NEWSFLASH SEPTEMBER 2014

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THANK-YOU PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

"Dear SwissCham Members and Supporters, after over 4 years as President of SwissCham I have informed the Board that the time is right to start the process to elect and then hand over the reins to a new SwissCham President, in line with our succession plan strategy. A further announcement on the election of the new President will be made later in the year and we expect the handover will be effective from the 1st of January 2105, after which I will stay on as a Board Member for a period of time. "I am always amazed and impressed with the contribution that Swiss based companies (and individuals!) have made to both the Australian economy and society, and am also proud that SwissCham has been able to support these companies in some way. Swiss based companies, now employing over 80,000 people in Australia, continue to lead the way with regards to quality, social responsibility and good business practice! During my time as President, SwissCham has had to face the same challenges that many other organisations have had to face in Australia, including some tough economic conditions, changes in both State and Federal Governments, and related changes in regulations and legislation. SwissCham has had to navigate through this and work hard to keep its head above water and to use its revenue in a way that best benefits its membership base. But I'm pleased to say that SwissCham is in great condition, with good membership growth and solid finances. "

It's been a busy couple of years, with the successful name change from SACCI to SwissCham, a change of office location to the Market Street Sydney office, and an expansion and strengthening of the SwissCham board. "SwissCham has endeavoured to improve its membership services and has greatly improved its website, newsletters, business alerts, networking events and support services. "The creation of the “Swiss Award “ has also been a huge success ! The inaugural winner of the 2012 Swiss Award, Mr. Beat Knoblauch, followed by the 2013 winner Dr. Boris Baer and 2014 winner Hilti Australia, have all be very worthy recipients. As a member of the Swiss Award selection committee, I was always very impressed with the quality of the

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individuals and corporations nominated for each year’s award, and I expect that the 2015 nominations will be just as impressive. "A special thanks to Glencore Xstrata who has been the major sponsor of the Swiss Award and who have helped make the Swiss Award Dinner such a wonderful event! "The success of SwissCham would not be possible without the support of the Swiss Embassy in Australia. So, my personal thanks to Ambassador Marcel Stutz, and also to his predecessor Ambassador Dr. Daniel Woker, who have both been great supporters of SwissCham in Australia. "I would like to take this opportunity to thank the SwissCham General Manager Marcel Svatos who, together with the members, is a driving force behind the success of SwissCham. I would also like to thank my fellow board members for their loyalty,

support and hard work during my time in office. "I will be now be focussing more on my role as a Director of trade consulting company, and SwissCham member, "Curlett, Cannon & Galbell" assisting organisations, including a number of the SwissCham members, on all aspects of international trade. One of my last official roles as President of SwissCham will be my participation in the Swiss Ambassadors Cup Golf Day, at the Royal Melbourne Golf Course on 13th October, something I am really looking forward to again! "Thank you again for your kind support over these past years and I look forward to seeing you all again soon! "Philip Hocking "

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"""No. 1!"A medium sized, high quality, traditional (165 years old) family-owned craft brewery is implementing its expansion plans and Australia is their first port of call. More is to follow and it is planned that the product range will be expanded into their other high quality products, possibly beyond drinks. "For this purpose we are looking at two avenues: 1. The agency solution, or 2. Their own Australian marketing subsidiary, run by a local General Manager. "This is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity for an entrepreneurial individual! "

No. 2!"SwissCham Australia has received a number of expression of interest by Swiss mineral  water producers who are interested in expanding into the Australian market. Forms of possible cooperation vary depending on the company. However, in any case an existing network and experience within the Australian FMCG sector is a pre-condition to be considered. " "

Interested parties can send their expression of interest directly to SwissCham’s General Manager:

marcel@swisscham.com.au.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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MEMBERS SURVEY PART ONE

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Your main business target market is mainly:

37.0%

52.1%

2.2%8.7%

Local (within city boundaries)Within your stateAustralia wideInternational

Do you import from Switzerland (products or services)?

48.9% 51.1%

YesNo

Do you (your business) have a Swiss parent company?

