The National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM), under the Ministry of Textiles, is supporting a major initiative that is reshaping sustainability practices within India’s technical textiles sector. The project has led to the establishment of the Atal Centre of Textile Recycling and Sustainability at IIT Delhi’s Panipat campus, bringing together technology, innovation and national purpose through two flagship efforts: the National Flag Recycling Initiative and the Aramid Fibre Recycling Programme.
The Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) will host a dedicated demonstration event in Panipat on 28th November 2025 to showcase these innovations and highlight their real-world applications. The event will spotlight technologies developed under the mission, convene stakeholders from government and industry, and reaffirm NTTM’s role in promoting innovation, sustainability and industry integration across the technical textiles landscape.
One of the project’s major achievements—the Aramid Fibre Recycling Programme—has delivered breakthrough solutions for processing high-performance aramid waste, a critical material widely used in defence, aerospace and protective textiles. Several technical textile manufacturers have already begun adopting the R&D outcomes, reflecting strong industry confidence and demonstrating the mission’s success in converting research into scalable commercial applications.
