BEIJING, Oct. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co. Limited (Nasdaq: FFHL) ("Fuwei" or "the Company"), a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET plastic films located in China, today announced it will attend the 2008 China-U.S. Forum of Flexible-Packaging Industry Development ("the Forum"), which is co-organized by China Plastics Processing Industry Association and the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) of the U.S., with the assistance of Professional Committee of Laminated Film Products and Professional Committee of BOPET Film products. The Forum will take place from November 11 to 13, 2008 in Shanghai.
Many prestigious firms from the flexible-packaging industry in China and the U.S. are expected to attend the Forum. In addition, industry experts are expected to provide their forecasts of the industry trends. Topics will include: policy trends in food-packaging quality and safety, the current market condition for raw materials and the outlook, management models in the flexible-packaging industry, global industry trends with focuses on Europe, USA, Japan and China, and new technologies in extrusion, composition and coating.
"We are excited to be invited to the Forum," said Mr. Xiaoan He, Chairman and CEO of Fuwei, "With changes in the global economy and the marketplace, as well as in government regulations and trade relations, this Forum will help us gather information, explore new growth opportunities and network at a global level. We also expect to use this Forum to test the reception and market potential for our latest research and development."
About Fuwei Films
Fuwei Films conducts its business through its wholly owned subsidiary Shandong Fuwei Films Co., Ltd. Shandong Fuwei develops, manufactures and distributes high-quality plastic films using the biaxial oriented stretch technique, otherwise known as BOPET film (biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate). Fuwei's BOPET film is widely used to package food, medicine, cosmetics, tobacco and alcohol, as well as in the imaging, electronics, and magnetic products industries.
Safe Harbor
This press release contains information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to risks. Risk factors that could contribute to such differences include those matters more fully disclosed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission some of which are among other things, competition in the BOPET film industry; growth of, and risks inherent in, the BOPET film industry in China; uncertainty as to future profitability and our ability to obtain adequate financing for our planned capital expenditure requirements; uncertainty as to our ability to continuously develop new BOPET film products and keep up with changes in BOPET film technology; risks associated with possible defects and errors in our products; uncertainty as to our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights; uncertainty as to our ability to attract and retain qualified executives and personnel; and uncertainty in acquiring raw materials on time and on acceptable terms, particularly in view of the volatility in the prices of petroleum products in recent years. The forward-looking information provided herein represents the Company's estimates as of the date of the press release, and subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's estimates to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking information in the future. Therefore, this forward-looking information should not be relied upon as representing the Company's estimates of its future financial performance as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Actual results of our operations may differ materially from information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors.
