Recent Business Expansions

1. GREEN ENERGY RESOURCES EXPANDS TO NETHERLANDS
New York-based Green Energy Resources has announced the opening of an office in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

2. SIEMENS WIND POWER EXPANDS IN DENMARK
Germany's Siemens Wind Power, formerly Bonus Energy, is expanding its production facilities at its blade factory in North Denmark and plans to employ more people.

3. SANYO: NEW DIGICAM PLANT IN VIETNAM
Japanese Sanyo Electric Co Ltd is to open a digital camera plant in an industrial zone in the Vietnamese southern province of Dong Nai in September 2005.

4. DELL OPENS CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTRE IN OTTAWA
Texas computer giant Dell has selected Ottawa, Ontario, Canada for a customer contact centre to provide support for its growing North American customer base.

5. UBE TO LAUNCH CHEMICAL R&D SITE IN SPAIN
Japanese chemicals group Ube plans to open a research and development (R&D) centre in the Spanish city of Castellon. The centre will serve as a base for the company's production in Europe.

6. EXEL LAUNCHES NEW OFFICE IN URUGUAY
UK-based transport and logistics firm Exel has announced the opening of a new office in Montevideo, Uruguay, to support its international freight management operations.

7. KENNAMETAL LAUNCHES EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS
Pennsylvannia tool distributor Kennametal Inc has announced it has opened its European headquarters in Neuhausen in the Greater Zurich Area of Switzerland.

8. ITALIAN DURST LAUNCHES AUSTRIAN PLANT
Italian-headquartered Durst Photo Technik is catering to the global growth in inkjet markets with the opening of a new manufacturing facility for LFI Equipment located in Lienz, Austria.

9. DEFINIENS ANNOUNCES US SUBSIDIARY
Definiens AG, a German provider of advanced image intelligence solutions, has announced the opening of a wholly owned US subsidiary, Definiens Inc.

10. NEW IMSATEC STEEL PANEL PLANT IN VEGAS
Mexico's Grupo Imsa, through IMSATEC's US subsidiary Metl- Span, has inaugurated a new insulated steel panel production facility in northern Las Vegas.

Source: IPA World (Subscription required.)