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For
Immediate Release CONTACT: Auburn
Company Earns Export Achievement Award Portland, ME
- The Strainrite Companies, Inc. of Auburn will receive the Export
Achievement Certificate in recognition of the company’s success in new
international markets during the past year.
Grant Aldonas, U.S. Under Secretary of International Trade, will
present the award on at a ceremony on October 9th at 2:30 pm
at the company’s 65 First Flight Drive, Kittyhawk Industrial Park
location in Auburn. The Export
Achievement Certificate was created to recognize small and medium-sized
enterprises that have successfully entered the international marketplace
for the first time or that have successfully entered a new market.
While Strainrite Companies has enjoyed long-term, growing exports
to Western Europe, during the past year, the company has developed new
markets in China and South Korea. “We are
very proud to congratulate Strainrite Companies – one of our members
– on this achievement,” said Richard Coyle, President of the Maine
International Trade Center. “This
recognition of successful development of new markets is an excellent
example for other MITC members and all Maine companies looking for
opportunities to grow their business globally.” The company
was nominated for the award by Jeffrey Porter, Director of the Maine
Office of the United States & Foreign Commercial Service Office in
Portland. The
Strainrite Companies, Inc. has manufacturing locations in Auburn, Maine
and Pontiac, Michigan, as well as warehouse and distribution facilities
in California. The sales & marketing team has personnel there as
well as remote offices in MA, NJ, GA and TN.
Distributors are located throughout North America, as well as
Europe and the Far East. The combined capabilities and approvals in
automotive, paints, coatings, adhesives, plating, inks & chemicals
have made The Strainrite Companies one of the largest manufacturers of
filter bags in North America. Grant Aldonas
was confirmed as Under Secretary for International Trade on May 10,
2001. As head of the
International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Mr. Aldonas is responsible for managing 2,400 International Trade
Administration employees and advising the Secretary of Commerce on
international trade issues. Maine
International Trade Center is a dues-based membership organization, with
offices in Portland, Lewiston and Bangor, providing international trade
development assistance to Maine businesses through individual
counseling, an ongoing educational seminar series, and coordinated trade
missions. For more
information, visit the website at www.mitc.com. ### |
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Maine International Trade Center 511 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101 |
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