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Conference on Sustainable Finishing of Textiles on-demand

The Conference on Sustainable Finishing of Textiles is available to download on-demand. The conference consists of 16 presentations and Q&A after the Three Sessions - over 10 hours of live talks and group discussions available to view at the time of your choosing. 

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Conference programme

30 September 2021 12:00 - 16:00 (BST)

KEYNOTE: Phil Patterson, Managing Director, Colour Connections, UK; Chairman of the ZDHC MRSL Advisory Council (chemical inputs) and the ZDHC Wastewater Council, The Netherlands; Chairman of the Microfibre Consortium, UK
On a knife edge - making quality textiles responsibly

WCTC special edition: Conference on Sustainable Finishing of Textiles

Feedback from our recent World Congress on Textile Coating (WCTC) (February 2021) highlighted the commitment of the industry to reduce its carbon footprint and ensure a sustainable future. It is clear that, as it emerges from the consequences of the covid-19 pandemic, the industry is committed to action and investment in material technology and machinery to abate its detrimental impacts on the environment.

Speaker Biographies and Presentation Abstracts

KEYNOTE: Phil Patterson, Managing Director, Colour Connections (UK); Chairman of the ZDHC MRSL Advisory Council (chemical inputs) and the ZDHC Wastewater Council, The Netherlands; Chairman of the Microfibre Consortium, UK

World Congress on Textile Coating Conference images

Day One: 11 February 2021

Session One: Industry and market trends

Adrian Wilson gave a review of 2020, followed by Joe Poterala of Mascoe Coating Systems on using a cohesive supply chain to develop new concepts and ideas.

Harry Albus of ANCI gave a sponsored presentation.

Session Two: Novel applications for coated and laminated textiles

World Congress on Textile Coating on-demand

World Congress on Textile Coating (WCTC), view the entire event on-demand

Previous conferences

World Congress on Textile Coating, WCTC was formerly called TCL, International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating, which over the past 28 years has built a reputation as a vital meeting place for the worldwide coating and laminating industry.

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