52.2%47.8%

YesNo

How important is the Swiss quality/Swiss made and/or the Switzerland

brand to you/your business?

28%

35%

26%

4%7%

Not important all Less importantNeutral Quite importantVery important

MEMBERS SURVEY PART ONE - CONT.

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Over the last 12 months, I have..."(in %)

followed SwissCham on social media

visited SwissCham's website

read SwissCham's Newsflash

attended a SwissCham event 42%

71%

46%

18%

44%

27%

39%

16%

13%

2%

15%

66%

never 1-2 3 or more

What is your preferred event format?"(in %)

Company visits/toursRound table discussions

Side function at major eventsCorporate golf days

Trade delegationsCase studies

WebinarsWorkshops

PresentationsPanel discussions

SeminarsSocial networking 43%

13%16%22%20%

4%14%24%18%32%36%38%

50%73%

58%69%

64%44%

64%47%

39%48%

49%51%

7%13%

27%9%

16%51%

23%29%

43%20%

16%11%

Boring Once in a while Love it

Your preferred event time and format?"(in %)

Dinner (7pm)

Cocktails (6pm)

Sit down lunch (12pm)

Stand-up lunch (12pm)

Breakfast (7.30am) 22%

48%

24%

55%

40%

49%

48%

62%

43%

53%

29%

5%

14%

2%

7%

Never Once in a while Love it

SWISS investments IN AUSTRALIA

"FOUNDATION SET FOR NEW NOVARTIS HQ "Novar&s  has  officially  launched  the  project  that  will  see  its  Australian-­‐based  companies  relocate  into  a  new  Sydney-­‐based  state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art  building.  

The  building,  which  will  bring  Novar&s  Pharmaceu&cals,  Sandoz  and  Alcon  together  in  the  one  loca&on,  will  house  around  600  people  and  is  due  for  comple&on  late  next  year.  

According  to  Novar&s  Managing  Director  Jason  Smith,  “This  move  is  a  significant  and  exci&ng  moment  in  Novar&s’  history.  For  the  first  &me,  we  are  bringing  all  our  employees  together  under  one  roof  in  a  cuMng-­‐edge  facility  that  will  help  us  con&nue  to  deliver  the  very  best  healthcare  solu&ons  for  Australians.”  

The  building  is  being  constructed  on  a  site  adjacent  to  the  exis&ng  Novar&s  headquarters  in  Macquarie  Park.  Sandoz  will  relocate  from  its  Pyrmont  premises  while  Alcon  will  relocate  from  Frenchs  Forest.  

Members  of  the  Government  and  pa&ent  advocacy  groups  joined  the  company  in  officially  star&ng  construc&on  of  the  new  building.  

According  to  Parliamentary  Secretary  to  the  Prime  Minister,  Josh  Frydenberg  MP,  “Novar&s  is  a  global  leader  in  medical  research  and  development  and  the  Australian  government  is  commiRed  to  working  with  them  and  the  industry  to  deliver  improved  health  outcomes  for  all  Australians.  I  congratulate  them  too  on  turning  the  sod  of  this  new,  state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art  building.”  

Local  MP,  John  Alexander,  also  congratulated  the  company.  

“This  is  a  seminal  moment  for  Novar&s.  It  offers  a  wonderful  opportunity  to  streamline  its  new  direc&on,  bigger  and  brighter  than  ever,  all  under  one  roof,”  he  said.  

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SWISS investments IN AUSTRALIA CONT.

"The building has been designed by Designed by architects HDR | Rice Daubney, who were also behind the Optus Centre at Macquarie Park and Coca-Cola Place in North Sydney. The building will cover six storeys, and 10,000 square metres, and consist of a transparent linear rectangular ‘glass box’ contrasted by sinuous curved timber and aluminium forms. According to Mr Smith, “To support our position as a leading healthcare company in Australia, we need to create an environment that facilitates collaboration, inspires productivity and performance, and allows us to connect with the external world – with our customers and industry stakeholders. The design of our new building will help us achieve this.” ""  

