Anti-viral clothing is a handful of possibilities
বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh is making this coronavirus resistant
cloth ► America-Europe interested ► The mask of that cloth is going to the Middle East
Bangladesh has come up with a groundbreaking solution to the global epidemic, creating a special coronavirus resistant fabric. Not just coronavirus, if any virus gets on that cloth, 99.9 percent will be destroyed in just 120 seconds.
Jaber & Zubair, one of the leading textile companies in the country, announced their success in inventing coronavirus resistant fabrics at a press conference on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference in the capital's Gulshan, Rashid Ashraf Khan, chief brand officer of the company's business development and marketing department, and Anol Raihan, senior brand manager, gave more information about the fabric and its export market.
Raihan, the brand manager, said, "At a time when the whole world is struggling to find a cure, Bangladesh, a third world country, has developed coronavirus resistant fabrics." Jaber & Zubair's authorities came up with the idea of developing anti-virus clothing after two months of research, urging them to join the fight against the epidemic. The plan to make anti-virus cloth was implemented with the technical assistance of two organizations based in Switzerland.
The senior official of the organization said that the clothes made by them can prevent any virus including coronavirus. Special chemicals have been used to make these fabrics. As a result, no virus will be able to survive in that cloth. If the virus gets on the cloth in any way, the cloth will be 99.9 percent virus free in just 120 seconds. The Jaber and Zubair authorities are very hopeful that the country's garment sector, which has come to a standstill due to the epidemic, will return to the world market through the manufacture and export of these new types of fabrics.
As a reason for such optimism, senior officials of the company said that Jaber & Zubair, one of the top companies in the textile sector of the country, has received a purchase order within a month of the invention of the special fabric. United Group in the Middle East has already signed a contract with the company to buy 500,000 masks made of the cloth. Buyers from America and Europe have also become very interested in buying those clothes. Anol Raihan said that the fabric will be produced for the western market in the next one to one and a half months. "Pants, shirts, masks and other essentials will also be sold in the country's market through our own outlet Bluesins," he said.
The authorities of Jaber and Zubair are also holding discussions with the Ministry of Health of the country. They want to take part in social security by keeping only the production cost of the cloth for the needs of the country. They have plans to provide some personal protective clothing (PPE) as a courtesy to journalists.
Regarding the use of cloth, Jaber & Zubayer said that the virus resistant cloth can be used in making all kinds of clothes including medical gowns, PPE, masks. However, as it is a specialized fabric, its price will be 20 percent more per yard than ordinary cloth.
Regarding the quality of the cloth, the officials said that the antiviral cloth has been certified with the aim of marketing it in America-Europe from UK Certification and Inspection Limited, the world's best certifying body. This certificate has been obtained after two rounds of testing from two of the best institutions in the world.
Noting that the fabric has been tested under ISO 18174, Anol Raihan added that the key ingredients in the fabric are registered with the United States Toxic Control Act and the Environmental Protection Agency. Although this cloth provides almost 100% protection against virus, its effectiveness will decrease after washing it 20 times.
Jaber & Jubayer is hopeful that Bangladesh will be the first country in the world to compete in the field of textiles.
Khorshed Alam, a veteran textile trader and director of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), said, “Bangladesh is the first of our competitors to produce such fabrics in the textile sector. As a result, buyers who are averse to the Chinese market will now look at Bangladesh as a market for alternative and non-conventional products. He said 20 percent of buyers want to shift their investment from the Chinese market to other countries. Even if it gets two to three percent, Bangladesh's export market can be revived.
Abdus Salam Murshedy, president of the Exporters Association of Bangladesh (EAB), an exporters' organization, said: A new chapter has started in the innovation of Bangladesh. The knowledge of our entrepreneurs has gone a step further in meeting the challenges of the future.
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