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XII: Market Research and Trade Events Appendix F: Market Research: List of Agricultural Reports: Annual Marketing Plan GCC-5 Supermarkets Report Agricultural Export Opportunities Update Reports Qatar Food Import Regulations and Standards American Food Directory in the GCC-5 Hotels and Restaurants Sector in the Gulf Region Guide for Doing Business in the Gulf GCC-5 Dry Pulses Market Brief Update of U.S. Agricultural Exports to the GCC-5 GCC-5 Ice Cream Production GCC-5 Population Report GCC-5 Food Industry Report Competitor Activities Report Note: Agricultural Reports are available from the Reports Office, USDA/FAS, Ag Box 1052, Washington, D.C. 20250-1052 and from the FAS Home Page on the Internet at the following URL: http://www.fas.usda.gov Appendix G: Trade Event Schedule: Qatar is not known as a regional or international attraction for trade events. However, a limited number of exhibitions are held each year at the State-owned Qatar International Exhibition Center. The latest available list of trade events for the year 1998 is provided below. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Exhibitions Scheduled To Be Held In Qatar, 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Name of Exhibition: SCHOOL ACCESSORIES Date: September 5-11, 1998 Organizers: Al-Marri & Public Relations Tel: 447-740 Fax: 441-146 E-mail: jaber@qatar.net.qa Name of Exhibition: MAINTEX (Maintenance Exhibition) Date: September 22-25, 1998 Organizers: World Trade Center Co., Qatar, P.O. Box 6, Doha, State of Qatar Tel: 354-141 Fax: 423-048 E-mail: wtcdoha@qatar.net.qa Name of Exhibition: Syrian Products Date: October 3-8, 1998 Organizers: Siqilliah Trading Tel: 430-866 Fax: 430-866 Name of Exhibition: Qatar International Exhibtition for Oil & Gas Date: October 27-30, 1998 Organizers: Media Production & Marketing Tel: 651-335 Fax: 651-342 E-mail: media@qatar.net.qa Name of Exhibition: Milipol Qatar Date: November 7-10, 1998 Organizers: Ministry of Interior/AMEXPO, France Tel: 411-818, Fax: 416-262 In France: Tel: 033-1-46 27 82 00 Fax: 033-1-46 27 91 63 E-mail: milipol@qatar.net.qa Or: imexpo@wanadoo.fr Name of Exhibition: Doha International Commercial Exhibition Date: November 18-23, 1998 Organizers: Al-Noor Public Relations, P.O. Box 4408, Doha, State of Qatar Tel: 442-655 Fax: 434-499 Name of Exhibition: 12th International Book Exhibition Date: December 2-11, 1998 Organizers: Qatar National Library Tel: 429-955 Fax: 429-976 E-mail: qanal@qatar.net.qa Name of Exhibition: Motor Show (Model 1999) Date: December 16-19, 1998 Organizers: Qatar Expo Tel: 323-290 Fax: 448-447 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Fairs and Exhibitions Department, Ministry of Finance. Note: 1. All telephone and fax numbers in Qatar have the area code (974) . 2. None of the above is supported or certified by any U.S. party. 3. All major U.S. food and agricultural exhibitions are listed on the FAS home page on the Internet at the following URL: http://www.fas.usda.gov For further information on trade events in Qatar, contact: Mr. Abdullah Ibrahim Mohammed, Director, Fairs and Exhibitions Department, Ministry of Finance, Economy and Commerce, P.O. Box 1968, Doha, State of Qatar Tel: 834-450 Fax: 834-480 E-mail: qiec@qatar.net.qa Internet: http://www.qiec.com Addendum: List of Major Public Sector Projects Note: This section is provided as a voluntary extension to the Country Commercial Guide, intended to serve as a quick reference on current major projects in the public sector in Qatar. For further details on these projects, interested parties may contact the following: Economic Commercial Section American Embassy, Doha, State of Qatar Tel: (974) 867-460 Fax: (974) 865-543 I. Projects in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) stage : 1. Ras Abu Fontas 'B' Power & Desalination Plant (Ministry of Electricity and Water) 2. Qatar Fertilizer Company (QAFCO) III & IV Ammonia & Urea Projects 3. Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) Plant II 4. Qatar Steel Company (QASCO) Rolling Mill Expansion 5. Qatar Liquefied Natural Gas Co. (Qatargas) 6. Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. (Rasgas) 7. Qatar Steel Company (QASCO) New EAF No. 3 8. Qatar Fuel Additives Company (QAFAC) Methanol/MTBE Project 9. Doha International Airport II. Projects in the early stages of pre-qualification, tender and bid evaluation: 1. Ras Abu Fontas 'C' Power & Desalination Plant (Ministry of Electricity and Water) 2. Qatar Clean Energy Company (QACENCO) 3. Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMCO): Melamine Plant 4. Qatar Hot Briquetted Iron Company (QABICO): HBI Plant 5. National Oil Distribution Co. Expansion (NODCO) 6. Qatar Vinyl Co. (QVC) 7. Qatar Salt Company 8. Q-CHEM Ethylene/Polyethylene Complex (Phillips) 9. Qatar Primary Route Project 10. Doha Port: Container Cranes 11. NGL-4 Project III. Projects in the proposal & study stage: 1. Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC)/Exxon Gas Conversion Plant 2. Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC)-Phillips-SASOL GTL Plant 3. Norsk Hydro-QGPC Aluminum Smelter 4. Qatar Steel Company (QASCO) Expansion Plans 4.1 Pelletizing Plant 4.2 Flat Rolled Products 5. Qatar-Iran Water Pipeline 6. Enron Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project 7. Condensate Refinery - Mobil/Total/ Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) 8. Enhanced Gas Utilization Project - NGL-5 ----------------------------------------------------------------[end of document]
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