China : China International Cotton Conference in Urumqi

Since it was first inaugurated in Xi'an in 1999, the China International Cotton Conference has become an influential forum and an important event for world cotton and textiles industries. The fifth session of the Conference will be held on June 27 -29 in Urumqi, Xinjiang Municipality Province, China, where 2.3 million tons of cotton have been produced in recent years.

The Conference will be jointly organized by the China Cotton Association (CCA), the Research Center for Rural Economy (RCRE) of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the China National Cotton Exchange (CNCE), in co-operation with the China Cotton Textile Association (CCTA) and National Cotton Council of America (NCC).

Cotlook limited, Operated by Xinjiang Municipality Cotton Association (XMCA), Xinjiang Production and Construction Cotton Association (XPCCA), Beijing Cotton Outlook Consulting Co Ltd media support by cotlook and cottonchina organization. The theme of the 2007 Conference is "China's Cotton Industry on WTO and It's Implications The Global Market".

The Conference will include three main sessions. One focuses on the short-term outlook for the world cotton and cotton textile markets with emphasis on development experiences and challenges in major producing and consuming countries.

The second session will assess trends and perspectives of global fiber consumption, cotton production and consumption and their impacts on the world cotton market. The third session will discuss challenges and options facing the Chinese cotton industry under the rapid expansion of the textiles industries.
 
Round-table Q&A periods will be organized to address various issues related to world cotton prices and trade policies and practices in China. An additional special business session will provide an opportunity for international traders to exchange information with their Chinese counterparts and explore opportunities to participate in the Chinese domestic cotton trade.

Senior government officials, industry leaders and researchers from major cotton producing and consuming countries and international organizations and CEOs from leading world cotton trading companies will make presentations at this Conference.
 
China Cotton Association