20/09/05 (The Star) - THE Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce andIndustry yesterday launched a Business-Matchmaking event between a Germanbusiness delegation and pre-selected potential Malaysian partners.

Present at the opening were German Embassy charge d’affairs Roland Grafeand Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC) executivedirector Dr Rainer Herret.

The German delegation includes representatives from the Association of theNorth and East German Textile and Clothing Industry; E. Richard ThiemeGmbH, producer of day & night wear for men and women; Gerd Wagner,supplier of used machinery for the textile industry.

Textilproduktion Jorg Brandl, producer of towels, bathrobes, bedsheets andtable cloth; Guldi Moden GmbH, producer of high-quality clothings for themedical and service industry as well as workwear.

Trillenberg GmbH, creative Verpackung, producer of plastic-packagingmaterials for automotive, medical and food industry; Lehnard GmbH,supplier of automotive components and food-processing plants & machinery;REAM Warenhandels, producer of cosmetics and body-treatment products.

"Our first delegation, which came in March, was from the south-westernstate of Baden-Gothenburg and headed by the deputy minister of economics,"said Herret.

"It was quite a successful trip. What I have learned from ongoingnegotiations is that we are definitely going to have some closercooperation between those parties, mainly in automotive and machinery."

The current group in Malaysia is mainly from the eastern German state ofSaxony. According to Herret, Saxony is one of the new hearts of Germany’smotor industry, which is also embarking on semiconductor chipmanufacturing with Sony, Germany’s most advanced chip maker, located inthe state.

"We expect three more delegations in November," said Herret.

The MGCC is also preparing for a major event in December that will focuson renewable energy. Among the objectives will be to promote cooperationbetween the two countries in the marketing and development of bio-dieseland bio-fuel based on palm oil.