Table Of ContentOFFICE OF THE TEXTILE COMMISSIONER
Final Report
Baseline survey of the technical textile industry in India
March 2009
ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited
Table of Contents
Volume I
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................... 1
1. Policy support to promote technical textiles in India .................................................................... 55
2. List of selected products for focussed attention ............................................................................. 64
Volume II
1. Project background .......................................................................................................................... 66
2. Overview of the Technical Textiles Industry in India ................................................................... 68
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 68
Domestic Scenario of technical textiles in India ................................................................................. 68
Segment-wise consumption of technical textiles in India ................................................................... 69
Very large institutional buyers of technical textiles ............................................................................ 71
International trade in technical textiles ............................................................................................... 72
Emerging technologies ........................................................................................................................ 73
Re-classification of technical textiles and related Government interventions .................................... 80
AGROTECH ......................................................................................................................................... 92
Shade nets/Fabrics .............................................................................................................................. 96
Mulch Mats or Ground covers .......................................................................................................... 103
Anti Hail Nets and Bird protection nets ............................................................................................ 108
Crop covers ....................................................................................................................................... 112
Fishing nets ....................................................................................................................................... 115
MEDITECH ........................................................................................................................................ 120
Baby Diapers ..................................................................................................................................... 126
Incontinence Diapers......................................................................................................................... 129
Sanitary Napkin ................................................................................................................................ 132
Surgical Disposables ......................................................................................................................... 135
Surgical Sutures ................................................................................................................................ 141
Surgical Dressing Material................................................................................................................ 145
Contact Lenses .................................................................................................................................. 150
Artificial Heart Valves ...................................................................................................................... 154
Market sizing and demand estimation of technical textile products ii
Artificial Vascular Grafts .................................................................................................................. 157
Artificial Tendon (Mesh) .................................................................................................................. 159
Artificial Kidney / Dialysers ............................................................................................................. 161
Artificial Joints .................................................................................................................................. 163
Artificial Ligaments .......................................................................................................................... 165
Artificial Cornea ............................................................................................................................... 166
Artificial Skin .................................................................................................................................... 167
Artificial Heart .................................................................................................................................. 168
Artificial Lung .................................................................................................................................. 168
Artificial Liver .................................................................................................................................. 169
MOBILTECH ..................................................................................................................................... 170
Seat belt webbing .............................................................................................................................. 177
Car upholstery: Seat cover fabrics .................................................................................................... 182
Car upholstery: Car Body Covers ..................................................................................................... 185
Automobile interior carpets .............................................................................................................. 187
Headliners ......................................................................................................................................... 189
Insulation Felts .................................................................................................................................. 192
Sunvisors / Sunblinds ........................................................................................................................ 195
Automotive Airbags .......................................................................................................................... 197
Helmets ............................................................................................................................................. 200
Nylon tyre cord fabric ....................................................................................................................... 204
Usage of technical textiles in airlines industry ................................................................................. 208
Usage of technical textiles in Railways ............................................................................................ 213
PACKTECH ........................................................................................................................................ 216
Indian Raffia Industry ....................................................................................................................... 220
Polyolefin Woven Sacks (excluding FIBC) ...................................................................................... 224
Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC) ................................................................................. 228
Leno Bags ......................................................................................................................................... 232
Wrapping Fabric ............................................................................................................................... 235
Soft Luggage ..................................................................................................................................... 236
Jute Hessian and Sacks (including Food grade jute bags) ................................................................ 240
Tea Bags............................................................................................................................................ 247
Market sizing and demand estimation of technical textile products iii
SPORTECH......................................................................................................................................... 250
Sports Composites Market ................................................................................................................ 255
Artificial turf ..................................................................................................................................... 259
Parachute Fabrics .............................................................................................................................. 263
Ballooning fabrics ............................................................................................................................. 267
Sail cloth ........................................................................................................................................... 272
Sleeping bags .................................................................................................................................... 275
