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Built under the initiative
of BTSO (Bursa Chamber of
Commerce and Industry), countdown
started for the establishment of
excellence center for textile and
technic textiles, advanced composite
excellence center and the biggest
center for vocational certification and
tests in the country.
Ibrahim Burkay, chairman of Bursa
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
pointed out that the textile excellence
center for technical textiles on 13
thousand sqm area will take the
lead for the sustainable growth of
the textile industry in the province.
He said, “The business people in
Bursa have to focus on higher value
added products instead of standard
and regular products if we want to
improve our position in international
arena. The center will play a vital
role in the production of high value
products and in the development of
new technologies.
Research and development activities
are important for improving the
values of product, especially in the
fields of smart textiles, nano products
and three-dimensional fabrics. There
will be a “fashion and design center”
and a “composite center” in the
facility. Thus, companies will be able
to keep pace in the technologies of
the future. In this center more than
100 different tests will be carried out,
including space and defense textiles,
sports textiles, composite materials,
home technic textiles, geotextiles,
apparel technic textiles and others.
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