The District Industries Centre (DIC) was being equipped to act as a coordinating agency to meet the needs of various industries, said Collector T. S. Rajasekar at the inaugural function of Tex-Next 2019, an expo of textile industry, organised by the Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association here on Thursday.
The three-day expo has 100 participants, who have displayed products ranging from yarn to readymade garments. There are stalls displaying recyclable coloured cotton to kurtis, carry bags and T-shirts. The main objective of the expo was to create awareness among entrepreneurs of the latest technology available in the textile industry, said B. Murugananthan, MADITSSIA secretary. This year, the focus was more on recyclable garments, said Karthick Babu, vice-chairman, Tex-Next 2019.
The exhibition will have seminar on various topics, including online marketing and product development. “To ensure that online marketing is accessible to everyone, we are conducting the seminar in Tamil,” said Mr. Karthick Babu.