SIGVARIS AUSTRALIA GRAND OPENING "The Swiss manufacturer of medical compression garments, Sigvaris, officially opened its Australian head office in Victoria Street in West Melbourne in August 2014. The opening ceremony took place in presence of one the owners of Sigvaris, Mr Christian Ganzoni, Dr Stefan Kloetzli from the Embassy of Switzerland and Mr Philip Hocking, President of SwissCham Australia. The Australian team will be headed by Managing Director Mr Fritz Voser. “Every day, a step further!” hRp://www.sigvaris-­‐export.com/en/australia  

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(L-­‐R)  Jason  Smith,  Managing  Director,  Novar&s;  Frank  Pinto,  Head  of  Procurement  &  Strategic  Sourcing,  Novar&s;  Josh  Frydenberg  MP,  Parliamentary  Secretary  to  the  Prime  Minister;  and,  John  Alexander  MP,  Member  of  Bennelong.

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CLARIANT TO GROW IN AUSTRALIA WITH NEW MASTERBATCHES PLANT ""

• New masterbatches plant to open in greater Sydney Area, Australia in Q4 2014 • Local plant will bring fully customizable and technically advanced colour and additive

masterbatches tailored to Australian customer. • "

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces plans to build its newest masterbatches plant in greater Sydney Area, Australia. The new plant will mainly serve the Australian market with a full range of color and additive masterbatches, technically innovative solutions and services to meet the growing local needs. Construction on the plant is currently underway, with plans of commissioning in the fourth quarter 2014. "“Considering the increasing demand from Australian customers on functional and sustainable masterbatches and technology in various industries, such as packaging, we see great potential in developing in the Australia market,” he said. "“Our products enhance the performance of current packaging products used in the F&B industry, such as recyclability, weight and cost efficiency.” "Working closely with Clariant’s New Zealand Albany site, the Australian plant will produce a full range of color and additive masterbatches tailored to local customer requirements, along with color matching and quality control capabilities. "“Asia Pacific region is one of Clariant’s focal areas for future development. The new Australian masterbatches plant will support our Masterbatches business to grow and to increase its customer service focus in the region,” commented Mathias Lütgendorf, Member of the Executive Committee. "“Building a local masterbatches production plant is a key part of providing fast and reliable service to our Australian customer base, as well as to global and local brand owners,” said Heiner Mehrtens, Head of RBL Masterbatches for Clariant Asia Pacific. ""

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SWISS investments IN AUSTRALIA CONT.  

 

Swiss-based private investment manager, Partners Group, is looking for infrastructure and private equity investment opportunities in Australia, the group’s executive vice-chairman, Dr Charles Dallara, said. "Partners Group, which has €30 billion under management in private equity, debt, real estate and infrastructure, has already invested in Australian infrastructure projects, including a dedicated cancer research and treatment facility (the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre) and a coal export terminal in Newcastle. "“We are looking to expand our investment here in Australia, because we think it’s a good economy [in which] to invest,” Dr Dallara told DataRoom at the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) conference in Melbourne. "“We continue to look at infrastructure (as well as) healthcare, special industrial, food processing … We also look at opportunities in media,” he said. “You have to look for companies which have already demonstrated earnings capacity or which need capital to expand their operations internationally.” The group also has been working with Australian superannuation funds to invest in private equity globally, with a specialty in mid-cap markets. "Partners Group is listed in the SIX Swiss exchange.

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NEWS & UPDATES FROM THE NETWORK

LANDIS+GYR AUSTRALIA Sydney based Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific, Oliver Iltisberger has left Australia to take up his new role within L+G as Director EMEA Region based in Zug, Switzerland. Oliver was succeeded by Ellie Doyle on 1st August. www.landisgyr.com "  

ROCA BATHROOM PRODUCTS Last month, Roca Bathroom Products Australia Pty Ltd, established in 2007, has moved its office to 46 Market street in Sydney CBD. Among other products, Roca also represents Swiss LAUFEN bathrooms – a Swiss company that is known to be synonymous with design, quality and function. hRp://www.au.roca.com/      hRp://www.au.laufen.com/  

