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Prof. Dr. Fazal Ahmed Khalid, Vice Chancellor UET,
Lahore and Mujtaba Rahim, CEO Archroma Pakistan
14 signing the MoU between the two institutions.
AATCC hosting Textile Finishing Symposium

AATCC is the world’s leading non-profit organization Testing Fabric Moisture Management Aspects to
which provides quality control materials, test method Enhance Comfort—Emiel DenHartog, North
development and professional networking for Carolina State University; Flame Retardant Coatings
members in about 50 countries throughout the world. and Chemistries for Fabrics—Alex Morgan,
University of Dayton; Lowering and Eliminating
AATCC Textile Finishing Symposium will be held in Formaldehyde in the Crosslinking of Cotton
September, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Fabrics—Matt Farrell, Cotton Incorporated; Total
Finishing of yarns, fabrics and garments have Odour Control: Controlling Permastink in Polyester
advanced to wearers’ greater functionality and Fabrics—Darrell Burnette, Sanitized.
performance including comfort, flexibility and durability
along with sustainability and ecofriendly production. A Brand’s Perspective—Mike Abbott, HanesBrands
Inc.; Plasma Treatment and Plasma Applications for
Moisture Management for Cooling and Textiles—Carrie Cornelius, APJeT Inc.; An Overview
Comfort—Timothy Skedzuhn, HeiQ; ZDHC of Flame Resistant Testing for Protective
Conformance for Gateway Entry—Chemical Clothing—Alex Hummel, UL LLC; Approaches to
Module—Malinda Salter, Hohenstein; Leveraging Offering Comfortable and Protective
Cosmetic Technology to Achieve Wash-Durable Outerwear—Mustafa Arifoglu, W. L. Gore &
Cooling Effects on Textiles—Tastex Cool on Associates, Inc.; Adding Value and Performance via
Demand—René Hermse, Tanatex Chemicals BV; Garment Finishing—Mike Tyndall, Tyndall Textile
Product Chemical Integrity in the Advent of Radical Consulting, LLC; and Mechanical Surface
Archroma joins hands with UET
Transparency—Kevin Myette, bluesign technologies ag. Finishing—Len Farias, Dye Rite LLC.

Lahore to foster innovative

China strengthening environmental monitoring research in textiles

efforts to become Green Economy

Archroma is a global color and specialty chemicals additions. The students of UET will also be able to
China is now focusing on green economic Mr Frank Dorssers, vice president systems, company in Switzerland. It has three businesses do internship placement programs at Archroma
development and is hence strengthening its customized services at TUV Rheinland Group said, –Packaging & Paper Specialties and Coatings, Center of Excellence at Karachi.
environmental monitoring efforts. Environment “Environmental risk develops in a dynamic way. It Brand & Performance Textile Specialties and
protection agencies can order illegal polluters to affects every brand supply chain and is connected Adhesives & Sealants. Mr Mujtaba Rahim, CEO Archroma Pakistan Limited
cease production. to every citizen. TUV Rheinland will do all it can to said: “We at Archroma, believe in continuous
help Chinese enterprises refine their environmental Archroma announced that it has signed a improvement and challenging the status quo
The ministry of environmental protection was supply chain management and support the green, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading to enhance sustainable growth especially in
renamed the ministry of ecology and environment in orderly, and sustainable development of China's University of Engineering & Technology (UET), our product lines creating value for our
2018. The new environmental protection tax and industrialization.” Lahore, Pakistan, for a five-year period. stakeholders. Through this in initiative of mutual
introduction of regular environmental audits mean cooperation, we will be able to share latest
that brands and suppliers are now facing more TUV Rheinlands new supply chain management The partnership will help the Pakistan textile industry knowledge and technical developments and to
challenges in compliance. tool helps businesses assess external risks. The to keep up with the fast pace of global evolutions work together with the faculty and research team of
three dimensions of Environmental Policy Survey, and apparel requirements. Both partners will jointly UET. We also wish to share the innovative textile
China’s large scale environmental campaign Environmental Performance Assessment and hold sessions to prepare students for the solutions of Archroma with the students enabling
governance presents a challenge for the brand Environmental Characteristics Analysis helps challenges of the textile industry through them to enhance their academic performance. Our
name suppliers. Businesses in China will have businesses in conducting total reviews and developmental projects, in-house training sessions, MoU will go a long way in adding value in the fast
to comply and improve environmental supply implement environmental management for research in textile applications and process growing textile segment, from education to R&D
chain management. global suppliers. innovative methodologies by pioneering value development.”

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