Outlook Asia Awards launched

In the build-up to the second Outlook Asia conference which is taking place in Singapore from November 25-27 this year, EDANA is launching a new award for the nonwovens industry, specifically aimed at the Asia Pacific region. 

Companies can nominate either a nonwoven product a product containing nonwoven elements or a service for personal care and hygiene, which has been developed, designed, manufactured and/or is on sale in Asia Pacific (including Australia, New Zealand and the Indian subcontinent).  Nominations can be from any point along the supply chain. 

All submissions should be entered to the electronic web form at www,edana.org by the close of business on Friday 7th November. Short-listed finalists will then be given the opportunity to present their product or service at the conference, and delegates will be asked to vote for their preferred company. The winner will be announced at ceremony at the close of the conference.

“EDANA is keen to provide companies located in, or manufacturing products for the Asia Pacific markets, giving those leading companies a platform to showcase their innovative products or services.” said Abby Bailey “Outlook Asia has already been established as a must-attend event for companies based or with an interest in Asia Pacific, and is recognised as connecting the fast-growing nonwovens industries across the continent.”

In its second edition, Outlook Asia is part of the EDANA global Outreach programme to extend the reach of its established events to new markets, and offers a unique conference and networking event for the nonwovens personal care products industry.

The conference offers delegates 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 personal care products industry.
Opening the event with the keynote address will be Martin Riant of Procter & Gamble, with a prentation entitles Key Opportunities and Challenges Facing Absorbent Hygiene Products Market Growth in Emerging and Developing Markets.

Other papers will include:

• Overview and Problems of China Disposable Hygiene Products Industry (CNHPIA, China)
• Consumer Perceptions of Disposable Hygiene Products (Bostik, China)
• A Multifactorial Chemical/Sensory Approach for the Odour Characterization of Personal Care Products (Odournet Holding, India)
• Assessing Patent Risk To Make Better Business Decisions (John Pollaro Consulting, USA)
• Understanding Japanese Companies’ Recent Moves in the Rest of Asia Along the Nonwovens Value Chain (Schlegel and Partners, Germany)
• Day 2 Keynote: How China is re-engineering the global economy (Strategic Access Limited, Hong-Kong)
• Adapting Absorbent Hygiene Products Design to Regional Consumer Preferences and Needs? (Kimberly-Clark, Singapore)
• SCA’s Approach to Sustainability (SCA, China)
• Municipal Solid Waste Collection and Treatment in China (Veola Environment, China)
• Spunbond Polypropylene Supply and Demand, and Trends in the Market (ExxonMobil Chemical, Singapore)
• Inter- and Intra-Continental Bilateral Trade Agreements and How They Affect  the Global Nonwovens Industry (European Centre for International Political Economy, Belgium)
• The Importance of Comfort for Adult Incontinence Product; New Solutions for Skin Friendly Topsheets (Lenzing, Austria)

Participating companies will once again have the opportunity to utilise one of the product presentation time slots, to present their company and service or products to the conference delegates and other guests.

The conference and product presentations will be held at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore.