The document discusses the technical textiles industry in India. It notes that technical textiles account for 22% of total fiber consumption globally but only 5% in India, indicating significant growth potential. The technical textiles market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11% from Rs. 37,100 crores in 2007-08 to Rs. 62,420 crores in 2012-13. Key opportunities for growth include increasing domestic production to meet demand and entering new high-value market segments. However, constraints to growth include a lack of standards, limited R&D investment, and a need for greater awareness and acceptance of technical textile technologies among users.

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GROWTH POTENTIAL AND
PROSPECTS IN INDIA
Reliance Industries Limited

2.  one of the most promising and faster growing areas for global
and indian textile industry
 indispensible part of human life
 encompasses immense range and diversity of raw materials,
processes, products and applications
 accounts for over one-quarter of all textile consumption in
weight terms
 plays crucial role in indian economy and infrastructural
development
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3.  technical textiles are defined as textile materials and
products used primarily for their technical
performance and functional properties rather than
their aesthetic or decorative characteristics
 depending on the product characteristics, functional
requirements and end-use applications, these have
been grouped into 12 segments
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4.  agrotech (agriculture, horticulture and forestry)
 buildtech (building and construction)
 clothtech (shoes and clothing)
 geotech (geotextiles, civil engineering)
 hometech (furniture, upholstery, interior furnishing, household
textiles, floor covering)
 indutech (filteration, cleaning and other industrial uses)
 medtech (medical, healthcare and hygiene)
 mobiltech (automobiles, shipping, railways and aerospace)
 oekotech (environmental protection)
 packtech (packaging)
 protech (person and property protection)
 sporttech (sport and leisure)
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5.  world market for technical textiles at 21 mn tonnes (us$
120 bn) during 2007-08 is expected to increase to 26 mn
tonnes (us$139 bn) by 2012 with a cagr of 4 - 5 %
depending on the area of application
 fibre consumption in technical textiles was 22 % of total
fibres consumed in 2005
 the drivers for future growth are expected to be asian
countries like china and india. the growth in asia is
expected to be 6.5 percent while it would be merely 2.2
percent in developed countries
 sector-wise higher growth rates are for indutech,
buildtech, medtech, geotech, packtech and agrotech. but
protech is important in view of safety.
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consumpt ion
78%
Technical
t ext iles
22%
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9. USA
23%
West ern
Europe
22%
China
13%
Rest of World
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Japan
7%
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11. Other Fabrics
2%
Woven fabrics
73%
Non woven
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Knitted Fabrics
5%
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13.  POLYESTER - 25 %
 POLYOLEFINS - 25 %
 GLASS - 15 %
 JUTE, COIR, ETC. - 14 %
 COTTON - 7 %
 VISCOSE - 3 %
 OTHER CELLULOSICS - 3 %
 POLYAMIDE - 7 %
 ARAMID AND CARBON FIBRES - 1 %
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17.  fabric - 67 %
 unspun fibres - 24 %
 yarns - 09 %
 fibre products include fibre reinforced concrete and
composites, cushioning, fillings, insulation & sports
equipments, toys
 yarn products include sutures, ropes, fishing gears, shoe
laces, swings
 fabrics can be woven, knitted and non-woven and cover
all sectors of technical textiles
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18. Fabric
67%
Unspun fibres
24%
Yarn Type
Products
9%
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19.  INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION OF TECHNICAL
TEXTILES IS LIMITED AND SCATTERED MAINLY
IN SMALL & MEDIUM SECTORS
 THE DEMAND FOR MANY ITEMS IS MET
THROUGH IMPORTS e.g. DEFENCE AND POLICE
 LARGE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
 SOME OF THE PRODUCTS CAN BE PRODUCED
BY MINOR ALTERATION IN EXISTING SET UP
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20.  in many developed countries (e.g. usa and japan)
technical textiles account for over 35 percent of the
textile industry’s output as against 19 % for china and
5 % for india
 primarily active in the clothtech, packtech and
sporttech sectors
 limited to commodity products
 very little presence in high tech segments
 there is a general perception that technical textiles are
predominantly produced in large scale sector but it is
true only to limited extent
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21.  indigenous production and ‘value for money’ pricing concept
will explode the market
 India, the fourth largest economy in terms of purchasing power
parity (ppp) (after usa, china & japan) is a growing market of
one billion plus people, of which 300 million people are middle
class consumers
 the consumption of disposable segment of technical textiles is
directly related to the disposable income
 considering the above, over all growth of technical textiles is
estimated at 14 percent per annum with appropriate policy
regime and accordingly the market size for technical textiles
will increase from rs. 37100 crores in 2007-08 to rs. 62420 crores
in 2012-13 (icra study) at a cagr of 11 %
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22.  the value addition in technical textiles is steadily shifting from
raw materials and intermediate products to downstream
industries where india has a strong base
 low cost skilled labour is highly competitive as compared to
developed countries
 decentralised sector’s contribution in technical textiles is
significant for their growth in india
 indian textile industry is fundamentally strong which can be
useful in commodity markets of technical textiles through cost
competitive structure
 in the high niche market, india has advantage of network of r&d
institutions for developing new technologies
