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Textile tech business centre launched

Star Business Report
A Textile Technology Business Centre (TTBC) was launched yesterday to assist the textile industry to adopt resource efficiency measures in managing waste and ground water.
Lilianne Ploumen, foreign trade and development cooperation minister of the Netherlands, launched the centre at the Netherlands embassy in Dhaka.
The centre was set up by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association with support from the Netherlands embassy, International Finance Corporation, and Partnership for Cleaner Textiles (PaCT). It will be functional from June 15.
TTBC will support the textiles sector in adopting the best practices and technologies that improve business and environmental sustainability, said Shahidullah Azim, vice-president of BGMEA.
The centre will collect, analyse, translate, and share guidance on practical implementation of cleaner production, occupational health and safety, water sanitation and hygiene, and effluent treatment plants, according to the PaCT website.
The Netherlands aims to extend support to make the industry become more sustainable and globally competitive, said Ploumen.
Bringing in cleaner production practices and technologies that significantly reduce water consumption will make the sector more resource efficient, she said.
Supporting the textile technology business centre is aligned to IFC's commitment to the Bangladesh textiles sector to improve its environment sustainability, said Kyle Kelhofer, country manageroflFC.
"It is part of our broader initiative to help the sector thrive and remain competitive."
Through its strong local and international network, TTBC facilitates business-to-business connections between factories and technology vendors, service providers, financial institutions and universities, said Mrinal Sircar, programme manger of PaCT.
TTBC is the first centre of its kind in Bangladesh, dedicated to help factories minimise waste and emission and enhance production efficiency, Sircar said.
PaCT is a partnership project between textile and wet procession factories in Bangladesh, international appeal buyers, wet procession technology suppliers, the Netherlands embassy, the IFC and Solidaridad.
TTBC draws on the best global independent technical knowledge and local experience on cleaner production, it said.
TNO, a reputed Dutch research organisation, provided technical support for the centre.