Infrastructure Helps Indian Technology Textiles Break Ice

Recently, the decline in consumer spending and the global economic recession have forced the Indian textile industry to seriously consider the direction of the development of technical textiles. The government and industry are looking for diversified opportunities to expand the overall market size of the Indian textile industry. India's technical textiles sector statistics, the current market output value of about 800 million US dollars, the Indian government hopes to reach 1.15 billion US dollars by the end of 2012. This means that the scale of production of Indian technical textiles will increase by nearly one-third.

According to Mr. Josh, textile commissioner of the textiles department of the Indian government, there is indeed a need for a platform to let interested parties and entrepreneurs know what kind of products are marketable and how to manufacture and sell them. Simply put, it is the Indian technical textiles department that should know where and how to use technical textiles every day.

For such an emerging market, Mr. Josh proposed the classification of technical textiles: consumer products, institutional products and government procurement products. Consumer products include personal care, baby care and hygiene products. There are many products of world-renowned brands in this category, mainly in pharmacies, retail stores such as Birlas Grand Market, and the consumers who use these products are mainly middle-income people. The consumption of institutional products such as geotextiles, automotive textiles and medical products will increase. India plans to build 20 kilometers of national highways, which will lead to the consumption of more technical textile products. The government procurement category includes the Ministry of Defense, quality defensive textiles and liaison agencies, but these are mostly imported. About 50% of spunbond manufacturers use non-woven machinery and equipment in China and South Korea.

India has the necessary knowledge base and basic structural manufacturing capabilities, which is the basis for the development of the non-woven industry. The Indian government has already established a basic understanding of industrial textiles through the transformation of the technical textiles sector, as well as the technical upgrading plan for the technical textiles sector after the reorganization. If we carefully study the phenomena in our daily lives, we will provide opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises, such as putting in flame-retardant polyester non-woven materials in children's car safety seats and polyester battings.

The startup communities in Surat, Tirrupur and KARUR can think of any kind of product, which will enhance their existing basic capabilities of functions, applications and appeal to consumers. For example, baby carriers, ** stretchers, body bags and so on. Due to changes in consumer activity, India’s disposable consumption will also expand in the future. Moreover, the government is also strengthening infrastructure such as highways and bridges, and the demand for non-woven fabrics and industrial fibers related to civil engineering is expected to increase substantially.