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TAI meet on value addition in
events
T
he Textile Associa-
tion of India, Mum-
bai Chapter, recently
held an international con-
ference on “Value Addition
in Home Textiles and Ap-
parels”, presided over by
the Textile Commissioner,
Mr. A.B. Joshi, who was the
chief guest on the occasion.
As part of the conference, the
Association conferred Lifetime
Achievement awards on Mr.
Virendra Kumar Arora, Chair-
man, D’Decor Home Fabrics Pri-
vate Ltd., Mr. R.L. Toshniwal,
Chairman and Managing Direc-
tor, Banswara Syntex Ltd., and
Mr. Suresh G. Vaidya, Managing
Director, Vaidya and Associates.
The conference witnessed two
technical sessions, one on Home
Textiles and the other on Yarn
Dyeing and Apparel.
Dr. Sussane Jary, Global Head
of Home Textiles, Lenzing AG,
made a presentation on Value
Added Marketing in Home Tex-
tiles, and Mr. Gunendra Sangaj,
Manager, Techincal Marketing,
from BASF, spoke on Speciality
Finishes for Home Textiles.
In the technical session on Yarn
Dyeing and Apparel, Mr. Harald
Dietmann, Marketing Coloration
- Global Business Development
Vat Dyes from Dystar Color Dis-
tribution, Germany, spoke on re-
source management in yarn dye-
ing and processing.
Mr. S. Sengupta, Sr. Vice Presi-
dent at Mafatlal Industries Ltd.,
made a presentation on value ad-
dition in yarn dyed apparel, and
Mr. Peter Yeung, Area Sales
Manager, Fong’s National Engi-
neering Co. Ltd., spoke on Value
addition through innovation in
yarn dyeing.
Apart from the technical ses-
Lifetime
Achievement
Award for
Suresh Vaidya
Mr. A.B. Joshi, Textile Commissioner, handing over the
Award to Mr. Suresh Vaidya
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| The Textile Magazine
FEBRUARY 2012