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Related Keywords: Centres to promote, Coimbatore major textile centre, diverse application, especially using non woven material, home to threee centres of excellence, innovative application for textiles, looking at technical textiles, Medium and large scaled industries, PSG Institue of Technology and Applied Research, set up by Ministry of Textiles, SITRA

With several medium and large scaled industries in Coimbatore looking at technical textiles for diverse applications. Coimbatore, one of Country’s major textile centres and also home to three centres of excellence, set up by the Ministry of Textiles. Innovative applications for textiles, especially using non-woven materials will be promoted by these centres.

The 60,000 sq.ft centre of excellence for industrial textiles was set up at a total cost of nearly Rs. 40 crore. Of this, the land and building was by the PSG Institute and the Ministry had sanctioned Rs. 25 crore.

Related Keywords: Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and industry, FTAPCCI, Government of Telangana, improve quality of products manufactured, investment opportunity for technical textiles, organizing one day workshop, SITRA

The Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and industry ( FTAPCCI) along with Government of Telangana is organizing a one day workshop on investment opportunities for Technical Textiles today.

The workshop is being held in association with South India Textile Research Association (SITRA).

The objective of this workshop is to create awareness regarding opportunities in technical textiles and to improve the quality of products manufactured,

Related Keywords: centre of excellence for medical textile, disposable products, extend technical guidance, incubation facility, Integrated Skill development Scheme, new ventures in medical textile, set up a centre at SIPCOT, SITRA, textile processing units, textile products used in medical sector, tie-ups with some overseas universities

South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), a centre of excellence for medical textiles in Coimbatore to support new ventures in medical textiles will commission an incubation facility in another three months. The dedicated incubation centre for medical textiles (textile products used in the healthcare sector) is set up at a cost of Rs. 2 crore and it can incubate two units at a time for a period of six months to two years , said Prakash Vasudevan, director of SITRA.

Related Keywords: Global Investors Meet, new textile policy, SIMA, SITRA, Tamil Nadu state to announce, Technical textile, Textile Industry, Tirupur Exporters Association, top destination for investment

The Tamil Nadu State would be soon announcing a new textile policy, making the already successful textile industry a top destination for investment, industry experts said at a seminar at the Global Investors Meet (GIM) on Thursday.

Tamil Nadu - the nation’s largest textile manufacturer would be able to corner a lion’s share of the 15 million new jobs that would be generated, with the Indian textile industry poised to touch US$ 500 billion by 2025.

Related Keywords: after modernization programme, dhoties, distribution to cooperative societies, grey yarn, inaugurated the trial run, owing to labour problem, produced saris, Ramanathapuram District Cooperative Spinning Mill, remained edfunct, reopened, SITRA, started exclsively for Dalits, supplied to governement, to produce cone yarn and hank yarn

The Ramanathapuram District Cooperative Spinning Mill was reopened on Wednesday after modernisation programme at a cost of Rs.28.02 crore after having remained defunct for the last 10 years. This mills was started exclusively for Dalits during former Chief Minister’s M.G. Ramachandran’s regime in 1982.

Related Keywords: 7 million spindles, Coimbatore textile industry, SITRA, skilled employee, South Indian Mills Association, textile engineering, textile hub

Coimbatore, the textile hub of TamilNadu faces difficulty in finding skilled employees despite of the fact that there are more than 9 institutions in the state that offer technical training in textile engineering. Textile industry is facing acute shortage of skilled employees.