Perspectives on the Sustainable Growth of Asian-Pacific Surfactant and Detergent Industries towards the New Millennium

摘要

The spirit of Asian-Pacific people is based on the self-sufficiency through a symbiosis with nature that grows out of the circulation of rain and water. In this lecture, I would like to propose a scenario and three key concepts for the sustainable growth of Asian-Pacific surfactant and detergent industries within the background of the Asian-Pacific spiritual dimension and traditional culture. 1. Taking best advantages of Asia's fat and oil resources favored by abundant nature 2. Enhanced capabilities and new products based on technical innovation 3. Paradigm shift to Asian values and a recycling society in the S&D industries. We should not simply rely on Western technology and the introduction of products. Our fundamental objective should rather be to promote the development of Asia's own unique products and technologies that reflect the Asia's spirits of living in cyclic harmony with nature. There can be no question that, through cooperative ties and lively discussions on Western technology, active involvement in planning based on our own technical prowess will be the true basis of sustainable growth of Asian-Pacific surfactant and detergent industries into the new millennium.