Tiruppur, July 23 -- The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) in association with the Dyers Association of Tiruppur is planning to set up a centre of excellence in Tiruppur.

SITRA through this centre plans to train processing sector personnel and promote the use of eco-friendly chemicals and help reduce the use of water and energy. It also wants to build a new laboratory, demonstrate new technologies, and offer certifications too.

"We have been working with the Tiruppur cluster for almost eight years and wanted to promote green processing among textile units in the cluster," SITRA Director Prakash Vasudevan told The Hindu.

Vasudevan said that at the site of the Centre, there will also be an exhaustive facility that will com...