STARTING UP MANUFACTURE IN UAE

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STARTING UP MANUFACTURE IN UAE

• ANIMESH BASU
• CEO, MAYFLEX PRINTING INK SOLUTIONS
• MAYFAIR INTERNATIONAL FZC

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START UP QUESTIONS

• WHY MANUFACTURING ? CONTROL OVER THE ENTIRE
  VALUE CHAIN CONTROLLABLE MARGINS DECLINE IN
  EUROPE SERVICING THE HINTERLAND.
• WHAT TO MANUFACTURE ? IDEALLY HI TECH
  INDUSTRIAL CONSUMABLES E.G.
• TARGET MARKETS ?
• LOCATION ? (ACCESS TO MARKETS AVAILABILITY OF
  RAW MATERIALS)
• COSTS ?
• FUNDING CAPITAL / WORKING CAPITAL?

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The Formalities

• First hurdle Getting a Trade Licence
• Second hurdle Getting land / shed
• Third hurdle Getting plant layout approvals
  Municipality / Civil Defence
• Fourth hurdle Appointment of main contractor

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Getting Down To IT

• Optimizing initial cash flow
• Installation of Plant Machinery
• Raw materials
• Timing of manpower recruitment
• Marketing activity starts Parallely
• Approaching anchor customers
• Preparing co-laterals
• Building a pipeline of enquiries that is double
  your production capacity.
• Looking at outsourced contract manufacture if
  required

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Working Capital Stage

• The sooner we arrive at 100 working capital
  stage the happier the Investors.
• More the working capital requirement the happier
  the investor project has taken off !
• Conserve capital for initial working capital
• Margins are affected by borrowed working capital

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Soliciting Customers

• Mayflex Printing Ink Solutions is a young company
  with a mature capability. Its ink masters are one
  of the most qualified and experienced in the
  Industry capable of delivering products of the
  highest quality.
• For your requirements of Solvent Based Liquid
  Printing Inks for Flexo Gravure Applications,
  Please contact
• Animesh Basu, Director CEO,
• Mayfair International FZC, Mobile [phone]
  2716.