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23.  dominance of decentralised sector – inadequate resources and
finance
 absence of regulatory legislation
 absence of required standards on quality of products and codes
of practices
 deterrants for entrepreneurs:
 doubt about future market potential of technical textiles in
view of absence of regulation and needed consumtion
 huge capital costs involved for machinery, raw materials
and equipment
 sustained promotional efforts and substantial investment
needed for market development
 limited experience in production and use of technical
textiles
 outdated existing regulatory mechanism
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24.  lack of basic infrastructure, skilled manpower, testing facilities,
training & educational facilities
 negligible investment in r&d on technical textiles
 lack of comprehensive database on technical textiles
 lack of awareness and benefits of using technical textiles among
users
 hesitation in accepting world proven cost effective technologies
 poor understanding of product properties in regard to its
constructability, durability, structural integrity, functional
utility, fibre composition and its installation and handling
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25.  import intensive nature making their cost prohibitive
 no quality benchmark for technology for technical textiles
 non-availability of main raw materials i.e. specialty fibres at
competitive and affordable prices
 limited demand in view of absence of required standards and
regulations
 lack of awareness of benefits of using technical textiles
 little emphasis on health, safety and environmental aspects
 hesitation in adopting latest world proven efficient and cost
effective technologies
 little understanding among users about the type of product and
its properties regarding constructability, durability, structural
integrity, survivability and functional utility
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27.  textile policy of government of india recognised growth
prospects of technical textiles and accords priority for their
development
 constitution of expert committee on technical textiles (ectt)
 setting up of a steering committee on growth and development
of technical textiles (scgdtt)
 government launched technology mission on technical textiles
in the xi th five year plan to identify major constraints for
improving their production and consumption in india
 baseline survey on technical textiles was conducted
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28.  identified agrotech, protech, geotech & buildtech and medtech
as key areas for growth and development in india
 coverage of technical textiles under technology upgradation
fund scheme (tufs)
 setting up of 12 excellence centres (ecs) for technical textiles –
already started ecs for geotech & buildtech; agrotech; medtech;
and protech
 de-reservation of sanitary napkins / baby diapers
 basic custom duty for major machineries on technical textiles
reduced from 10 to 5 %
 10 % capital subsidy for new projects
 5 % interest subsidy on loans under tufs
 14 special economic zones to attract fdi and duty free imports
and domestic procurement for 100 % exports
 gujarat state is providing 10 % investment subsidy on technical
textile projects
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29.  application areas
 identification of application areas having strong potential
in the domestic market i.e geotech (including buildtech),
medtech, agrotech, protech and mobiltech
 initial selection of products for which technical know-how,
production facilities and raw materials already exist
 indigenization of value added products of relatively easier
technology capable of quick assimilation
 development of technical textiles in high tech applications
of aerospace, defence, etc. with public/private initiatives,
joint ventures with mncs
 urgent quality standards for identified products and their
installation
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30.  raw material
 use of indegeneously available fibres and import
of high performance fibres
 fibres (natural or man-made) use based on
durability, survivability and integrity requirements
considering health, safety and environmental
impacts
 providing fiscal incentives to specialty fibres to
make them cost competitive and easilt affordable
 amending existing regulation (drugs & cosmetics
act) to cover newly developed manmade fibre
products e.g. antimicrobial fibres, super absorbant
fibres, non toxic/non allergic fibres, breathable
fibres, antistatic fibres, etc.
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31.  THRUST NEEDED FOR SPECIALTY FIBRES
 NEED FOR LONG LASTING PERFORMANCE
PROPERTIES
 COMPATIBILITY, DURABILITY, STRUCTURAL
INTEGRITY AND SURVIVABILITY
 UNIFORMITY OF PROPERTIES IN ALL
DIRECTIONS
 THE STANDARDS NORMALLY COVER LONG
TERM DURABILITY WHICH IS NOT PROVIDED BY
OTHER FIBRES
 AS PER STANDARDS, THE PERFORMANCE AND
FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS MUST BE
CONTROLLED WITHIN NARROW LIMITS
(AVERAGE VALUE + 2 X STANDARD DEVIATION)
TO HAVE UNIFORMITY IN ALL DIRECTIONS TO
PREVENT THEIR FUNCTIONAL FAILURE
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32.  manufacturing facilities
 re-orientation of production facilities and training of
manpower
 products which can be manufactured on existing
machinery be identified and marketing efforts be
made
 incentives for state of the art machinery for high
potential high tech products
 developing proper product-mix
 capacity building of raw materials, machinery,
infrastructure and production
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33.  r&d and quality assurance
 investment in r&d and quality management as well as
product development needed
 latest world class testing facilities needed
 national standards at par with international developments
needed on urgent basis especially for specifications of
products and codes of practices for installation, use and
maintenance of technical textile products
 certification and accreditation of testing facilities and
production as per international standards
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34.  domestic and export market development of technical
textiles
 regulatory framework in the interest of environment,
health and safety
 assistance for international / national exhibitions, fairs,
seminars, etc.
