Kim Lommaert
Archroma Joins Hands With Mehran University To Foster Research In Textiles
Pratteln, Switzerland - 15/08/2017
Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced the signing-in of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET), Jamshoro, Pakistan. The MoU will pave way for cooperation initially for a five-year period.
The partnership will explore research projects on basic indigenous textile dyes at MUET towards smart methodologies in processing of textile dyes. The students of MUET will also get access to our hands-on training programs at Archroma Center of Excellence at Karachi.
The MoU was officially signed at a ceremony recently held in Jamshoro by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Aslam Uqaili, Vice Chancellor of MUET and Mujtaba Rahim of CEO, Archroma Pakistan Limited.
Speaking at the occasion, Mujtaba Rahim said: “We, at Archroma, believe in continuous improvement and challenging the status quo leading to enhance sustainability especially in preserving nature and creating value for our stakeholders. Through this initiative of mutual cooperation, we will be able to share latest knowledge and technical developments with the research team of MUET, and strengthen scholarly collaboration between MUET and Archroma.”
“This partnership is going to have far-reaching impact in research projects which will bear highly positive results for MUET and Archroma. Our academic team is very enthusiastic on the mutual collaboration and look forward to interesting research outcomes. Industrial liaison of students will create confidence and the training, internships and working sessions will benefit them in their career development,” Prof. Dr. Aslam Uqaili commented.
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Archroma is a global, diversified provider of specialty chemicals serving the branded and performance textiles, packaging and paper, and coatings, adhesives and sealants markets.
Headquartered in Pratteln, Switzerland, Archroma operates with more than 4,500 employees located in 42 countries and with over 30 production sites.
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