Sports nets ......................................................................................................................................... 279
Sport shoes components .................................................................................................................... 282
Tents .................................................................................................................................................. 287
Swimwear ......................................................................................................................................... 295
BUILDTECH....................................................................................................................................... 300
Architectural Membranes .................................................................................................................. 304
Hoardings / Signages ........................................................................................................................ 310
Tarpaulins – HDPE, Cotton canvas and Jute Tarpaulins .................................................................. 315
Canvas Tarpaulin .............................................................................................................................. 316
HDPE Tarpaulins .............................................................................................................................. 320
Awnings and Canopies...................................................................................................................... 324
Floor and wall coverings ................................................................................................................... 328
Scaffolding Nets ................................................................................................................................ 332
CLOTHTECH ..................................................................................................................................... 334
Shoe laces .......................................................................................................................................... 339
Interlining .......................................................................................................................................... 343
Zip Fasteners ..................................................................................................................................... 348
Elastic Narrow Fabrics ...................................................................................................................... 353
Hook and Loop Tape Fasteners (Velcro) .......................................................................................... 357
Labels ................................................................................................................................................ 362
Umbrella Fabric ................................................................................................................................ 368
Sewing threads .................................................................................................................................. 371
HOMETECH....................................................................................................................................... 376
Fiberfil............................................................................................................................................... 381
Carpet Backing Cloth ........................................................................................................................ 386
Stuffed toys ....................................................................................................................................... 390
Market sizing and demand estimation of technical textile products iv
Blinds ................................................................................................................................................ 394
HVAC filters ..................................................................................................................................... 398
Filter fabrics for Vacuum cleaners .................................................................................................... 404
Mattresses and pillows ...................................................................................................................... 406
Nonwoven wipes ............................................................................................................................... 410
Mosquito nets .................................................................................................................................... 413
Furniture fabrics ................................................................................................................................ 415
PROTECH ........................................................................................................................................... 421
Bullet-proof jacket ............................................................................................................................ 427
Fire/Flame retardant fabric (for furnishings) .................................................................................... 430
Fire /Flame retardant apparel ............................................................................................................ 434
Nuclear Biological and Chemical (NBC) suits/Hazmat suits ........................................................... 438
High-Visibility clothing .................................................................................................................... 440
Chemical protection clothing ............................................................................................................ 443
High altitude clothing ....................................................................................................................... 446
Industrial Gloves ............................................................................................................................... 449
GEOTECH .......................................................................................................................................... 454
OEKOTECH ....................................................................................................................................... 472
INDUTECH ......................................................................................................................................... 478
Decatising Cloth ................................................................................................................................ 483
Bolting Cloth ..................................................................................................................................... 486
Absorbent Glass mat Battery separators ........................................................................................... 488
Cigarette Filter .................................................................................................................................. 493
Coated abrasives ............................................................................................................................... 496
Conveyor Belts .................................................................................................................................. 500
Drive Belts ........................................................................................................................................ 504
Computer Printer Ribbon .................................................................................................................. 509
Printed Circuit Board ........................................................................................................................ 512
Paper Making Fabrics ....................................................................................................................... 518
Composites ........................................................................................................................................ 522
Ropes and Cordages .......................................................................................................................... 539
Filtration products ............................................................................................................................. 544
Industrial Brushes ............................................................................................................................. 551
Market sizing and demand estimation of technical textile products v
Annexures ................................................................................................................................................ 555
Volume III
3. Non-woven sector of technical textiles........................................................................................... 560
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 560
Nonwoven Products‘ Application Categories ................................................................................... 565
Market size of non-woven in India ................................................................................................... 569
Major Non-woven manufacturers in India ........................................................................................ 570
