Plasma treated Angora fibres to keep Siachen soldiers warm

30 Aug '06

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Jhala adds, “Apart from facilitating carding and spinning of fibres with reduced shedding, enhancing the product range with innovative designs is a major achievement.”

He informs that a Rs 3,400,000 worth plant will soon be commissioned at Kulu in Uttaranchal State of North India and more tie-ups are on cards in the region that rears Angora rabbits as a lucrative cottage industry.

Jhala points that a Rs 60-70 worth value-addition on basic cost of Rs 700 per kg of angora fibre is negligible in comparison when the final product like shawl, warmers or pullovers are made and sold at the consumer level.

As regards industry interests, leading companies like Reliance Textiles Industries Ltd, Woolmark India and Bhilwara Group have sounded positive in joining hands with NID over this development.

This innovation has prompted NGOs like Himalayan Institute For Environment, Ecology & Development - (Hifeed) and others to join hands with NID and extend this technology for furthering their industry prospects to new heights.

National Institute of Design joined hands with Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar to bring out this innovation.

It is now for the industry to take a cue, absorb and integrate this latest technology that will prove beneficial for all sectors of the textile industry.

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