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Technical Textiles Newsletter June 2014

TECHNICAL TEXTILES NEWSLETTER | Issue 4 OFFICE OF TEXTILE COMMISSIONER, MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (MOT) 2

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES

Composites Audi Introduces New Lightweight Composite Springs

The new spring, which Audi developed in collaboration with an unnamed Italian supplier is thicker than the standard steel spring and has a slightly larger overall diameter with a lower

number of coils. What the spring gains in size it dramatically loses in weight. Where a steel spring for an upper mid-size Audi weighs nearly 2.7 kilograms, the new composite spring with the same properties weighs around 1.6 kilograms. Together the four GFRP springs thus reduce the weight by roughly 4.4 kilograms (9.7 lb)

Fibre Technology Nanotubes against nerve gas

special molecules that resemble cylinders formed of chicken wire—can be combined with a copper-based catalyst able to break apart a key chemical bond in the class of nerve

agents that includes Sarin. A small amount of catalyst can break this bond in a large number of molecules, potentially rendering a nerve agent far less harmful. Further, nanotubes further enhance the breakdown capability of the catalyst and can be woven into fabric easily.

Meditech New pillowcases enhance rest by employing sportswear technologies

fabrics have notable anti- bacterial capacity due to its bamboo fibre, and its mineral particles reflect the infrared rays emitted naturally by the body, optimising temperature and

breathability in the neck area to improve the user’s rest. The product is said to help eliminate toxins by improving lymphatic circulation

Indutech Researchers Develop Wearable Batteries

Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai have designed and fabricated carbon nanotube (CNT) composite yarns that are wound onto a cotton fiber to create a high performance Li-ion battery. The CNT fiber Li-ion battery has a high energy density and can retain 87 percent of its capacity after 100 cycles.

Protech Juba introduces new light-weight style glove

A range of clothing designed by a self-styled ‘textile alchemist’ has the potential to warn the wearer of a number of environmental issues. The clothing, by designer Lauren Bowker,

is infused with a special ink that responds to changes in temperature, UV light, friction – and most recently, levels of the poisonous gas carbon monoxide.

Sportech Teijin develops advanced fabric for high comfort and performance

The fabric has a distinctive structure comprising a warp of densely and finely crimped bulky yarn and a weft of ultra-thin yarn. According to Teijin, airspaces minimised three-

dimensionally achieve 2,000 mm of water resistance, while an aerated fine-waffle structure provides excellent water-shedding performance.


Despite the downturn in the global textile industry, the technical textiles sector is proving to be an

increasingly strong inspirational force for the industry. The market presence of technical textiles is expanding and the field is experiencing growth in functions and applications. Consumption of technical textiles constitutes approximately 25% of the total volume consumption of all textiles in industrialized countries. Global demand is expected to be especially high for Geotextiles, Industrial textiles and Building textiles.

India thus presents significant opportunities for

harnessing the trends of growth in the global technical industry. Higher investments will especially

drive the development of the sector in India. Thus,

monitoring the investments taking place in the field of Technical Textiles worldwide to understand the

investment patterns across the globe is imperative. Provided below is a snapshot of the key investment

trends during the last two years, specific to primary investment segments and the mode of investments

worldwide.

North America has witnessed the highest number of investments in Technical Textiles during the period

July to September 2013. Moreover, new investments in Technical Textiles are dominated by the Composites, Nonwovens and Hometech segments of Technical Textiles. Further, most technical textile companies are seeking to enhance their product lines and services. In this regard, many companies are reinvesting in expanding their business areas (product-wise & region-wise) or acquiring those companies that provide the right synergies.

43% Of global Investments in Technical Textiles is in North America.

15.7% Investments in Meditech segment amongst all other segments of Technical Textiles.

63.1% Of all investments took place via Expansion Mode.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT UPDATES

FAST FACTS FROM THE LAST 2 YEARS


MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES

Arvind, Japan’s OG Corp set up manufacturing facility near Ahmedabad Denim maker Arvind Ltd and Japan’s OG Corporation on have inaugurated manufacturing facilities of their joint venture—Arvind OG Nonwovens Pvt.

Ltd—near Ahmedabad, at an investment of about Rs50 crore. Arvind holds 74% equity stake in the JV with the remaining being with OG Corporation. The joint venture will manufacture high-quality non-woven fabrics using needle-punch technology for bag-house filtration, artificial leather and a variety of other applications

P&G India investing in 3 lines of diaper manufacturing plant

P&G India is expanding its production base for baby diapers in India for its own brand Pampers. The diaper production at P&G India’s Mandideep

plant near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh will be augmented under this expansion. The proposed machinery lines are expected to increase the market size by Rs. 9500 crores and the production by 33585 MSUs (Million Statistical Units) by FY 2021. The project would contribute significantly to fill the gap in the demand and supply of these products. Currently, P&G imports around 10% of its total

sale from outside (mostly from Thailand).