Brief profile of select nonwoven manufacturers ............................................................................... 572
4. International trade in technical textiles ........................................................................................ 592
Segment-wise imports of technical textiles in India ......................................................................... 592
Segment-wise exports of technical textiles from India ..................................................................... 606
5. Competitive assessment of India vis-à-vis other countries .......................................................... 617
6. Details of raw-materials for technical textiles .............................................................................. 623
Cotton ................................................................................................................................................ 623
Jute .................................................................................................................................................... 624
Silk .................................................................................................................................................... 625
Coir ................................................................................................................................................... 625
Viscose Fibre/Filament ..................................................................................................................... 626
Polyester ............................................................................................................................................ 628
Nylon................................................................................................................................................. 631
Acrylic / Modacrylic ......................................................................................................................... 632
Polypropylene ................................................................................................................................... 633
Polymers ........................................................................................................................................... 634
Specialty fibres/filaments .................................................................................................................. 636
Aramid .............................................................................................................................................. 636
Carbon fibre ...................................................................................................................................... 637
Glass fibre ......................................................................................................................................... 638
7. Technical Textiles Machinery ........................................................................................................ 644
Technologies specific to manufacture of technical textiles .............................................................. 644
Details of machines for manufacturing non-woven .......................................................................... 648
Market sizing and demand estimation of technical textile products vi
8. Testing facilities for technical textiles in India ............................................................................. 652
SASMIRA (Synthetic and Art Silk Mills Research Association) ..................................................... 654
MANTRA (Man Made Textiles Research Association) ................................................................... 657
BTRA (Bombay Textile Research Association) ............................................................................... 659
SITRA (South India Textile Research Association) ......................................................................... 661
NITRA (Northern India Textile Research Organization) ................................................................. 662
ATIRA (Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association) ....................................................... 664
IJIRA (Indian Jute Industries‘ Research Association) ...................................................................... 667
WRA (Wool Research Association) ................................................................................................. 669
Accreditation agencies ...................................................................................................................... 671
9. Standards for Technical Textiles in other countries .................................................................... 672
10. Policies and regulations mandating & recommending the use of technical textile products ... 746
Annexure 6: Details of Specialty fibres used in the technical textile industry ................................... 769
Market sizing and demand estimation of technical textile products vii
List of Abbreviations
2D 2 - Dimensional
3D 3 - Dimensional
AAMI Association For The Advancement Of Medical Instrumentation
ABS Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
AGM Absorbent Glass Mat
AHP Absorbent Hygiene Products
AHU Air Handling Unit
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AP Andhra Pradesh
ARIA Automotive Research Association Of India
AS American Standards
ASAE American Society Of Agricultural Engineers
ATF Air Turbine Fuel
ATMA All India Textile Manufacturers Association
BIS Bureau Of Indian Standard
BOB Batt-On-Base
BOM Batt-On-Mesh
BP British Pharmacopoeia
BPO Business Process Outsourcing
BTRA Bombay Textile Research Association
C&F Carrying And Forwarding
CAF Conductive Anodic Filament
CAGR Compounded Annual Growth Rate
CBC Carpet Backing Cloth
CEN EN European Committee For Standardization
CFR Code Of Federal Regulation
CMVR Central Motor Vehicle Regulation
CoE Centre Of Excellence
COFRAC Comite Francais D‘ Accreditation
CPC Chemical Protection Clothing
CPCB Central Pollution Control Board
CST Central Sales Tax
CVD Counter-Vailing-Duty
D Denier
DAR Deutscher Akkreditierungs Rat
DGCA Directorate General Of Civil Aviation
DGCIS Directorate General Of Commercial Intelligence And Statistics
DGSND Directorate General Of Supplies & Disposals
DMC Dough Moulding Compound
DMP Dot Matrix Printer
DMT Dimethyltryptamine
DOT Department Of Transportation
ECC Extreme Cold Climate Clothing
ECE Economic Commission For Europe
ECTT Expert Committee On Technical Textile
ECWCS Extended Cold Weather Clothing System
ELCINA Electronic Industry Association Of India
ELR Emergency Locking Retractor
EOU Export Oriented Unit
EPI European Patent Institute
EU European Union
FDA Foods And Drugs Authority
FDDI Footwear Design & Development Institute
FIBC Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers
FIFA The International Football Federation
FR Fire Retardant
GCL Geosynthetic Clay Liners
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GSM Grams Per Square Meter
H&L Hook And Loop
HDPE High Density Polyethylene
HEMA Hydroxy Ethyl Metha Acrylate
HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air
HIV Human Immuno Virus
HVAC Heating, Ventilating, And Air Conditioning
IAHCSMM International Association Of Healthcare Central Service Material
Management
IATA International Air Transport Association
IBIS International Business Information Services
ICRC International Committee Of The Red Cross
IFRC International Federation Of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
IHF International Hockey Federation
IIT Indian Institute Of Technology
IJIRA Indian Jute Industries‘ Research Association
IMC Inter-Ministerial Committee
INDA Association Of Nonwoven Fabric Industry
IOM International Organization For Migration
IPCA Indian Printed Circuit Association
ISI Indian Standards Institute
ISO International Standards Organization
JGT Jute Geo-Textiles
JPMA Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use For Packing Commodities)
Act
Market sizing and demand estimation of technical textile products ix
JV Joint-Venture
KGF Kilo Gram Feet
LCC Low-Cost Carriers
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LCV Light Commercial Vehicle
LDPE Low Density Polyethylene
LED Light Emiting Diode
LFG Landfill Gas
LLDPE Linear Low Density Polyethylene
M&HCV Medium/Heavy Commercial Vehicle
MANTRA Man Made Textiles Research Association
MEG Monoethylene Glycol
MERV Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
MGO Master General Of Ordnance
MHA Ministry Of Home Affairs
MMF Manmade Fibres
MMFY Man Made Filament Yarns
MoEF Ministry Of Environment & Forests
MPV Multi-Utility Passenger Vehicle
MSF Medecins Sans Frontieres
MT Metric Tonne
NA Not Available
NATA National Association Of Testing Authorities
NBC Nuclear Biological And Chemical
NHAI National Highways Authority Of India
NHDP National Highways Development Project
NHM National Horticulture Mission
NIC National Industrial Classification
NID National Institute Of Design
NITRA Northern India Textile Research Organization
NMCC National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
NVH Noise Vibrations And Heat/Harshness
OEM Original Equipement Manufacturer
OFB Ordinance Factory Board
OHSA Occupational Health And Safety Act
OOH Out Of Home
OPD Out-Patient-Department
OTC Over-The-Counter
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PET Polyethylene Terephthalate
PGA Poly Glycolic Acid
PHEMA Poly 2-Hydroxythyl Methacrylate Hydrogels
PMGSY Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
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Description:Baby Diapers .
126. Incontinence Diapers.
