• WPC 2024
  • March 18-22, 2024

Shanshan Dai

S&P Global Commodity Insights

Director, Fibers

Shanshan is the Director of Fibers at S&P Global Chemical Insights Asia Pacific. She joined S&P Global in 2023, focusing on fiber market analysis and providing textile value chain insights to the industry.

Prior to S&P Global, Shanshan has spent almost 20 years in the fiber industry, focusing on marketing and business development activities. She has been involved in the production of all steps of the textile value chain, from feedstocks, to fiber, yarn, fabric and garment manufacturers, and worked extensively with brands and retailers on sustainability matters.

Shanshan most recently worked for the Avient Group for eight years and was responsible for strategy planning, innovation and the marketing on sustainable solutions for synthetic fiber spun dyeing. She previously worked for Celanese in the emulsion sector of the textile industry and prior to that was with DyStar which is a colorants and color standard solutions provider.

Sessions With Shanshan Dai

Thursday, 21 March

  • 02:00pm - 03:30pm (CST) / 21/mar/2024 07:00 pm - 21/mar/2024 08:30 pm

    Seeking the Sweet Spot in Polyester and Intermediates

    2:00 PM: Session welcome remarks - Shannan Billings, Director, Fibers, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    2:05 PM: Is there a bounce for PTA and MEG? - Andrew Neale, Executive Director, Aromatics, S&P Global Commodity Insights 
    2:20 PM: Polyester textile derivatives spinning the world - Shanshan Dai, Director, Fibers, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    2:40 PM: Innovation, insight and outlook for PET markets - Michael McDermott, Director, Polymers, S&P Global Commodity Insights

    3:00 PM: Policy Matters: Why businesses should care about a circular economy - Hannah Martinez, Head of Advocacy, Integrated PET Americas, Indorama Ventures PCL
    3:15 PM: Q&A