On February 7-10, 2008, representatives from the South Carolina World Trade Center plan to lead a trade mission to the Innovative Technologies for Manufacturing (ITM) Expo in Mumbai, India, (hosted by the World Trade Center Mumbai). This forum will connect US companies interested in doing business with pre-qualified suppliers and buyers in India.

The objective of this trade mission is to assist South Carolina companies expanding into the rapidly booming market in India and to give them a step up above their competition. The expo will be covering several areas of manufacturing technology with a main focus on a few different sectors including: automation and engineering; agro technology; food processing and packaging technology; electrical engineering; environmental technologies; and measuring systems.

They are currently recruiting any interested South Carolina companies and manufacturers looking to explore and expand their importing and exporting capabilities with India. The expo will include business-to-business match made meetings with reputable Indian companies, specialized presentations, and demonstrations of modern technologies and machines in operation.

There will be a pre-registration seminar on October 18th. It will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, North Charleston and start at 10 am. A complete registration packet is available online at www.scwtc.org.