REICHLE & DE-MASSARI (R&M) AUSTRALIA R&M celebrated its 50-year anniversary in style by launching their newest creation in Australia. On 17 September, R&M unveiled their next-generation connector for high-performance cabling systems, the so-called Cat. 6A EL connection module. The letters EL stand for “easy lock”. The Cat. 6A EL module from R&M combines easy handling and Swiss quality standards with unbeatable value for the money. The module consists of two parts and can be wired error-free with absolute ease. " """www.rdm.com  

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NEWS & UPDATES FROM THE NETWORK

DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING DHL launches new logistics service for life sciences products handled at extremely low temperatures DHL,  enhances  its  cold  chain  logis&cs  offerings  through  the  transport  of  shipments  at  frozen  or  cryogenic  temperatures.  Designed  for  customers  from  the  life  sciences  and  healthcare  industry  with  an  increasing  

need  for  sophis&cated  cryogenic  logis&cs  solu&ons,  this  service  is  maintained  by  LifeConEx, DHL’s  temperature  management  specialist  in  collabora&on  with  Cryoport,  a  provider  of  complete  global  frozen  shipping  services.  

“By  introducing  this  latest  solu&on  in  collabora&on  with  Cryoport,  we  are  further  strengthening  our  dedica&on  to  the  life  sciences  and  healthcare  industry.  It  is  specifically  designed  for  customers  who  require  cryogenic  temperature  be  reliably  maintained  during  storage  and  transporta&on  of  their  materials.  It  also  relieves  them  from  more  precarious  shipping  methods  such  as  dry  ice  or  use  of  hazardous  liquid  nitrogen”,  says  David  Bang,  CEO,  LifeConEx.  

www.dpdhl.com  

 

NEW DIRECTOR FOR SWITZERLAND TOURISM AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND "Switzerland Tourism has announced that Evelyn Lafone, Director of Australia and New Zealand, will be leaving her post in Sydney on 25 July 2014 to head up the Switzerland Tourism office in Canada and over see the tour operations of America’s Mid West from mid August. "

Replacing her position in Sydney is Mark Wettstein (picture), who will officially commence his role as Director for Australia and New Zealand in late October. Mark brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in travel having come from the airlines industry. "Mark will begin work in the Sydney office in late November. Prior to this new role, Mark was Manager of Airlines Affairs for Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe at Zurich airport and prior to that, he was Account Manager of Business Sales in Switzerland for Lufthansa Switzerland. "

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NEWS & UPDATES FROM THE NETWORK

""OPENING OF NEW MULTI-BRAND SWISS WATCH BOUTIQUE IN MELBOURNE "Graeme Goldman, watch lover and founder of Lion Brands, opened a new Swiss watch concept boutique in Emporium Melbourne. The so-called “8th Avenue Watch Co.” only sells Swiss watches from recognised and reputable independent Swiss watch brands including: Bell&Ross, Eberhard&Co, Edox, Glycine, Victorinox Swiss Army, Alpina, Luminox, 88 Rue Du Rhone, Claude Bernard and Wenger. "Just in time for Christmas shopping, you can find the store here: 8th Avenue Watch Co. Shop G-006 Ground floor ,EMPORIUM Melbourne, 287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia. "

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EVENTS UPCOMING

"SWISS AMBASSADOR CUP 2014 13 OCTOBER @ ROYAL MELBOURNE "Last chance. Only four spots left! Non-golfers welcome! Join us to our cheese, chocolate and wine tasting dinner. EVENT SPONSORS

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CRUISE WITH THE EUROPEANS 5TH NOVEMBER 2014, SYDNEY "Registrations are now open. Book to avoid disappointment. This event has been booked out two weeks before the event over the last three years.

"EVENT SPONSOR

Event updates & registration: www.swisscham.com.au

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EVENTS REVIEW

EUROMIX - EAT, MEET & GREET, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, 10 & 17 SEPTEMBER "EuroMix organised by SwissCham Australia is taking off – “full house” in both Sydney and Melbourne! "EVENT PARTNER SYDNEY EVENT PARTNERS MELBOURNE ""

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