairs in the
Netherlands.
NB: All blue text is clickable!
Major trade fairs take place at:
Jaarbeurs, Utrecht
99,000 sqm, 13 halls
www.jaarbeurs.nl
RAI, Amsterdam
87,000 sqm, 11 halls
www.rai.nl
Ahoy, Rotterdam
30,000 sqm, 6 halls
www.ahoy.nl
Regional locations are:
Brabanthallen, ‘s-Hertogenb.
29,500 sqm, 6 halls
IJsselhallen, Zwolle
17,000 sqm, 4 halls
MECC, Maastricht
29,500 sqm, 4 halls
Most fairs in the Netherlands
have entrance fees and offer
discounts for early registration
online.
Please do not hesitate to
contact NL Chamber when
you plan to visit a fair in the
Nether­lands.
NL Chamber’s annual calendar
also lists a selection of these
fairs, next to the national holi-
days: nl.mk/latestcalendar
27.08.2017- MT25, RAI - Amsterdam
01.09.2017 25th international conference on Magnet Technology
14-18.09.2017 IBC, RAI - Amsterdam
media, entertainment and technology show with
1,700 exhibitors and 55,000 visitors (170 countries)
including conference and topics OTT, 4K, HDR, VR,
Streaming VOD, Cloud Hosting, Ultra HD and IPTV
19-23.09.2017 50PlusBeurs, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht
25th edition with 600 exhibitors in holiday, leisure,
living, fashion&beauty, health and society for elderly
20-21.09.2017 Big Data Expo, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht
congress and exhibition with 60 exhibitors
25-29.09.2017 AMS EU PVSEC, RAI - Amsterdam
33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
and Exhibition
03-05.10.2017 European Utility Week, RAI - Amsterdam
600 exhibiters and 12,000 visitors in smart utilities
06-08.10.2017 Beurs Eigen Huis, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht
consumer fair for (re)construction of private homes
with NL Chamber member www.natuurgevelsteen.nl
with NL Chamber member www.holmak.eu (Brink)
06-08.10.2017 Second Home, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht
consumer fair for weekend and holiday houses
06-08.10.2017 Veggieworld, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht
consumer fair in vegan and vegetarian lifestyle
10-11.10.2017 Offshore Energy, RAI - Amsterdam
650 exhibitors in offshore oil, gas, wind and marine
renewable energy
19-21.10.2017 MobilityRAI, RAI - Amsterdam
new exhibition/conference on mobility developments
24-25.10.2017 HRTechWorld, RAI - Amsterdam
congress on the “Future of Work” with keynote
speaker Arianna Huffington
31.10.2017- Amsterdam Security Expo, RAI - Amsterdam
02.11.2017 new exhibition on security and (fire) safety
31.10.2017- Aquatech, RAI - Amsterdam
03.11.2017 also including Floodex Europe on flood prevention
900 exhibitors in process/drinking/wastewater
solutions with 20,000 visitors (140 countries)
01-02.11.2017 InfoSecurity, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht
Data & Cloud Expo, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht
350 exhibitors in data security
07-10.11.2017 Europort, Ahoy - Rotterdam
1,100 exhibitors, 40 countries; maritime technology
14-15.11.2017 SmartHomes/IntelligentBuildings, Jaarbeurs-Utr.
comfort, care, control and connect in buildings
14-16.11.2017 Marine Equipment Trade Show, RAI - Amsterdam
1,500 exhibitors in pleasure cruising infrastructure,
facilities and supplies
20-21.11.2017 World Bulk Wine Exhibition, RAI - Amsterdam
210 wineries from 20 countries
28-30.11.2017 Logistica, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht
250 exhibitors in logistics and material handling
08-11.01.2018 Horecava and Wine Professional, RAI - Amsterdam
400 food service exhibitors; 100 wine exhibitors
Selection of upcoming trade fairs.
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Calendar of Trade Fairs
photo:NLChamber