A two-day international knowledge-based textile conference (Know Tex) will commence in the National Textile University Faisalabad (NTUF) here on Tuesday (March 5).
\nUniversity Spokesman Sardar Pervaiz Akhtar said on Monday that this is the third international knowledge-based textile conference which would be organized by the NTUF in collaboration of Grand Challenge Fund \u201cKnow Tex\u201d of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan.
\nHe said that the conference would play a dynamic role in evolving a comprehensive strategy
\nfor sustainable development and increase in textile exports by ensuring value addition
\nin textile products.
\nHe said that the conference would also provide a common platform to bring textile scientists,
\nresearch scholars and industry experts for sharing their views, researches and expertise for
\nmodernization and innovation in textile composites, circular textile, functional & smart textile,
\nnatural fibers, textile production factors, advanced textiles and its traceability.
\nThis conference would also play a key role in introducing value added products in the markets
\nbesides helping in achieving long-term growth in textile exports and stabilizing national
\neconomy, he added.
\nHe said that prominent national and international experts would participate in the conference
\nand share their views and expertise in their respective fields. More than 30 international experts
\nwere also invited from the USA, the UK Indonesia, China, Qatar, Spain, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, Kenya, Egypt, Estonia and Malaysia in addition to the participation by the textile-related institutions and leading industries to make the conference a most prestigious scientific event of the country.
\nHe said that the two-day conference would comprise of a workshop on \u201cincorporating circularity into textile value chains\u201d, textile innovation exhibition and award ceremony.
\nHe said that the competition would drive innovation in the field of circularity and textile sustainability.
\nMore than 250 delegations, 25 universities, 100 industries and 6 textile associations,
\nincluding APBUMA, APTMA, PRGMEA, PHMA, CLOA and Dyes & Chemicals Association,
\nwould participate in the conference in addition to 40 innovation projects.
\nThe conference would also include two interesting panel discussions on \u201cNavigating the Global Fashion Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities for Textile Manufacturers\u201d and \u201cAdvancement of Pakistan\u2019s Textile Industry through Circular Practices\u201d. Dr Shahid Rasool from Northumbria University UK and Dr Munir Ashraf from NTUF would lead the discussion sessions respectively.
\nThe conference was sponsored by leading textile industries of Pakistan. The platinum sponsors were Interloop and US Denim Mills (US Group). The gold sponsors were Yunus Textiles, iTextiles (Pvt) Ltd, Nizam Sons (Pvt), Ltd, Artistic Milliners, Fiber Trace, Alkram Textile Mills and Sorti Denim. Among silver sponsors were Crestex, Shekhani Industries, Sapphire Mills Textiles, Indigo Textiles, Textiles (Pvt) Ltd, Rainbow Inks (Pvt) Ltd, WWF Pakistan, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A two-day international knowledge-based textile conference (Know Tex) will commence in the National Textile University Faisalabad (NTUF) here on Tuesday (March 5). University Spokesman Sardar Pervaiz Akhtar said on Monday that this is the third international knowledge-based textile conference which would be organized by the NTUF in collaboration of Grand Challenge Fund \u201cKnow Tex\u201d of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-391347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n