4. Technical Textiles ???
Technical textiles are textiles product manufactured
mainly for their technical & Functional properties
rather than aesthetic and decorative characteristics.
It called as Performance textiles or Functional textiles or
Engineered textiles or High tech textiles
It can be divided into many categories, depending on
their end use
5. Non Woven =
Technical Textiles
Fiber -without weaving ----->
Fabric
Nonwoven
As the name indicates are
fabrics are flat
not woven fabrics
structures
Cost effective process as it
mainly defined
skips intermediary process
as sheets or
such as spinning, weaving
webs made by
preparation & Weaving
bonding and
entangling fibers
High speed & productivity
or filaments by
compared conventional/
mechanical,
woven process
thermal or
All nonwovens are technical chemical means.
textiles but all technical
textiles are not nonwovens
Technical applications
Hospital fabrics
Surgical gowns
Face masks
Geo textiles
Consumer and industrial wipes
Upholstery paddings
Military decontamination
wipes
Inner liners of protective
fabrics
Automotive headliners
Automotive trunkliners
Acoustic and thermal
insulation materials
6. Global non woven out look
India
Russia
S. Africa
Brazil
Emerging Markets
South America
China
Mexico
Turkey
Early Development Markets
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Japan
Australia
Europe -27
NAFTA
Developed Markets
Korea
Taiwan
0
1
2
3
4
5High export volumes 7
6
8. Scope Of Technical Textiles
Technical textiles is “ Sunshine sector “ in India
Various technical textiles products consumed by different industries
automotive, Healthcare, construction, oil & Petroleum, so it will increase
the consumption of technical textiles
Growth Of Technical Textiles in India
Rupees ( Crores)
200000
Data released by DGCI&S, Kolkata
158,540
150000
20%
100000
50000
11%
70,151
41,756
0
2007 - 08
2012 - 13
Year
2016 - 17
9. FACTS & FIGURES
World wide Fibre consumption - Technical Textiles
Conso In Tonnes
Data released by CIRFS
7,100
8000
6000
4000
3,437
4,111
4,020
3,812
2000
0
EU
America
China
India
Rest of
Fibre conso (Tonne)
3437
4111
7100
4020
3812
Avg rate %
15%
18%
32%
18%
17%
Countries
10. SWOT Analyses – Technical Textiles
1 Strengths:
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An increasing level of R&D and innovation in CoE's
Various textiles products are consumed by different industries
Higher consumption growing exports
Increasing adaptability level/ acceptance of products Control of
leading worldwide technical/trade fair
2. Opportunities
• Quick growth of technical textiles consumption per capita
worldwide EU, China & others
• Ministry of Textiles conducting Awareness programme/seminars/
workshop
• Supports to business startup Providing fund / Market
development
11. SWOT Analyses – Technical Textiles
3. Weaknesses
• Small & Medium sized companies with limited capacity for
investment
• A high energy intensive industry
• Low recyclability of technical textiles compared to traditional
materials
• Lack of attractiveness of the textile industry for young graduates
4. Threats
• Scarcity of raw materials and increasing prices
( Mainly synthetic fibers )
• Increasing energy cost ( Gas& Electricity)
• Growing pressures on prices, particularly on mature markets
• Increasing competition from emerging countries and increasing
market access barriers
12. Ministry of Textiles support
to develop Technical textiles
• Scheme for Growth and Development of Technical Textiles (SGDTT) - Baseline
Survey, Awareness Campaigns and Creation of Centres of Excellence (CoE) – (Geotech,
Agrotech, Protech, Meditech)
• Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT)
– standardization, creating common testing facilities with national / international
accreditation, indigenous development of prototypes and maintaining a resource
centre with I.T. infrastructure.
– Setting up four additional Centers of Excellence (CoEs) (Nonwovens, Composites,
Indutech and Sportech)
– provide, support for the development of domestic & export markets for technical
textiles.
– Buyer seller meeting, Concession custom duty 5% specific machinaries, Training
programme, Technical supports
• Indian Technical Textiles Association ( ITTA)
– The objective of ITTA is to promote, support, develop and increase productions,
consumption and export of technical textile to make India a power house of technical
textiles in the days to come.
13. CONCLUSION
Technical textile is more importance to develop our export
economy. It brings “HEALTHY INDIAN ECONOMY”
Technical textiles is a tool to Motivate & Encourage “
Entrepreneurship “ to over come current situation
NEWS
Government plans to raise outlay by Rs 700 crore for technical textile sector
Government disburses Rs 2,151 crore during 2012-13 under TUFS Technology Upgradation Fund
Scheme
Customs duty cut likely on technical textiles
Technical textiles weave a new story
Textiles Ministry asks firms to invest in technical textiles
Technical textile market to touch Rs 1.58 lakh crore by FY 2017
Germany keen to partner with Gujarat companies for technical textiles
Technical textiles usage in healthcare may touch $ 1 bn