Mitsubishi Rayon to Double Carbon Fibre Production Capacity in U.S.A

NAMMO has 20 manufacturing operations and 2000 employees in Norway, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and the USA. NAMMO has begun expansion of its Utah facility to support their growing manufacturing and assembly business. This recent

expansion adds 23,000 square feet of manufacturing floor space, updating their total floor space offering to 90,000 square feet.

BMW & SGL to Triple Carbon Fibre Production The site expansion will be funded by an extra 200 million dollar investment, on top of the previously invested 100 million. The project is expected to be completed by early 2015 and will make the Moses Lake site the largest carbon fibre manufacturing plant in

the world. With the anticipated creation of 120 new jobs, the headcount at the joint venture in Moses Lake is going to rise from currently 80 to about 200 people.

Bonar builds a new manufacturing facility in China

Low & Bonar's division Bonar, a multinational group of producers and suppliers of performance technical textiles, will be building a new EUR 32m worth factory at Changzhou, in the Yangtze River delta near Shanghai, China. Production is expected to commence in 2016 and sales and technical support will be provided by the recently formed team located in Shanghai.

Safran invests in new research centre Safran is investing around €50 million in a new research facility, dedicated to next generation aerospace materials. The research centre at the Le Bouchet site in Itteville France spans 10,000 square metres and will ultimately be staffed by 150 recognised specialists in

composite materials, including technicians, engineers and doctoral scientists, who will deploy state-of-the-art machinery and equipment for all phases in the development cycle, from research to prototyping.


Disclaimer: The identification of the investments is based on the secondary research on internet, magazines, newsletters etc. for the period from January to February, 2013. The outcome of the analysis may not be exhaustive & representative of all events, though we have taken reasonable care to cover all the instances.

MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES

Ahlstrom opens technology center in Shanghai Ahlstrom celebrated the inauguration of its new wallcovering substrates production line in Binzhou, China. The new production line is an approximately €40 million investment and it produces high-end wallcovering

products for the growing Chinese market. In addition to wallcovering products, the plant currently manufactures transportation filtration materials and employs 200 people.

Sumitomo Seika expands SAP production Sumitomo Seika Chemicals will establish a new production base in

South Korea for its super absorbent polymer called Aqua Keep. Capacity will be 59,000 tons at the production site located in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. This production base will be operated and managed by the company’s new wholly owned Korean subsidiary, which will be established in June 2014, and the plant will be put into operation in May 2016. The total investment amount for this project,

including the cost of land to be acquired, is estimated to be about 10 billion yen.

Siemens Confirms Plans to Build UK Factory for Offshore Wind Energy

Siemens has confirmed that they are set to invest more than £160 million in new offshore production facilities in the UK. Production of the rotor blades for the 6 megawatt offshore wind turbines is planned, with a new

logistics and service centre slated for Hull. Siemens and its British partner Associated British Ports will be investing a total of £310 million at the project sites. These investments will stimulate the country’s job market: 1,000 will be created directly, with 550 of these in rotor blade production and 450 in Green Port Hull.

Flushable wipes line for leading Chinese nonwovens producer Andritz Nonwoven has received an order from China’s Dalian Ruiguang Nonwoven Group to supply a complete wetlace line. The Andritz neXline wetlace is designed for high speeds and integrates units for stock

preparation, wet forming, and hydroentanglement. Dalian Ruiguang Nonwoven Group is one of the leading Chinese producers of nonwovens, supplying its products mainly to international customers.

New 3D wovens plant for aero engine composites Safran and Albany International, the

advanced textiles and materials processing company, have inaugurated a new plant in Rochester, New Hampshire, which will be producing 3D woven composite parts for aircraft engines. The plant, which opened during 2013, was built to produce 3D woven composite parts using RTM technology for aircraft engine parts. The first application will be fan cases and fan blades for CFM

Bolwell opens composites factory in Thailand

Bolwell Corporation, an Australian

company focused on composites design and manufacture, has opened a factory in Thailand as part of plans to grow its customer base and expand its core capabilities. The 2624 m2 Australian-managed factory is ISO 9001 certified and operates under the automotive product development system Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP). The facility also provides component assembly to local and international customers.


The Ministry of Textiles has upgraded existing and

established new Centers of Excellence (CoEs) for

technical textiles under the Technology Mission on

Technical Textiles (TMTT), launched by Ministry of

Textiles in 2010. Currently, Ministry of Textiles has

established 8 CoEs that are active in the field of

Agrotech, Geotech, Indutech, Meditech, Protech,

Sportech, Nonwovens and Composites.

These CoEs provide the following services to the

industry:

Technical Consulting: CoEs provide technical

support to the industry by the means of

consulting services. An entrepreneur may

connect with a CoE and seek techno-

economic advice and help pertaining to a

segment of Technical Textiles.

