Technical Textiles Survey

OFFICE 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 .................................................................................................................................... 8 1. 2. Policy support to promote technical textiles in India .................................................................... 58 List of selected products for focussed attention ............................................................................. 67

Volume II 1. 2. Project background .......................................................................................................................... 69 Overview of the Technical Textiles Industry in India ................................................................... 71 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 71 Domestic Scenario of technical textiles in India ................................................................................. 71 Segment-wise consumption of technical textiles in India .................................................................. 72 International trade in technical textiles .............................................................................................. 74 AGROTECH ................................................................................................................................... 76 Shade nets/Fabrics .............................................................................................................................. 80 Mulch Mats or Ground covers ............................................................................................................ 87 Anti Hail Nets and Bird protection nets .............................................................................................. 92 Crop covers ......................................................................................................................................... 96 Fishing nets ......................................................................................................................................... 99 MEDITECH .................................................................................................................................. 104 Baby Diapers ..................................................................................................................................... 110 Incontinence Diapers ........................................................................................................................ 113 Sanitary Napkin ................................................................................................................................. 116 Surgical Disposables .......................................................................................................................... 119 Surgical Sutures ................................................................................................................................. 125 Surgical Dressing Material ................................................................................................................ 129 Contact Lenses .................................................................................................................................. 134 Artificial Heart Valves........................................................................................................................ 138 Artificial Vascular Grafts.................................................................................................................... 141 Artificial Tendon (Mesh) ................................................................................................................... 143

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Artificial Kidney / Dialysers ............................................................................................................... 145 Artificial Joints ................................................................................................................................... 147 Artificial Ligaments............................................................................................................................ 149 Artificial Cornea ................................................................................................................................ 150 Artificial Skin ..................................................................................................................................... 151 Artificial Heart ................................................................................................................................... 152 Artificial Lung .................................................................................................................................... 152 Artificial Liver .................................................................................................................................... 153 MOBILTECH ................................................................................................................................ 154 Seat belt webbing ............................................................................................................................. 161 Car upholstery: Seat cover fabrics .................................................................................................... 166 Car upholstery: Car Body Covers ...................................................................................................... 169 Automobile interior carpets.............................................................................................................. 171 Headliners ......................................................................................................................................... 173 Insulation Felts .................................................................................................................................. 176 Sunvisors / Sunblinds ........................................................................................................................ 179 Automotive Airbags .......................................................................................................................... 181 Helmets ............................................................................................................................................. 184 Nylon tyre cord fabric ....................................................................................................................... 188 Usage of technical textiles in airlines industry.................................................................................. 192 Usage of technical textiles in Railways ............................................................................................. 197 PACKTECH .................................................................................................................................. 200 Indian Raffia Industry ........................................................................................................................ 204 Polyolefin Woven Sacks (excluding FIBC).......................................................................................... 208 Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC) ................................................................................... 212 Leno Bags .......................................................................................................................................... 216 Wrapping Fabric ................................................................................................................................ 219 Soft Luggage ...................................................................................................................................... 220 Jute Hessian and Sacks (including Food grade jute bags) ................................................................. 224 Tea Bags ............................................................................................................................................ 231 SPORTECH .................................................................................................................................. 234 Sports Composites Market................................................................................................................ 239

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Artificial turf ...................................................................................................................................... 243 Parachute Fabrics .............................................................................................................................. 247 Ballooning fabrics .............................................................................................................................. 251 Sail cloth ............................................................................................................................................ 256 Sleeping bags .................................................................................................................................... 259 Sports nets ........................................................................................................................................ 263 Sport shoes components .................................................................................................................. 266 Tents....................................................................................