research and development
Areas of Consultancy
Sustainable manufacturing and processing of fibrous materials and products
Development and applications of natural colorants and finishes
Product development: apparels, medical/healthcare and nonwoven textiles, and sustainable fashion
Wastewater pollution reduction
Multifunctional finishing of fibrous materials with nano and microencapsulated particles
Color science and its efficient applications
Coloration of fibrous materials including electrospun nanofibers
Digital ink-jet printing of textiles for coloration and functional applications
Mill planning, erections and installations
Lab development and installations
R&D Collaborations
Artistic Milliners – Improving sustainability of the Denim Garment Washing Process – since 2023
Soorty Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. – Improving environmental sustainability – since August 2020
WWF-Pakistan – Effective natural indigo cultivation for sustainable dye production and use – 2018-2022 MoU signed in 2021
Development of durable microencapsulted fragrance finish for textiles – since 2023
Developed the technology of making natural indigo dye from the indigenous Indigofera Tinctoria plant for denim industry – 2016-2020 (CDA signed and the technology transferred in 2019), MoU signed in 2017 and extended in 2023. under Technology Development Fund Program of the Higher Education Commission Pakistan
Developed the microencapsulated mosquito repellent finish for cotton textiles – 2014-2015
Artistic Garment Industries – Developing sustainable product processing – 2018-2019 under the Eco-Innovation project funded by USPCAS-W
Popular Fabrics Pvt. Ltd. – Ecological textile coloration – October 2009