PCI Wood Mackenzie will host World Fibres Conference in Hong Kong on November 9-10. Delegates will learn about the latest developments in raw materials, fibres and textiles and receive strategic insight on the forces influencing these complex, inter-dependent sectors.
The keynote speaker would be Rajen Udeshi, President, Polyester Chain, Reliance Industries. He will provide an executive overview of the sector. Other speakers lined up are: Alasdair Carmichael and Bruna Angel (both PCI Wood Mackenzie). Incidentally, the company will present the global fibres outlook.
Carmichael will discuss how global economic and social trends will affect the fibres mix, including how the locations of manufacturing supply chains and the production technologies used by the industry are shaping growth. Industry leaders will dwell on topics from sustainability, international trade dynamics and how geography affects competitive advantage, to changes in consumer health, lifestyle and demographics.
Analysts will shed light on how volume demand for key fibre types, and explore the specific needs of each market segment, with particular focus on how this will affect the raw material and fibre chains for polyester, nylon, cotton and viscose. To put discussions in context, the program includes a review of the global economy and outlook for oil prices, drawing on Wood Mackenzie's upstream research.h
