In 2026, global geopolitical dynamics are volatile, crude oil prices fluctuate sharply, and feedstock cost disruptions persist, accelerating the restructuring of the nylon and spandex industry chain. The nylon industry faces prominent overcapacity pressure, weak demand both at home and abroad, blurred boundaries between traditional peak and off seasons, and the intertwining of anti-involution trends with integration, all contributing to rising market uncertainty and sustained pressure on corporate profitability.
Looking ahead to 2027, feedstock markets are expected to remain subject to variables, but structural opportunities in the industry are becoming more prominent. As high-end and differentiated functional new materials iterate rapidly, incremental growth space continues to open up, which will push the industry away from low-price involution toward technology, quality, and innovation driven differentiated competition, reshaping the value system of the industry chain.
| A.M. November 19 | |
|---|---|
| 08:30-08:40 | ● Opening speech |
| 08:40-09:40 |
● Changes in China domestic and international macro economy
Mr. Zhu Bin is Managing Director and Chief Economist at Nanhua Futures. He also serves as Chairman of the China Futures Analysts Club; Member of the R&D Committee, China Futures Association; Academic Committee Member of the Futures and Options Research Center, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE); Editorial Board Member of China Securities and Futures; Expert Committee Member of the ZCE Futures Market Research Series; and Council Member of the China Quantitative Club. Mr. Zhu entered the futures industry in 1993 with nearly 30 years of experience. Having served as Marketing and Investment Manager and Research Institute Director, he possesses a deep understanding of futures market operations. Since 1998, he has focused on futures analysis and research, specializing in commodities and financial derivatives, with profound expertise in macroeconomics and commodity markets. |
| 09:40-10:10 |
● Crude oil: The tug-of-war between oversupply expectations and geopolitical disruptions
Cao Renzhi is a Senior Energy & Chemical Analyst at Yongan Futures Research Center. He holds a BA in Economics and Comparative Politics from UC Berkeley and an MS in Econometrics from NYU. He focuses on crude oil, fuel oil, and natural gas. With years of deep expertise in the energy sector, he delivers objective fundamental analysis integrated with industrial and macro perspectives, forming a robust research framework to capture market trends and core contradictions. He has been invited to lecture for SHFE's "Monthly Talk," "Industry-Finance Integration Project," "Futures Elite" university-industry program, and product operation seminars. He was also a regular columnist for China Energy News, Futures Daily, and Shipping Exchange Bulletin. |
| 10:10-10:25 | ● Tea break |
| 10:25-10:55 |
● Opportunities and challenges for the nylon industry during the 15th Five-Year plan period
Liu Shiyang, Senior Engineer and Full-time Secretary of the Nylon Branch, China Chemical Fiber Industry Association (CCFA). He oversees the nylon and PET bottle chip sectors, tracking industry operations, trends, and dynamics. He also leads the green development and standardization of green manufacturing in the chemical fiber industry, having spearheaded the drafting of multiple national and industry standards, including those on GHG emissions, product carbon footprint, green factories, energy consumption quotas, and water intake quotas. |
| 10:55-11:15 |
● Pain points of air compressors in nylon & spandex industry and Sazhen's digital-intelligent solutions
Wang Yun, Bachelor of Engineering, Director of Zone 2, Sazhen Compressor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. With years of experience in industrial compressed air systems, he specializes in energy-saving compressors, magnetic levitation centrifugal compressors, smart air stations, and BOT gas sales models, combining solid technical expertise with zone management experience. As a company partner, he leads the delivery of Grade-1 energy-efficiency air stations and centralized gas supply renovations across multiple industries. He drives the application of energy-saving equipment (magnetic levitation, gear centrifugal, and containerized air stations) in the chemical, thermal power, pharmaceutical, and new materials sectors. He delivers energy diagnostics and one-stop energy-saving gas solutions for manufacturing clients, driving the energy-efficiency upgrade of their compressed air systems. |
| 11:15-11:45 |
● How global fashion trends drive innovation in textile materials
Dr. Leng Yun, Founder of Leng Yun Fashion Circle, is an independent scholar, business trainer, fashion critic, and columnist. A Fulbright Scholar, Top Fashion Contributor on Zhihu, and LinkedIn 2020 Expert, she has over 400,000 followers across platforms, mostly fashion and luxury professionals. With nearly 30 years in the footwear and apparel industry, she previously worked at Nike, Belle, and Li & Fung Group. Her contributing media and knowledge platforms include Vogue China, Figaro, The Business of Fashion (BoF), Modern Weekly, Sanlian Lifeweek, and Zhihu. Her training and consulting clients include VIP.com, Trendy Group (Ochirly), Sanfu, HSTYLE, Richemont China, Fila China, and other SMEs. |
| P.M. November 19: Nylon session | |
| 14:00-14:30 |
● Benzene: What lies ahead for the return of supply?
