A delegation of 15 Israel industrialists — members of the Israel Manufacturers Association — arrived in New York today by air for a six-week stay in the United States to learn about American machinery, production methods and industrial management. They are leaders in the textile, metal, plastics, printing and other trades in Israel.
During their visit, they will examine machinery acquired by them through the proceeds of the U.S. Export-Import Bank loan, and they will also attend a special course in industrial management arranged in cooperation with the American Technion Society. They will visit American industrial plants. This is the second Israel manufacturers delegation to visit the U.S. on a mission of this kind.
Construction in Israel of the largest vegetable canning factory in the Middle East, capable of turning out $3,000,000 worth of produce yearly, will begin within the next few months, it was disclosed here yesterday by Leon Bejerano, head of the Assis Palestine Fruit Products Company of Tel Aviv.
Mr. Bejarano revealed that he is here to purchase canning machinery through the Palestine Economic Corporation, a company organized to invest capital in Israel. Increased agricultural production will soon permit the canning of tomatoes, peas, beans, and carrots, he said, adding that by 1953 he expected the total agricultural output to double last year’s figure of $135,000,000.
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