Filatex India has resumed partial operations at its Dadra plant to meet the urgent requirement of yarns that will be mainly used in production of face masks, PPE and some specific urgent requirement of fabrics, to be used in tents suitable for quarantine applications for Ministry of Defence.

Filatex India has resumed partial operations at its Dadra plant to meet the urgent requirement of yarns that will be mainly used in production of face masks, PPE and some specific urgent requirement of fabrics, to be used in tents suitable for quarantine applications for Ministry of Defence.

Filatex India has resumed partial operations at its Dadra plant to meet the urgent requirement of yarns that will be mainly used in production of face masks, PPE and some specific urgent requirement of fabrics, to be used in tents suitable for quarantine applications for Ministry of Defence.

In January 2020, when Coronavirus just started to make headlines globally, there was negligible domestic manufacturing of medical personal protective equipment (PPE) kit – mainly used by frontline healthcare workers – in India.

In January 2020, when Coronavirus just started to make headlines globally, there was negligible domestic manufacturing of medical personal protective equipment (PPE) kit – mainly used by frontline healthcare workers – in India.

In 2019, global shipments of spinning, texturing, weaving, knitting, and finishing machines decreased on average compared to 2018. Deliveries of new short-staple spindles, open-end rotors, and long-staple spindles dropped by -20 per cent, -20 per cent, and -66 per cent, respectively.

Weight and thickness have a great influence on the functionality of nonwoven goods. Especially in the current situation in the wake of the worldwide corona pandemic, it is essential to be able to rely 100 per cent on the quality of medical products such as masks or protective gowns.

The Indian technical textiles sector, which was touted as the next sunrise sector, is finally getting its due, thanks to the rising awareness for medical textiles and other nonwoven products like masks, gloves, etc. due to Covid-19.

HeiQ Viroblock NPJ03 is among the first textile technologies in the world to be proven effective against SARS-CoV-2 in the laboratory.