Andreas W. Engelhardt, former senior manager at Oerlikon Textile International Business – is the founder and general manager of The Fiber Year GmbH. The company’s target is to provide international expertise, analyses, strategy consulting and customized solutions to the international textile industry.
The international textile value chain is becoming more competitive and perpetually has to cope with new challenges, regulations, relocation and at present margin pressure due to excess supply in particular in some raw material and subsequent spinning markets. The volatility in this business has been tremendous and tough times for the global economy increasingly raise uncertainty on trade and future market access as it appears that protectionism may be on its way back.
Numerous presentations at international conferences and several publications prove the company’s understanding of the textile market forces and the future development. Corresponding views appeared in various print media like for example AVR, Bio-based News, Bloomberg, Chemical Fibers International, China Textile Magazine, China Textile Leader, Der Spiegel, Der Standard, eco Institut, FAZ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Fibre2Fashion, Forward Textile Technology, International Fiber Journal, Knitting Trade Journal, Kohan Journal, Melliand, Nonwovens Industry, NZZ Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Schweizerische Umweltstiftung, Technical Textiles, Tecoya Trend, TEXTILplus, TextilWirtschaft, U.S. Congressional Research Service, WirtschaftsWoche, Zeit Online and others.
List of speeches in English and German language:
SEP 2017 | Xiaoshan | Dynamics and Outlook from Fibers to Fabrics |
SEP 2017 | Dornbirn | The Fiber Year 2017 |
JUL 2017 | Shanghai | Polyester´s Contribution to the Textile Industry - Different National Strategies 14th China International Polyester & Intermediates Forum |
JUN 2017 | Shanghai | World Fibers, Fabrics and Nonwovens - Status, Dynamics, Outlook 6th China International Nonwovens Conference |
MAY 2017 | Brussels | World Fiber Market – Status, Dynamics, Outlook CIRFS Annual General Meeting |
MAY 2017 | Mönchengladbach | Lecture about World Textile Markets, Developments and Trends Hochschule Niederrhein, Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology |
MAY 2017 | Frankfurt | Press Conference: The Fiber Year 2017 Techtextil Exhibition |
NOV 2016 | Islamabad | Challenges to Cotton - Inter-Fiber Competition and Beyond 75th Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) |
SEP 2016 | Albstadt | International Textile Conference: The Fabric Year 2016 Groz-Beckert KG |
APR 2016 | Frankfurt | Press Conference: The Fiber Year 2016 Industrievereinigung Chemiefaser e.V. (IVC) |
DEC 2015 | Shanghai | Massive Investments along Polyamide Chain 13th China International Polyamide & Intermediates Forum |
JUL 2015 | Shanghai | Growing Polyester Fibers and Feedstocks Excess Capacity 12th China International Polyester & Intermediates Forum |
APR 2015 | Frankfurt | Press Conference: The Fiber Year 2015 Industrievereinigung Chemiefaser e.V. (IVC) |
MAR 2015 | Shanghai | Development and Change of the World Textile Market Center 12th China International Acrylonitrile & Acrylic Fiber Forum |
DEC 2014 | Shanghai | Textile Fiber Market 2020 12th China International Polyamide & Intermediates Forum |
OCT 2014 | Prague | Nachhaltigkeit der Faserindustrie - Stand und Ausblick BESPO Annual Meeting from German Fashion |
SEP 2014 | Xiaoshan | Supply/Demand Analysis and Market Forecast of the Global Manmade Fiber Industry 20th China International Manmade Fibers Conference |
JUL 2014 | Shanghai | Advantages of Linking Petrochemicals with Textiles 11th China International Polyester & Intermediates Forum |
JUN 2014 | Shanghai | Global Fiber Industry's Status Quo and Outlook China Textile Resources Market Conference 2014, CNTAC |
MAY 2014 | Rorschacherberg | Einordnung nachhaltiger Textilien und ihrer Volumina in den globalen Kontext Organic Textile Forum |
MAY 2014 | Frankfurt | Press Conference: The Fiber Year 2014 Industrievereinigung Chemiefaser e.V. (IVC) |
MAR 2014 | Shanghai | Carbon Fiber a Growth Market - Status Quo and Outlook 11th China International Acrylonitrile & Acrylic Fiber Forum |
DEC 2013 | Shanghai | Changes in Future Textile Demand 11th China International Polyamide & Intermediates Forum |
SEP 2013 | Tongxiang | Changing Patterns in Textile End-Use 19th China International Manmade Fibers Conference |
APR 2013 | Frankfurt | Press Conference: The Fiber Year 2013 Industrievereinigung Chemiefaser e.V. (IVC) |
MAR 2013 | Shanghai | What makes Carbon Fiber so special? 10th China International Acrylonitrile & Acrylic Fiber Forum |
NOV 2012 | Shanghai | Future Challenges in World Fiber Industry 9th Polyester & Intermediates Forum |
OCT 2012 | Interlaken | Long Term Challenges in Fiber Demand 71st Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee |
SEP 2012 | Xiaoshan | Measures in Times of Growing Economical Uncertainties 18th China International Manmade Fibers Conference |
JUL 2012 | Zhangjiagang City | Status Quo and Tendency of Global Fiber Consumption 2nd China Textile Feedstock Market Forum |
JUL 2012 | St. Wolfgang | Green Touch in the Fiber Year 2011 A Tribute to Edelweiss, Lenzing AG |
JUN 2012 | Ronse | Today‘s Fiber Market and Tomorrow‘s Challenges Eurocoton 52nd General Assembly |
MAY 2012 | Brussels | Current Status and Outlook of World Fiber Production EATP Executive Seminar |
MAY 2012 | Frankfurt | Press Conference: The Fiber Year 2012 Industrievereinigung Chemiefaser e.V. (IVC) |
MAR 2012 | Shanghai | Development of Acrylic Fiber Industry against Changeable Textile Backdrop 9th China International Acrylonitrile & Acrylic Fiber Forum |
DEC 2011 | Shanghai | Polyamide fibers in a changing textile world 9th China International Polyamide & Intermediates Forum |
NOV 2011 | Ahmedabad | Technical Textiles: A Global Perspective Indian Institute of Management |
NOV 2011 | Ahmedabad | Manmade Fiber - A Global Overview Indian Institute of Management |
SEP 2011 | Wujiang | Outlook on Manmade Fibers 2020 – Which Fibers Will Benefit The Most From Cotton Limitations? 17th China International Manmade Fibers Conference |
SEP 2011 | Barcelona | Status and Future Development of the World Fiber Market 11th Narrow Fabrics Conference Jakob Müller AG |
MAY 2011 | Hangzhou | Trends in competing fibers and machinery investments 80th IWTO Congress |
APR 2011 | Neuthal | Status and Future Development of the World Fiber Market Museums-Spinnerei Neuthal |
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