Philippine Textile Research Institute

Details: Published: 04 December 2017; Hits: 9068

PTRI hosts First ASEAN Textile Conference in the Philippines, Puts Sustainability and Science and Technology in Spotlight

The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) recently hosted TELA ASEAN Textile Conference, which brought together key persons from the textile industry and ASEAN-member countries to discuss the state of the region’s textile industry and to find ways to address its challenges. Featuring presentations from the delegates – including an ASEAN textile exhibit and mini-trade fair of Filipino textile MSMEs – the first TELA ASEAN Textile Conference in the Philippines coincided with the 50th founding anniversary of both PTRI and the ASEAN.

Details: Published: 20 October 2017; Hits: 8179

This November: ASEAN Textile Exhibit at the SMX Convention Center Aura

The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI), with support from the ASEAN Foundation, will hold an exhibit featuring ASEAN regional textiles on November 7 to 8, 2017 at the SMX Convention Center Aura. The textile exhibit draws attention to the numerous textile industries that thrive in the ASEAN region, from the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia, to Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. Emphasis is laid on handwoven fabrics, natural dyes, and naturally dyed products that are being used by people all over the Southeast Asian region, exhibiting each country’s rich heritage, character, and culture.

Admission is free. For more information, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and follow TELA Pilipinas on Facebook for updates.

Details: Published: 29 August 2017; Hits: 8376

PTRI BRINGS ‘TELA’ TO THE 2017 RSTW ILOILO

By Lanquin Seyer R. Gacusan (Technology Transfer Information and Promotions Staff)

Featured at the PTRI Booth are the ICYT virtual reality (VR) tour, TELA Pilipinas, and other PTRI projects

ILOILO CITY, ILOILO, REGION VI – The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) brings its programs and initiatives to the Iloilo leg of the 2017 Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) under the Support to Industry and MSMEs exhibit cluster. Specifically, the Institute opens its premier spinning and finishing facility – the Innovation Center for Yarns and Textiles (ICYT) through a virtual reality (VR) tour. In a nutshell, the ICYT seeks to bridge the gap between agricultural inputs and end-users of textile products, and encourage potential textile developments across the Country.

Details: Published: 22 August 2017; Hits: 10870

PTRI-NGCP PARTNERSHIP TO ENHANCE BUHI WEAVING

By Lanquin Seyer R. Gacusan (Technology Transfer Information and Promotions Staff)

PTRI and NGCP officers together with BOKPA Weavers during the Capability Building project launch at Lavidia Resort, Buhi, Camarines Sur

BUHI, CAMARINES SUR, REGION V – With a mandate of organizing community development programs to its power transmission beneficiaries or host communities, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) recently inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) for a six-month project of providing capability building trainings to the Buhi OTOP Key Players Association (BOKPA) Weavers.

Details: Published: 04 August 2017; Hits: 8853

Natural textiles and innovations highlighted in PTRI’s Lab to FAB exhibit at NSTW 2017

By Lorraine M. Cueva (Technology Transfer, Information and Promotions Staff)

PASAY CITY — The annual National Science and Technology Week (NSTW)—with its aim to present the role and contribution of science and technology in nation-building and development—provided the backdrop for the Philippine Textile Research Institute’s exhibit that recently took place at the World Trade Center, Pasay City.

Entitled ‘Lab to FAB (Fabric Applications and Beyond)’, the exhibit featured a three-part experience: from textile inputs; then processes via PTRI’s facilities and machines; and to outputs in the form of fabrics, apparel, accessories, and other textile applications.

habi ‘Lab to FAB (Fabric Applications and Beyond)’ highlights textile processes from input to output

‘Innovations for Biodiversity Conservation and Smart Utilization’ Under the Biodiversity cluster organized by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), PTRI put forth one of its missions: to develop textiles and textile products from natural materials, with smart utilization in mind.