IMI: SEARCH FOR PARTNERS LEADS FROM UZBEKISTAN

1. COMPANY: "MASTONA"
   1. TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: JOINT-STOCK. "MASTONA" WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1922 AND IS ONE OF UZBEKISTAN'S OLDEST WINE PRODUCING PLANTS. PRESENTLY, THE COMPANY IS INVOLVED IN PRODUCING AND BOTTLING WINES AND SOFT DRINKS.

   2. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 350

   3. PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY: "MASTONA" OWNS 2000 SQUARE METERS OF LAND AND HAS FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MILLION SOMS (OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE: USD 1 EQUALS SOMS 35). THE COMPANY IS ALSO ABLE TO PROVIDE FULLY EQUIPPED OFFICE SPACE FOR THE JOINT VENTURE. THE COMPANY'S ANNUALSALES IN 1994 TOTALLED AROUND 450 MILLION SOMS (APPROXIMATELY USD 15 MILLION AT OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE).

      ANNUAL VOLUME OF PRODUCTION IN 1994 WAS ABOUT 1.1 MILLION LITERS OF VARIOUS BEVERAGES.

   4. "MASTONA" SEEKS A JOINT VENTURE PARTNER TO ESTABLISH A FRUIT PROCESSING FACILITY, WHICH WILL INCLUDE PROCESSING, BOTTLING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF FRUIT BEVERAGES, LIKE APPLE AND GRAPE JUICES, IN THE LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MARKETS. THE COMPANY EXPECTS FOREIGN PARTNER TO SUPPLY NOT NECESSARILY WORKING CAPITAL, BUT TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT, AND MARKETING EXPERTISE.

   5. CONTACT:

      MR. DJAKHANGIR RAKHIMOV
      ACCOUNTANT
      TEL: (7-37355) 2-12-56
      FAX: (7-37355) 3-64-89, 2-32-32
      

   6. ADDRESS:

      73 ISTAMBUL STREET
      KOKAND, 713002
      FERGANA REGION
      REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
      

      BEST WAY TO RESPOND: BY FAX

   7. DATE RECEIVED: MAY 15, 1995

2. COMPANY: "UZPTIZCSEPROM" (PRIORITY)
   1. TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: STATE/JOINT-STOCK ENTERPRISE. "UZPTIZCSEPROM" WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1964. IT IS ONE OF THE LEADING ENTERPRISES INVOLVED IN HATCHERY AND POULTRY FARMING. ENTERPRISE HAS ESTABLISHED ADEQUATE RELATIONS WITH SEVERAL FOREIGN PARTNERS SUCH AS: "MAIN" AND "STORK"- HOLLAND, "M.A.D."-ISRAEL, "BABOLNA"-HUNGARY, "ARBOR ACRES FARM INC."-USA, AND "LOMANN"-GERMANY.

   2. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 20,900

   3. PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY: THE ENTERPRISE OWNS 74 HATCHERY AND POULTRY FARMS THROUGHOUT UZBEKISTAN WITH TOTAL AREA OF 3.2 MILLION SQUARE METERS AND ADDITIONAL LAND WITH TOTAL AREA OF 120,000 SQUARE METERS. ANNUAL SALES IN 1994 TOTALLED AROUND 2.1 BILLION SOMS (APPROXIMATELY USD 70 MILLION AT THE OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE).

   4. "UZPTIZCPROM" SEEKS JOINT-VENTURE PARTNERS TO MANUFACTURE POULTRY-FARMING EQUIPMENT. COMPANY EXPECTS FOREIGN PARTNER TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT, AND TO SUPPLY A PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, AND MARKETING EXPERTISE.

   5. CONTACT:

      MR. VLADIMIR IGAMBERDIEV

      CHIEF OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
      DEPARTMENT
      TEL: (011-7-3712) 33-20-54
      FAX: (011-7-3712) 89-15-50
      TELEX: 116523 CHICR SU

   6. ADDRESS:

      97 TUKAI ST.
      TASHKENT, 700000
      UZBEKISTAN

      BEST WAY TO RESPOND: BY FAX OR TELEX

   7. DATE RECEIVED: APRIL 7, 1995.

3. COMPANY: "M.C.M" (PRIORITY)
   1. TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: PRIVATE. THE COMPANY IS OWNED BY A LOCAL INDIVIDUAL, MRS. GULCHEKHRA MATCHANOVA. "M.C.M." WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995 TO PRODUCE ECOLOGICALLY CLEAN AND CHEMICAL FREE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. THE COMPANY OWNS LAND AND COMPLETED FEASIBILITY STUDIES TO ESTABLISH A COOKING OIL PROC ESSING PLANT AND MINERAL WATER BOTTLING FACILITY.

   2. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 8

   3. PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY: "M.C.M." OWNS 1,000 HECTARES OF LAND. THE COMPANY ALSO OWNS A FARMERS' MARKET WITH THE AREA OF 10,000 SQUARE METERS IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY NUKUS, KARAKALPAKSTAN. VALUE OF THE EQUITY CAPITAL WAS RECENTLY ASSESSED AT APROXIMATELY USD 220,000. THERE ARE TWO NATURAL SOURCES OF CLEAN MINERAL WATER ON THE LAND OWNED BY "M.C.M." ANNUAL VOLUME OF SALES AT THE FARMER'S MARKET IN 1994 WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION SOMS (USD 167,000 AT THE OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE).

