Indian Research Centre Ties Up with Vietnamese Firm To Produce Woolen Blends

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Indian Research Centre Ties Up with Vietnamese Firm To Produce Woolen Blends

Woolen blended garments in sportswear and defense wear sectors are all set to get a boost with a tie up between a Vietnam based company with AIC-NIFTTEA Incubation Centre for Textiles and Apparels. The partnership is planning a research project to usher in woolen garment in the sports and defense sectors.

Incubation Centre CB Senthil Kumar disclosed to the press, “Normally, wool was considered as winter application material. But, it could be utilized in fine fabric products too. Since it was animal fibre, it has many inherent qualities like bacterial resistance and resilience, apart from wicking and moisture transmission qualities.”

He further said, “Wool’s utility in sports and active wears as well as defense sector is high. Bilayer and trilayer fabric would be applied in those sectors and wool will take the prior place there.”

The basic research support for production of woolen blended fabrics was afforded by Woolmark to the Incubation center and the work has been on for the past one year.

Senthil elaborated in a statement to the media, “With a fine tuning of circular knitting machines, such fabrics could be made, for which 18.5 to 19.5 micron wool should be used. The fabric would be lighter ranging from 150 sq cm to 300 sq cm GSM.”

Senthil further stated, “Now the same company has promised to extend its support to conduct research on high value products, targeting sports and active wears, and defence sector. The company will also provide marketing solution to the products.”