Bali to host ACFIF conference

Bali to host ACFIF conference

JAKARTA: The Asia Chemical Fiber Industry Federation (ACFIF)
is to hold from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11 its fifth biannual conference
in Nusa Dua, Bali, according to a press release.

The conference, which will be opened by Minister of Industry
and Trade Rini M.S. Soewandi, is expected to draw about 160
participants coming from the 10 member countries of the ACFIF:
China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.

The Indonesian Synthetic Fiber Makers Association (APSYFI),
the host of the conference, said the meet was crucial, as the
quota system on the global textile trade would be lifted on Jan.
1, 2005.

The APSYFI said the conference's agenda included discussions
on current issues, including how ACFIF members could compete
fairly after the abolition of the quota system. -- JP