The Synthetic & Art Silk Mills' Research Association (SASMIRA) is a cooperative venture set up by the man-made textile industry of India after independence as a multi-functional institute to serve its scientific and technological needs. SASMIRA was established on 12th January 1950 after due recognition by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. Later it was linked to the Ministry of Textiles. The imposing marble structure of SASMIRA building stands on a plot of land measuring about 12,000 sq.metres at the foot of Worli Hill Mumbai in the prime location of the city. The building was completed in 1958.
SASMIRA is engaged in multifarious activities with the prime objective of rendering scientific & technical assistance to the textile industry, thereby assisting it's growth and development. These activities include research and development, technical services and testing, instrumentation, technical education, dissemination of technical information and organising seminars and conferences.
Future thrust of SASMIRA would be on the R & D activities in the area of upgradation of Decentralised sectors, Eco-friendly processes and waste reutilization etc. SASMIRA has been identified as the nodal center for activities on Technical Textiles like Geo textiles, Automotive textiles, Agro-textiles, Medical textiles, Composites, Architectural and Structural textiles etc.