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Details of raw-materials for technical textiles
Technical Textiles are manufactured from a variety of
fibres/filaments based on the desired
properties of the end product. The fibres/filaments used can be
broadly classified as Natural and
Man Made. Natural fibres India being a rich source of natural
fibres, these fibres are important
raw materials for the technical textile industry. The natural
fibres predominantly used inTechnical Textiles include:
Cotton Jute Silk Coir
The segment wise consumption of fibres is given in the table
below:
Cotton
Cotton is the most important raw material for the Textile
industry as a whole, accounting for
around 56% of the domestic fibre consumption and exports. The
fibre is also a key raw material
for the Technical textile industry. India is amongst the world's
largest potential reservoirs of
cotton with nearly 9.2 million hectares (mha) under cotton
cultivation (accounting for 25-26%
of total global acreage under cotton). The country ranks third
(behind China and the US) in
cotton production with a production of around 4.59 million
tonnes (mt) in CY2007, accounting
for around 18% of world production. The cotton balance sheet for
the last few years is given
below:
