Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fibre-based materials, supplying innovative and sustainable solutions to its customers. The company’s offering includes filter materials, release liners, food and beverage processing materials, decor papers, abrasive and tape backings, electrotechnical paper, glass fibre materials, medical fibre materials, diagnostics and energy storage solutions, as well as a range of specialty papers for industrial and consumer end-uses. The company’s annual net sale is about EUR 2.7 billion and employs about 7,800 people. Lionel Bonte, Vice President, Medical Business, Ahlstrom-Munksjö discusses the scope of medical textiles in India and the rising awareness of viral protection post-pandemic.
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Textile industry plays a very important role in spinning the economy’s growth wheels by being the second largest employment generator (after agriculture) and accounting for seven per cent of industrial output in value terms, 12 per cent of the country’s export earnings and two per cent of India’s GDP.
A.T.E. has a formidable presence in textile engineering, both in conventional and technical textiles. The company provides a wide range of textile machinery and accessories across the textile value chain along with a comprehensive range of utilities.
Surface Modification Technologies has over 20 years of hands-on experience in handling various advance surface treatment technologies. The company delivers surface enhancement solutions using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coating processes customised to individual requirements. Umesh Mhatre, Managing Director, Surface Modification Technologies opens up about latest technologies in surface enhancement solutions and provides suggestions to improve the Indian textile industry.
Kusumgar Corporates is today an acknowledged leader in the highly niche technical and specialised textiles sphere. In 1970, Yogesh Kusumgar gauged the phenomenal potential of a market which was then at a very nascent stage.
Inspite of blessed with a complete supply chain – from raw material to fibre to yarn to fabric – India has not been able to cash in on the opportunity created with China vacating some segments in the global textile market.
Infinited Fiber Company is a Finnish biotech founded in 2016 to commercialise a breakthrough recycling technology that can turn cellulose-rich raw materials – like cotton-rich textile waste, used cardboard, or wheat or rice straw – into high-quality textile fibres with the look and feel of cotton. The patented technology has been validated by leading brands and is ready to be scaled. Infinited Fiber Company won the Europas 2020 Hottest Sustainability Tech Award, and was listed on the Global 50 to Watch by Cleantech Group in 2019. Petri Alava, CEO & Co-founder, Infinited Fiber Company sheds light on why conscious clothing is becoming a popular choice, the growing market for regenerated fibres and more.