   4. "M.C.M." SEEKS JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH A COOKING OIL PROCESSING FACILITY AND NATURAL WATER BOTTLING FACILITY, WHICH WILL INCLUDE PROCESSING, BOTTLING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS IN THE LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MARKETS. AT THE SAME TIME, "M.C.M." IS READY TO PROVIDE OFFICE SPACE, LABOR, AND PRODUCTION SPACE. THE COMPANY EXPECTS FOREIGN PARTNER TO SUPPLY TECHNOLOGY, MARKETING EXPERTISE AND WORKING CAPITAL OF USD 1 MILLION.

   5. CONTACT:

      MS. GULCHEKHRA MATCHANOVA
      PRESIDENT
      TEL: (7-3712) 68-66-74
      FAX: (7-3712) 45-28-64, 45-18-84, 45-46-67,

   6. ADDRESS:

      6/6 110 BOTKINA STREET
      TASHKENT 700000
      REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

      BEST WAY TO RESPOND: BY FAX

   7. DATE RECEIVED: JULY 13, 1995

1. COMPANY: JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "TASH-MARMAR"

   1. TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: JOINT-STOCK COMPANY. "TASH-MARMAR" WAS FOUNDED IN 1968, AS A STATE CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISE. RECENTLY, "TASH-MARMAR" WAS PRIVATIZED AND REESTABLISHED AS A JOINT-STOCK COMPANY. THE SHARE OWNERS ARE:

      PRIVATIZATION COMMITTEE 41 PERCENT
      TASHKENT CONSTRUCTION PLANT 49 PERCENT
      OTHER ENTERPRISES (PARTNERS) 10 PERCENT

      "TASH-MARMAR" IS ONE OF THE MAIN MANUFACTURERS OF STONE BRICKS IN UZBEKISTAN.

   2. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 240

   3. PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY: "TASH-MARMAR" OWNS A PLANT WITH TWO LINES FOR PROCESSING NATURAL STONES, SUCH AS MARBLE, GRANLTE, AND GRAPHITE. THE MAIN PLANT OF THE COMPANY OCCUPIES 4.58 HECTARES OF LAND. ANNUAL SALES IN 1994 WERE USD 2.0 MILLION, WHILE ANNUAL CAPACITY OF PRODUCTION TOTALLED APPROXIMATELY 80,000 SQUARE METERS OF DECORATIVE STONE TILES. COMPANY CAN CONDUCT BUSINESS IN ENGLISH.

   4. "TASH-MARMAR" SEEKS A JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS TO UPGRADE STONE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY. COMPANY IS READY TO START UP WITH LEASING AGREEMENT OR/AND BUY NEW EQUIPMENT. "TASH- MARMAR" EXPECTS FOREIGN PARTNER TO SUPPLY TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT AND MARKETING EXPERTISE.

   5. CONTACT:

      MR. VLADIMIR CHEN
      TEL: (011-7-3712) 48-83-86

      MR. TALAT KULMUKHAMEDOV
      TEL: (011-7-3712) 48-42-82

   6. ADDRESS:

      316 KARASARAISKAYA STR.
      TASHKENT 700034
      REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
      BEST WAY TO RESPOND: BY AIR MAIL

   7. DATE RECEIVED: APRIL 13, 1995.

FOREIGN ECONOMIC DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

1. TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: STATE OWNED. DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1994 AND DEALS WITH EXPORT AND IMPORT OPERATIONS FOR THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE. THE ONLY AGENT FOR THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TO DEAL WITH EXPORT AND IMPORT OF CONSUMER GOODS FOR THE UZBEKISTAN MILITARY FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

2. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 10

3. PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY: DEPARTMENT HAS ITS OWN NETWORK OF SHOPS (PX AND COMMISSARY TYPE FACILITIES). IT ALSO OWNS WAREHOUSES WITH TOTAL AREA 1000 SQ.M. HAS ITS OWN PRODBCTION FACILITIES IN THE AREA OF 500 SQ.M.

4. THE DEPARTMENT SEEKS JOINT-VENTURE PARTNERS TO IMPORT CONSUMER GOODS FOR MILITARY FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES. DEPARTMENT ALSO SEEKS JOINT-VENTURE PARTNER TO MANUFACTURE MILITARY-TYPE PATCHES AND INSIGNIAS FOR MILITARY UNIFORMS. DEPARTMENT IS READY TO SUPPLY RAW MATERIALS, LABOR, AND SPACE FOR PRODUCTION FACILITIES.

5. CONTACT: MR. RAVSHAN IBADOV
   TEL: (011-7-3712) 35-40-80

6. ADDRESS: 13 AMIR TEMUR ST.
   TASHKENT 700084
   REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
   TEL: (011-7-3712) 35-40-80, 35-41-12
   FAX: (011-7-3712) 68-42-62
   BEST WAY TO RESPOND: BY FAX

7. DATE RECEIVED: JULY 7, 1995.