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Related Keywords: 15 year strategy, Asean, fashion and textile design, global leader, product design and development, Thai textile industry, Thailand textile institute, THTI director Suttinee Poopaka

Thailand looks in to develop as a global leader in fashion and textile design by 2030, as the Thailand Textile Institute (THTI) prepares 15-year strategies to develop the Thai textile industry.

This was announced by Pramote Withayasuk, Vice Minister for industry on Monday at THTI's textile and fashion annual conference in Bangkok during which an expo on award-winning entries from the Creative Textiles Award 2014 contest was held.

Related Keywords: new image, Premiere Vision 2014, silk product, Thailand textile institute

Thailand Textile Institute THTI’s director of technology promotion Chanchai Sirikasemlert, all set to displays 50 new developed silk products at the Premiere Vision 2014 to be held in Paris later this month. The 50 silk fabrics to be showcased will attempt to alter consumers' perceptions. With little resemblance to traditional Thai silk, these fabrics are 20-30% lighter, with prices 25-30% higher than traditional silk.