EDANA, the leading global association and voice of the nonwovens and related industries, will host the third edition of the Outlook Asia conference for the nonwovens hygiene and personal care products industry from 2-3 March 2016.

“Outlook Asia has already been established as a must-attend event for innovative companies based or with an interest in Asia Pacific, and is recognised as connecting companies within the nonwovens and related industries across the region,” said Pierre Wiertz, General Manager of EDANA.

Conference presentations

The conference will be launched with a keynote presentation from Manu Bhaskaran, Director of the Centennial Group, and Chief Executive of Centennial Asia Advisors who will present Southeast Asia in 2016: Looking Up Again.

The second day will then be opened with a keynote from Cecilia Edebo, Vice President of Consumer Goods for the Middle East, India and Asia for SCA on The challenges and learning from a global leader's expansion projects in Asia.

Some of the additional presentations include:

• A view from India on hygiene and personal care products markets
• Emerging trends in absorbent hygiene products in China
• Superabsorbent polymers: Smart SAPs for the development of modern hygiene
• products
• Managing waste from absorbent hygiene products: the waste pickers’ perspective
• 1950-2050: Converting technology in the hygiene industry - The past, the present
• and the future

Forum

The conference also provides a forum for companies to showcase their innovative products, developed by or for the Asia Pacific markets. The Outlook Asia Award honours innovative products and services.

Outlook Asia offers the nonwovens personal care products supply chain, access to and support in this leading region.

The conference provides delegates with networking opportunities with participants from across the global personal care products supply chain, ideal facilities for additional business meetings, and top level speakers presenting topics tailored to the needs of executives from the hygiene and personal care products industry.

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