Following their participation at the 2019 China International Cotton Conference, Bill Ballenden (ICA President), Bill Kingdon (ICA Managing Director) and Robert Jiang (ICA Business Development Manager) met many companies and organisations to discuss ICA matters. These included; Shandong Ruyi, Texhong, CNCGC, CCA, CNCE and Qingdao Daehong.
Furthermore, Robert extended his trip to the Shanghai regions to conduct an laboratory audit and meet with Qunda Textile Materials Co Ltd, Shanghai Textile Raw Materials Co Ltd and Shanghai Outlook Cotton Inspection Services Co Ltd etc.
Speaking of his trip, Robert said;

“ICA’s visit and participation in the China International Cotton Conference in Qingdao were well timed in view of the current difficult global market. The delegation met with many companies and organisations, to highlight areas for future cooperation among other things: CPD training, workshop and ICA membership. The response was very encouraging, demonstrating that industry participants want to adopt safe trading practice for their long term success”