Ms. Huang Tianyuan is the Chief Energy & Chemical Analyst and Co-Head of Administration at Guotai Junan Futures, holding a Bachelor's and Master's in Management from Fudan University. She specializes in the chemical industry chain, conducting in-depth frontline research, and excels at combining macro rhythms with industrial fundamentals to judge market trends. She was named the 2021 Senior Analyst in Polyester Staple Fiber by the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE), serves as a special guest on Yicai, and has published research in Futures Daily and other media. |
| 14:30-15:00 |
● Nylon industry chain amid the interplay of integration and anti-involution
He Zhuosheng, born in 1970 in Xinhui, Guangdong, is a CPC member and currently General Manager of the Chemical Fiber Division at Hengshen Holding Group (a China Top 500 enterprise). He concurrently serves as Deputy Director of the Chemical Fiber Committee of the Chinese Society for Textile Engineering and Vice Chairman of the Fuzhou Textile Engineering Society. A recognized expert in the nylon industry, he has extensive experience in chemical fiber and corporate management. Since graduating from Donghua University in 1992, he has dedicated himself to the nylon-6 industry. With 30 years of experience, he possesses a strong command of the nylon market and excels at using data analysis to accurately position company marketing strategies. He has deep theoretical insights into the industry's development models and has published multiple papers and reports at domestic and international conferences. He holds 5 invention patents and 6 utility model patents. He led his team to complete the National Science and Technology Support Program project "Key Technologies for Nylon-6 Functional Fiber Preparation" (12th Five-Year Plan) and the National Key R&D Program project "Industrialization Technology for High-Quality Dope-Dyed Polyamide Fibers" (13th Five-Year Plan). As head of the drafting group for the Research on the 13th Five-Year Development Plan for China's Nylon Industry, he spearheaded the drafting of the chemical fiber industry's 13th Five-Year Plan. As a primary drafter, he helped formulate multiple standards, including the national standard Chemical Fiber - Product Classification (GB/T 38136-2019) and the industry standard Colored Nylon-6 Drawn Yarn (FZ/T 54114-2019). Looking ahead, at Hengshen Group's new development stage, he will uphold the "Co-creation & Win-Win" philosophy, continuously enhance the company's intrinsic value and core competitiveness, and strive for the group's goal of "becoming a respected world-class century-old enterprise." |
| 15:00-15:20 |
● SWA-888: Technical exploration of TiO2 for nylon fiber
Ma Lei, Professor-level Senior Engineer with a Master's in Materials Engineering, is currently President of Shengwei Chemical Group. He has long been engaged in process technology research for titanium chemicals and new materials, as well as corporate management, possessing solid technical expertise and extensive managerial experience. As a recruited technical and management expert, he is a core talent driving the company's leapfrog industrial development. He played a key role in the research and implementation of the company's "Ti-P-S-Fe-Ca" full-resource recycling project, advancing technological innovation in the coupled co-production of titanium, sulfur, and phosphorus chemicals. He has participated in 10 Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Plan projects, published 8 academic papers, and holds 138 patent applications and grants (83 granted), including 55 invention patents and 82 utility models. |
| 15:20-15:35 | ● Tea break |
| 15:35-16:05 |
● Nylon 66: Cost game and supply/demand rebalancing
Wen Xin, Senior Engineer, holds a Master's in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University and serves as Director of the Supply Chain Management Center at Tianchen Qixiang New Materials Co., Ltd. He has long been engaged in chemical industry project investment, strategic planning, and market research. Currently, he oversees the integrated procurement and sales management of the supply chain at Tianchen Qixiang. With rich theoretical and practical experience, he possesses extensive market expertise in caprolactam, adiponitrile, nylon, and related products. |
| 16:05-16:35 |
● CPL market review and outlook
Mr. Li Yi, Head of the Nylon Business Team and a lead nylon industry analyst at CCFGroup. Since joining in 2015, he has focused on PA6 and PA66 market research, excelling in deep, systematic analysis of upstream and downstream supply chain data. Maintaining close ties with major domestic and global raw material suppliers and traders, he possesses deep insights into the domestic CPL, PA6, and PA66 market landscape and price fluctuation logic. Highly recognized in the industry, his commentary is known for being sharp and clear. He frequently delivers keynote speeches at major industry conferences and high-level forums, assists in organizing international nylon conferences, and provides long-term market research and consulting for leading SOEs, private firms, multinationals, and listed companies. Additionally, the CPL Price Index he spearheaded has become a key benchmark for domestic CPL and nylon transaction and settlement pricing. |
| P.M. November 19: Spandex session | |
| 14:00-14:40 |
● Spandex demand and differentiated applications in elastic apparel
