According to a member of the event’s Organizing Committee, Marilda Cano, it will take place in the exhibition center Expo-Holguin, in that eastern Cuban province, with 57 stands for representatives from different Cuban provinces ––such as Matanzas, Villa Clara, Las Tunas, Guantanamo,

Santiago de Cuba, Havana and host Holguin––, and several countries like Belgium, Ecuador, Venezuela, England, Spain, Panama, Germany and Russia. The exhibitions will deal with construction materials, metals, mechanic and electro-mechanic equipment, spare pieces, mechanical bearings and other supplies for tourism.

The vice president of the local government in Holguin and president of the Organizing Committee, Daniel Tarrago, talked about the ever growing participation of national and foreign companies in this event, looking for the substitution of imports and the increase of exports.

Tarragon added that Holguin has a solid infrastructure and several important sectors like tourism; the nickel, iron, steel and sugar industries; informatics; and construction; which makes it attractive for doing business.