Incubation: CoEs provide incubation facilities

to the entrepreneurs/companies who may not

be able to conduct research and development

of a new product/idea owing to lack of

availability of machinery for the purpose, the

CoEs provide their own infrastructure and

help in developing the idea.

Research and Development: R&D is the back

bone of the Technical Textile industry.

Consequently, the CoEs conduct the

prototyping and product development work

on a regular basis and help the industry.

Testing: Provision of cost effective and high

quality testing facilities is one of the prime

motives of the CoEs. The CoEs have been

provided with state of the art infrastructure to

cater to this need of the industry.

Information Resource Centre: The

information resource center in a CoE has a

collection of relevant journals and text books

and various other information sources for its

respective segment of Technical Textiles.

This is available for the industry to refer to

for better understanding of the concepts and

latest developments across the globe.

Collaborations and Accreditations: The

CoEs are forming collaborations and

accrediting themselves with world’s best

organisations so as to improve know- how of

the work force and create an international

presence.

Training & Seminars/Conferences: The

CoEs provide training and seminars for the

industry, so that the workforce of the

industry may be trained accordingly and

making them instant fit with the latest

developments across the globe in the field of

Technical Textiles.

The COEs thus play a significant role in enabling

Indian industries to realize their potential in

addressing demand and scaling attractive

opportunities in each of the 12 technical textiles

sub-segments. Thus, it would be beneficial for

the industry to make the maximum possible use

of the facilities at the CoEs.

CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE UNDER TECHNOLOGY MISSION ON TECHNICAL TEXTILES (TMTT)

COE ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER TMTT

151 Incubation Activities

142 New Prototypes Developed

35 New Products Developed

101 Standards Submitted to BIS

140 Technical Consulting Assignments

257 Seminars/ Training Programs Organized

6608 People Trained


About CoE:

Wool Research Association (WRA) is a Textile Research

Association established in 1963 by the Woollen & Worsted

industry. The Centre of Excellence for Sports Textiles

(COE- Sportech) has been assigned to The Wool Research

Association (WRA) as the Lead Partner of a Consortium

formed with Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute

(VJTI), Mumbai and Kusumgar Corporates, a leading

Technical Textile manufacturer, as members.

The establishment and functioning of this centre has been

initiated the year 2012 with the Office of the Textile

Commissioner. The major activities under COE-Sportech

are Setting up of a Demonstration Pilot Plant, creation of

testing and accreditation of laboratory, setting up of

information centre and training Centre. The centre also

assists in entrepreneurship development and provides

facilities for incubation centre and development and

market research on new product prototype developed.

Facilities Provided

CoE Sportech provides the facilities for the industry which

are as follows:

Product Development

Prototype Development

Preparation of standards/Specifications

Testing

Training & workshops/seminars/conferences

International Linkage

Information Resource Center

Incubation center

Technical Consultancy

Atomic Force Microscopy

Electrospinning Equipment

Contact Details:

M.K. BARDHAN

DIRECTOR WOOL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION KOLSHET ROAD, THANE – 400 607 Tel : 022- 25314294/25868398 Email : [email protected] Website: http://www.wraindia.com/

FEATURED COE – WOOL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (WRA), THANE, COE SPORTECH

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.wraindia.com/


Delegation visit to Taiwan

A delegation led by Sh. Sujit Gulati visited Taiwan

from 24 to 27 July 2014 to explore the possibilities of

bilateral trade and invite Taiwanese technical textile

companies/organisations to Technotex -2015.

The team held

discussions

with Textile

Federations,

Trade

Development

Councils,

Research

Institutes, technical textile machinery manufacturing

company, functional textile manufacturing

companies, Vice Minister of Economic affairs etc.

The team also

visited one

science park

to see the

model of

clusters

working in

Taiwan. In all

the team visited 13 organisations/ companies during

their stay at Taiwan.

Non-Woven Tech Asia – 2014

Non Woven Tech Asia 2014 was held on 5th June,

2014 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar. Shri Sujit

Gulati, Joint Secretary had inaugurated the event and

Shri Kamal Dayani, Industry Commissioner,

Government of Gujarat was present as Guest of

Honor.

Nonwoven Tech

Asia 2014

International

Exhibition and

Conference

witnessed 8,000+

visitors from

entire India and abroad. This dynamic event on

Nonwoven Industry was for all those who has stake in

Nonwoven Industry

Non Woven Tech

Asia 2014 was the

part of Vibrant

Gujarat Global

Summit 2015.

In addition, two days

focused conference

was organized on Nonwoven Industry, consisting

subjects like new ideas, innovative Ideas to sustain in

Nonwoven Industry, Investment strategy for

entrepreneur, government scheme for new players &

etc.

The event was supported by Indian Technical Textile

Association (ITTA), The National Small Industries

Corporation Limited (NSIC) and Industry Extension

Bureau (iNDEXTb).

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