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Business opportunities in Odense

On 6 February 2014, as part of the Czech Embassy´s activities in economic diplomacy, the ambassador Jiří Brodský visited Odense, the third biggest city in Denmark.

At the meeting with the city hall´s representatives, the possibilities of cooperation in the development of the municipality were discussed. In coming years, investments reaching a total of 25 billion kr. will be realized in the municipality within modernisation of the harbour, transport infrastructure, the university and social projects etc.

The participants of the meeting also talked about cooperation between twin cities and cooperation in culture.

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Ambassador Jiří Brodský and first Deputy Mayor of Odense Brian Dybro

During the work trip to Odense the ambassador also visited several Danish companies which are established in the vicinity of the city. Possibilities for future business cooperation were also discussed at these meetings.

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At the meeting with Ch. Møller, the executive director of the company Marius Pedersen

The ambassador’s first visit was at the company Marius Pedersen A/S, which has been operating in Denmark since 1925 and specializes in waste treatment. The main activity is the waste processing. Among other activities are: waste collection, transport, waste sorting, trading and recycling of solid and liquid waste from companies, institutions, households and municipalities. The company operates in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where it has subsidiary companies. Marius Pedersen A/S entered the Czech market in 1990 and employs 2460 people there.

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A tour in the production areas of Ib Andresen Industri A/S

Afterwards Ambassador Jiří Brodský visited the Danish company Ib Andresen Industri A/S, which specializes in steel processing and metalwork. The company is mainly interested in the transport industry, the building industry and wind and solar engineering.

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The ambassador with the representatives of the company KOMPAN A/S

The next company the Czech ambassador visited was KOMPAN A/S, which is the leading world producer of children playgrounds and outdoor sport facilities. The company exports to 60 countries. For the Czech Republic it´s important that in 2004-2005 this Danish company moved a production of some of its products to Brno and in the coming year they have decided to move the whole production, completion and distribution to the Czech Republic.