Tirupur, the knitwear manufacturing hub of India, is all set to host a three-day textile research conclave on technology, products and processes from February 8, 2018. The textile event will be jointly organised by Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA), NIFT-TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute and Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF).
The Union Ministry of Textiles has also extended its support to the event which will host scientists and industrialists on a single platform.
According to TEA President Raja Shanmugam, the seminar is aimed to encourage product diversification, productivity, and sustainability in the textile clusters of the country. A press statement stated that fibre, dyeing and finishing chemical manufacturers, textile research associations and centre(s) of excellence for technical textile are expected to attend the programme.
Further, the event will also serve as an opportunity to textile companies to get global visibility and publicity by promoting their products and services to a highly focused audience.
The conclave holds relevance as the recently tabled Economic Survey 2018, conducted by Ministry of Finance, has predicted a 7-7.5 per cent growth in FY 2018-19 from 6.75 per cent last fiscal. The participants will discuss the challenges that textile start-ups face; excellence in textile; technical textiles; and the opportunities in the sector, at the event.
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