Program Details23rd August 2013
08:00
Registration & Coffee
SESSION I – BUSINESS OVERVIEW
08:50
Opening remarks
09:00
Keynote Address – I
Mr. R. D. Udeshi
President – Polyester Chain
Reliance Industries
09:25

Keynote Address – II
Mr. A M K Sinha
Director (Planning & Business Development)
Indian Oil Corporation

09:50

Intermediates scenario in polyester – Global outlook
Mr. Steve Jenkins
Head Global PX and Derivatives
PCI Xylenes & Polyesters Asia

10:15

Global Fibres and PET Overview
Mr. Ashish Pujari
Director – Polyester
IHS Chemical, Singapore

10:40
Coffee Break
SESSION II – FILAMENT & STAPLE
11:10

Indian Polyester markets outlook
Mr. R. Rakesh Gaur
Sector Head – Polyester
Reliance Industries

11:35

PTA and MEG – Key price drivers and market outlook
Presentation by ICIS

12:00

Investments in integrated PTY and FDY
Mr. Anil Gupta
Chairman & Managing Director
Wellknown Polyesters

12:25

PET – demand supply and growth in India
Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea

12:50

Overview of cotton and competitiveness of polyester
Mr. I. J. Dhuria
Director (Materials)
Vardhman Group

13:15

MSEZ – Advantages & opportunities offered
Mr. Rajiv Banga
Managing Director & CEO
Mangalore SEZ

13:30
Lunch Break
SESSION III – TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS / DOWNSTREAM
15:00

Efficient production technologies for the apparel industry – A new view from the downstream process
Mr. Markus Reichwein
Senior Manager – Product Management Apparel
Oerlikon Barmag, Germany

15:25

Latest experience and trends in the cost-efficient, quality production of PET
Mr. Moritz Widmer
Vice President Sales
Uhde Inventa-Fischer, Germany

15:50

Modernization of Indian Texturising Industry with Energy Efficient Auto Doffing latest generation eAFK machines
Mr. D. Ghosh
General Manager (Sales)
Oerlikon Textile India

16:15

Catalyzing PET downstream growth in India
Mr. Vaibhav Saraogi
Managing Director
Chemco Group of Companies

16:40
Coffee Break
SESSION IV – GROWTH AREAS
17:00

Textiles markets in India – Developing export competitiveness
Mr. Arindam Saha
Associate Director
Wazir Advisors

17:25

Industrial & technical textiles
Mrs. Shashi Singh
Executive Director
Indian Technical Textile Association

17:50

Development of China Polyester Industry
Mr. Mike Pan
Senior Analyst
CCF Group, China

18:15
Closing Remarks