Du Yijun specializes in functional fiber products and market development for the textile and apparel industry, with research focused on global apparel consumer market trends, particularly strong insights into the global sports/outdoor and underwear/home wear segments. Since joining Hyosung Group's marketing department in 2017, he has placed brand users and industry development needs at the core of his work, collaborating with numerous domestic and international brands and retailers alongside fabric manufacturers. He has successfully developed and commercialized multiple projects, continuously delivering innovative products to the industry. |
| 14:40-15:20 |
● PTMEG industry chain panorama and PTSG development applications
With years of experience in production and procurement management for chemical and chemical fiber products, Chen Shilan has conducted in-depth research on the production processes and product development of the BDO-PTMEG-spandex industry chain. |
| 15:20-15:35 | ● Tea break |
| 15:35-16:15 |
● Restructuring of BDO industrial chain pattern: Adjustment and optimization
Ms. Ni Xiaolan is currently Head of Spandex, CCFGroup. Her work focuses primarily on information tracking and research across the spandex industry chain. She has led research and analysis on the BDO, PTMEG, MMDI, spandex fiber, and downstream weaving industry chains, bringing extensive experience in market analysis and survey research. She provides clients with multi-faceted consulting services, including development strategy, business expansion, and marketing operations. She has successfully organized numerous industry chain forums and has presented reports at multiple industry conferences. She has led research projects on domestic and international differentiated market development, market sales expansion, product development, and new project initiation across the industry. These include the Operation outlook of spandex industrial chain during the 15th Five-year Plan period (2026-2030) and the Research on spandex market demand and outlook. |
| 16:15-16:55 |
● Spandex market review and outlook
Ms. Li Yanjun began her career in market analysis in 2007, having previously researched products including fertilizers, sulfur, and PVC. Since 2016, she has tracked spandex industry operations, developing a strong understanding of the spandex supply and demand landscape, downstream weaving sectors, and elastic fabrics. She maintains close communication with spandex producers and downstream weaving customers, has extensive public speaking experience, and has organized and participated in numerous large-scale research reports. |
| A.M. November 20: New materials session | |
| 09:00-09:35 |
● Failure points in apparel performance testing and improvement potential at the material level
Yao Weiming, a Light Chemical Engineering graduate, is a Textile Chemical Engineer at Dymatic Chemicals. With long-term experience in textile materials, dyeing & finishing chemistry, testing standards, and consumer science popularization, he focuses on clothing safety, functional finishing, and industrial technology. He is dedicated to clearly explaining complex expertise, helping the public rationally understand textiles, and providing reliable, practical technical references for the industry. |
| 09:35-10:10 |
● Setting mechanism of elastic fabrics – discussion on low-temperature fabric setting under sustainable development trends
Zhu Lin, a veteran textile professional with 30 years of experience in textile fibers and fabrics. He specializes in spandex production, technical services, and marketing, particularly for nylon, polyester, and T400. He formerly served as the China Head for renowned international brands, including nylon (TACTEL®,SUPPLEX®) and polyester (COOLMAX®,THERMOLITE®,T400). |
| 10:10-10:25 | ● Tea break |
| 10:25-11:00 |
● Recycled nylon: When technology is no longer the bottleneck
Ms. Zhao Juan, Lead Analyst at CCFGroup, has 14 years of experience in the nylon industry, specializing in mid-to-downstream market research. With solid industry insights and strategic judgment, she has led multiple large-scale research and market analysis projects, accurately tracking domestic niche sectors and global trends. Based on her independent research, she frequently delivers keynote speeches at industry forums and provides key feasibility analysis for project investments. She has also planned and implemented brand benchmarking initiatives, visiting industry leaders to drive internal innovation and strategic upgrades. |
| 11:00-11:35 |
● Material trends and opportunities brought by the outdoor lifestyle
Formerly: Brand Head at Metersbonwe, Director & VP at Bosideng, and VP at Anzheng Fashion Group. Currently: Expert at the Apparel Fashion Trend Research & Release Center of the China National Garment Association; Co-executive of CHAO Academy; Principal of Shanghai Yuanjun Brand Consulting; Brand Consultant at Shanghai Youdong Sports; and Strategic Consultant at Zhejiang Liujiaxiang Food. With nearly 20 years in brand management, he has rich hands-on experience spanning strategic planning, operational coaching, and marketing execution. Through full-cycle brand growth, he possesses deep insights into industries, markets, consumers, and trends. He accurately grasps social, consumer, cultural, and tech/innovation trends, excelling at guiding brand strategy and business model innovation. Adept at identifying emerging opportunities, he has systematic insights and proven success in business model restructuring, strategic planning, and marketing execution. By building brands and core competitiveness, he creates competitive strategies to drive business performance. |
| Zhejiang Huarui Information Consulting Co., Ltd. (www.ccfgroup.com) | |
| ·Address: | 26-27/F, Building 1, Huarui Center, No. 1027 Jianshe 1st Road Xiaoshan District,Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| ·Contact: |
Shine Hua Tel: +86-13867176116 |
| ·E-mail: | market@ccfgroup.com hs@ccfgroup.com |
close