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According to Pierre Wiertz, general manager of EDANA, Outlook Asia, which was held for the second time last month, has already established itself as a must-attend event for innovative companies based in or having an interest in Asia-Pacific. The entire industry recognizes the event's potential to connect companies within nonwovens and related industres across the region.
Outlook Asia 2014 was held November 26-27 in Singapore.
Opening the conference, Martin Riant, Procter & Gamble group president for global baby, feminine and family care, highlighted opportunities for the absorbent hygiene products industry, especially given the demographic and environmental positions of the various countries across Asia. Riant confirmed that, with a strong history of innovation and a growing market for its products, the nonwovens industry is a good business to be in. However, he cautioned that sustainable growth will require more concerted action on environmentally sustainability.
With a supply chain willing to transition to renewable materials, the elimination of waste during manufacture and industry-led solutions to post-consumer solid waste, Martin expressed confidence in the future of the nonwovens industry, supported by EDANA's product stewardship activities, and ability to bring the industry together and build consensus for a way forward.
The second day was launched by David Dodwell, executive director of Strategic Assess Ltd. in Hong Kong, with the topic, "How China is re-engineering the global economy." In this presentation, Dodwell, discussed how the global economy was in the process of being reengineered at a pace previously unseen and there are many opportunities and challenges that this presents, both for businesses but also on the impact on environmental and global resources.
Outlook Asia 2014 was held November 26-27 in Singapore.
Opening the conference, Martin Riant, Procter & Gamble group president for global baby, feminine and family care, highlighted opportunities for the absorbent hygiene products industry, especially given the demographic and environmental positions of the various countries across Asia. Riant confirmed that, with a strong history of innovation and a growing market for its products, the nonwovens industry is a good business to be in. However, he cautioned that sustainable growth will require more concerted action on environmentally sustainability.
With a supply chain willing to transition to renewable materials, the elimination of waste during manufacture and industry-led solutions to post-consumer solid waste, Martin expressed confidence in the future of the nonwovens industry, supported by EDANA's product stewardship activities, and ability to bring the industry together and build consensus for a way forward.
The second day was launched by David Dodwell, executive director of Strategic Assess Ltd. in Hong Kong, with the topic, "How China is re-engineering the global economy." In this presentation, Dodwell, discussed how the global economy was in the process of being reengineered at a pace previously unseen and there are many opportunities and challenges that this presents, both for businesses but also on the impact on environmental and global resources.