Year: 2020

AATCC, a US-based not-for-profit association serving textile professionals, has announced a live presentation + Q&A session with AATCC and Duke University researcher, Dr David Grass, PhD, on September 24, 2020 to learn more about a recent study exploring a variety of facemask styles and their efficacy in preventing the spread of Covid-19 and similar viruses.

To promote technical textiles in the country, the Central government has approved the proposal for the creation of the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) for a period of 4 years (2020-21 to 2023-24) with an outlay of Rs 1,480 crore, said Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha.

This partnership will utilise the strengths of each company’s market position to best serve PrimaLoft customers and more effectively deliver fabric innovations.

Arvind Limited, one of India’s largest textile-to-retail conglomerate and ACT Grants, have partnered to produce 30 million N95 masks in the next 12 months.