Mr. Ray Butler, President, alongwith Mr. Antonio Esteve, First Vice-President and Mr. Kai Hughes, Managing Director of International Cotton Association visited CAI on 18th March 2011. They were given a warm welcome by the CAI team led by President, Mr. Dhiren N. Sheth.

The visiting guests were taken around the Cotton Exchange Building and also our Laboratory and Standard Room.

Mr. Sheth made a presentation highlighting the role and activities of CAI. Several issues of mutual interest were also discussed.

A dinner was hosted by CAI in the honour of visiting guests where they had a good opportunity to interect with the members of the cotton trade. At the request of Mr. Sheth, the visiting guests apprised the invitees of the activities of ICA and salient features of Arbitration system followed by ICA.

The ICA delegates again visited the CAI on 22nd March 2011 when a powerpoint presentation was made to apprise the guests of the initiative being taken by the CAI on the cotton promotion front.