 incentives for certification / accreditation to international
standards
 incentives for substitution of traditional textiles by
technical textiles
 mandatory use of geotech, buildtech medtech for health,
safety, environment and efficient utilisation of public
funds
 mandatory use of fr textiles in public places, buildings,
uniform fabrics, etc. 19 Mar 2010

35.  in case of geotech / buildtech projects, the approval
and implementation should include design
parameters also and the priciple used should be f –d
—b—o--t:
 finance
 design
 build
 operate
 transfer
 fiscal measures such as reduction of excise/custom
duty/sales tax/service tax
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36.  considerable reduction of cost of projects (materials,
design, installation and evaluation)
 minimum subsequent repairs / maintenance;
 prevention of environmental pollution leading to
sustainable development
 most efficient utilization of resources
 better designs and longer project service life
 increased safety of life and property
 alternate and best technological applications for a
specific end use
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37.  geotech
 geotextiles and geogrids for reinforcement of base and
subbase in pavement structures
 geotextiles for subsurface drainage, subgrade separation and
stabilisation, protection (cushioning), permanent erosion
control, pavement overl;ays, slope protection and silt fence
geotextiles for sediment control
 geosynthetic clay liners
 gabions for prevention of soil erosion
 geogrids for mse systems
 geosynthetic mats
 geonets and geocomposites for waste containment
 geocomposites / geocells / geomembranes / geofoams
 prefabricated geosynthetic edge and vertical drains
 geosynthetics for waste containment
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38.  BUILDTECH
 geo-membranes for waterproofing of roofs
 controlled permeability textiles for concrete
formwork lining
 fibers for reinforceed concrete
 synthetic fibre insulation blanket
 reflective vapour breathable textile substrate as
radiant barrier in building envelope
 house wraps
 vapor breathable textile substrate as mineral wool
insulation facing for buildings
 technical textiles as honeycombs for landscaping
 architectural fabric/ tensile structures (temporary
and permanent)
 hoardings for buildings
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39.  protect
 bullet proof fabric/jacket
 protective clothing for agricultural workers
 protective clothing for mechanical /chemical /
nuclear / biological protection
 hi-visibility / high altitude warning clothing
 protective clothing for dust protection
 protective clothing for acoustic protection
 protective clothing for biological protection
 protective clothing for electric arc welding
 fire retardant upholstery, curtains, bednets,
beddings, uniform fabrics, bed linens, etc.
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40.  Agrotech
 crop covers
 greenhouse covers
 row covers
 poly-house films/membranes
 shade-nets
 mulch mats
 baler twines
 polyester/pp/hdpe nets for fishing
 waterproof lining
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41.  Meditech
 extracorporeal devices
 artificial kidney, liver, lung, heart pacer
 non-implantable textile materials
 absorbent pad, bandages, compression bandages, plasters,
absorbent gauges, lint and wadding
 implantable textile materials
 tendons, ligaments, cartilage, skin, contact lenses, cornea,
joints, vascular grafts, heart valves
 healthcare and hygiene products
 surgical gowns, caps, gloves , masks; surgical covers
drapes, aprons; beddings (blankets, sheets, pillow covers);
clothing (uniform); incontinence/baby/adult diapers; cloth
wiper, surgical hosiery, sanitary napkins, medical mattress,
sterilization wraps, head and shoe covers, panty shield,
wadding; wipes
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42.  other technical textiles
 hometech (fiberfill, blinds, stuffed toys, carpet backing
fabric)
 mobiltech (seat belts, exhaust filters, airbags, tyre cord fabric,
seat cover, headliners, insulation felts, interior carpets)
 packtech (flexible intermediate bulk containers, soft luggage
products, sackings)
 indutech (synthetic tarpaulins, awnings, tents, conveyor
belts, hoses, ropes, cordages, drive belts, webbings, slings,
tapes, computer ribbons, battery separators, industrial filters)
 sporttech (sports nets, sports footwear, sports composites,
sleeping bags, artificial turfs, ballooning fabric, parachute
fabric)
 clothtech (sewing threads, interlinings, zip fasteners, tapes,
velcro)
 oekotech (environmental control-bags/filters, municipal
wates – geosynthetics)
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