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Major prime manufacturers
This year, Futurallia has innovated by inviting prime manufacturers to meet with participating SMBs during their business meeting program to discuss possible partnerships. In addition to meetings between SMBs, the participation of major purchasers and North American and foreign distributors will promote the development of international partnerships even further. Following are the names of four major prime manufacturers present during the event.
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Alcoa
Alcoa is the world leader in the production and combined management of primary aluminium, fabricated aluminium and alumina through its active and growing participation in all major sectors of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, construction, building and commercial transportation industries, offering customers the design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa businesses. In addition to aluminium products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings and building systems. The company employs 97,000 people in 34 countries and was named one of the topmost sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Air France
Air France focuses its activities on three strategic segments in which it has become a world-class leader:
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Passenger service: with 73.5 million passengers flown in 2006-2007, AIR FRANCE KLM is Europe’s leading airline group.
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Cargo transport: in line with their goal to be a leader in cargo shipments, Air France and KLM established the Joint Cargo Team (JCT) in 2005, a single division for sales, distribution, marketing and networks, thereby offering customers a single-window approach to the Group.
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Maintenance: Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance merged to offer a wide range of MRO services. |
Meetings with Major Prime Manufacturers
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Cascades
Cascades produces, converts and markets packaging and tissue products. Cascades employs more than 14,000 people in over 100 modern, flexible production units located in North America and Europe. Cascades' management philosophy, more than 40 years of experience in recycling and its continued efforts in research and development are strengths that allow the company to create new products for its customers. In the context of almost uninterrupted growth over the last 40 years, Cascades has remained focused on its human resources and has never lost sight of the values that are the basis of its success.
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City of Calgary: Heart of Western Canada!
Bolstered by a booming and robust economy, Calgary is a thriving metropolis known for its strong entrepreneurial spirit. The economy overall is extremely healthy and Calgary is experiencing unprecedented growth. As a result, the city has many needs in various sectors, and Futurallia has been afforded the opportunity to welcome five members of the City of Calgary Strategic Procurement Division responsible for the acquisition of all materials, equipment and services required by the city.
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