TECNITEX  Nonwovens in association with Texas Tech University, USA, South India Mill Owners Association - SIMA and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Textile Management-SVPITM, Coimbatore plans to hold a two-day international workshop on Marketing of Technical Textiles -- the first of its kind -- at The Residency Hotel, Coimbatore during 12 - 13th April 2009.

This maiden event will highlight the most important issue facing the aspiring investors and the existing players of the nascent technical textiles industry in India: How and where to market & what are the markets potential?

The two-day International workshop will bring in eminent speakers from leading nonwoven & technical textile companies and associations involved in the technical textiles sector across the globe and in India.

Salient features of this conference will include:

• Current global status of the technical textiles industry

• Where does India stand in this sector?

• Technology know-how involving different aspects of processing such as woven, knitting and nonwovens.

• Important end-products and their applications.

• Marketing strategies and creating know-how on global markets.

• Some success stories.

Among other aspects, technology issues will be covered by the international expert Dr Seshadri Ramkumar of Texas Tech University, USA. There will also be Table-Top displays by leading technical textiles companies providing an opportunity to aspiring investors and existing players to do networking and marketing.

(Contact Mr M Mallyah TecniTex Nonwovens Pvt Ltd, Hari Bldg, 6th Cross, 7th Main, Indiranagar, HAL II Stage, Bangalore 560 038. Tel: 080-2525 6674/6456 7748. Fax: 080-2525 5605. Email: tecnitex.nonwovens@gmail.com)