1. India ITME 2012 Mumbai, International Symposium 4 December 2012
Technical Textiles- A Propellant for India’s Growth Story
Prof.Roshan Shishoo
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Askim, Sweden
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2. Technical Textiles Flow Chart
Fibres/Filaments
Yarns
Fabrics
Converted textiles (coated, laminated, prepegs)
End-products
Technical Textiles Flow Chart
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3. Fibre developments
High-performance fibers for technical textiles applications.
High-modulus polymer fibers: aramids, HMWPE,PBO
Carbon fibers: PAN based. Pitch based
Glass fibers
Thermally and chemically resistant fibers: PEEK, Basofil, Kynol, PBI, PTFE
Techno-economic question remain open. Will high-performance fibers be limited to small-volume, high-price applications?
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4. Bicomponent fibre spinning
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5. Added value fibres Hollow Electro-conductive Antistatic Elastic
Hydrophobic
Hydropillic
Low thermal shrinkage
Anti-bacterial
Self twisting bicomponent fibres
Thermally adaptive
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6. Technical yarns Technical yarns (filament or tape yarns) are used in
three important sectors, namely
Cord, rope, fishing line and twine.
70 % of technical yarns are used for producing flexible coated fabrics such as tarpaulins, roofing, tents, awnings, airbags, transmission belts, conveyor belts etc.
Textile composites.
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7. Technical fabrics
Fabrics have roughly two-thirds share of the market for technical textiles in terms of the final textile product.
Within the total of all fabrics, nonwovens account for over one-third.
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8. Market size of technical textiles in India
Domestic consumption is expected to exceed US$ 13 billion by 2012/2013 ( crores).
Application areas are Geotextiles, Agrotextiles, Industrial textiles, Protective textiles, Medical textiles, Hygienic products and Packaging
The working group for 12th five year plan has projected the market size of crores by the year
Source: ITTA
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9. Technical textiles in EU
Total world consumption in 2010 = 100 billion €
EU : billion €
Employed: Germany; France; Italy,18000 UK etc.
215 European producers of TT (nov 2010)
80% SMEs , 82 % employing < 50 people
A major part of the EU production is exported
Growing four times faster than the conventional textiles.
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10. India’s growth scenario
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11. Growing middle class in India
India’s middle class now comprises about 50 million people, roughly 5 percent of the population. By 2025 a continuing rise in personal incomes will spur a tenfold increase, enlarging the middle class to about 583 million people, or 41 percent of the population. Thus creating the world’s fifth largest consumer market
Source: Mckinsey Global Institute, August 2007
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12. Share of average annual household consumption development in India1
100%, ‘000 Indian Rupies 60 82
140
248 42 34 25
1) Source: McKinsey Quarterly Review, Tracking the growth of India’s middle class, 2007

13. Growing middle class in India
Automobile penetration in India is only seven or eight vehicles per 1,000 people, compared with nearly 500 per 1,000 people in mature markets. But the overall passenger (four-wheeler) vehicle market in India is expected to grow from 1.7 million units in 2008 to roughly 2.5 million units by 2013.
Source: Mckinsey Global Institute, August 2007
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14. Strong projected growth in infrastructure sectors in India
Aviation
Irrigation
Ports
Telecom
Highways
Railways
Power
India will spend US$ 1 trillion on infrastructure development in the country over the next 5 years.
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15. Sectorial importance of technical textiles
Highways, Earthworks – construction companies
Construction - building firms, architects
Agriculture – farming, horticulture, fishing
Transport - automotive and boat makers
Medical and healthcare – hospitals, households
Protection – industry, public procurement, household
Military and public services – military, security
Specialized clothing – sports, leisure, skiing
Industry – filters, conveyer-/ drive-belts
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16. Indian technical textile industry
Indian textile industry has 35 million employees.
Textiles constitute17% of India’s total export earnings.
Market size of India’s technical textiles sector currently is not large- Strong growth potential!
Positive changes due to the efforts of the Government of India.
Indian technical textiles sector is estimated to reach $36 billion by with an annual growth rate of 20%. (10-20% annual growth rate for the next years).
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17. Market size distribution of technical textiles in India (ITTA)
Total market size 70,150 crore, domestic consumption 65,720 crore.
Indutech & Mobiltech 20%
Protech 16%
Hometech 9%
Meditech 9% (28% of domestic demand being met by imports)
Clothtech 9%
Buildtech 8%
Agrotex
Estimated rate of growth: 11% year on year
Source: Indian Textile Commission’s report March 2009
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18. Fibre-wise consumption of technical textiles in India
Source: M.S.Verma, Reliance Industries Ltd, 19 March 2010

19. Global fibre-wise consumption in technical textiles
Source: M.S.Verma, Reliance Industries Ltd. !9 March 2010

20. Nonwoven consumption/production in India
Per capita consumption of all nonwovens in India is ca100g, (US and Western Europe around kg)
The total Indian nonwovens consumption in 2011 was tons,78% goes into industrial end-uses. Consumer disposables consumption was tons
About 50 nonwoven producers, suppliers to mainly Mobiltech, Medtech and Geotech sectors.
Production of nonwovens far less than the total domestic requirement. Most imported by the Indian manufacturers.
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21. Nonwovens in durable end uses
Geotextiles
Automotive Trim
Home Furnishing
Coated/Laminated Fabrics
Interlinings for Clothing
Carpet Component
Roofing
Durable Papers
Electrical Components
Agriculture
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22. Products from coated and laminated fabrics
Protective clothing
Sportswear
Industrial and functional products
Automotive applications
Marine applications
Building and architecture
Household products
Medical uses
Military uses
Man-made leather and suede
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23. Main polymers used in textile coatings
Typical products
Polyvinylchloride
tarpaulins, architectural, protective clothing
Polyurethane
waterproof/breathable protective clothing
Acrylics
upholstery( back coating), tarpaulins
PVDC
blend with acrylics to improve FR in coatings
Silicone
airbags, parachutes
PTFE
architectural applications
Naturell rubber
tyres, coveyor belts, protective clothing
Polychloroprene rubber
protective clothing, life rafts,airbags, V-belts
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24. Different lamination machine types
Adhesive used
Calenders
Hot melt adhesives (powders, webs, films)
Spraying
Water-based, solvent-based, hot melt
Powder scattering
Hot melt powders microns
Rotary screen
Water-based pastes 0-80 microns
Roll printing
Hot melt powders microns
Gravure roll
Hot melt granules or powder
Slot die extruder
Hot melt powders or granules
Flame lamination
PU foam, polyolefin foams, HM webs/films
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25. Nano-coatings for Lotus-effect (Mincor – BASF)
Chemistry and structure
Nano-particles
Fluoropolymer
Binder
Auxillaries
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26. Industry, construction,
Protective clothing markets in India Increasing participation of India in global legislation, regulations & international standards
Function
Fabric type
Market Sector
Public Items
Military
Medical
Industry, construction,
agriculture
Flame Retardant High Temperature
Woven/Knit X
Dust & Particulate (Barrier)
Nonwoven
Gas & Chemical
High Visibility
Others (extreme cold, nuclear, bio-logical, chemical)
Woven/knit
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27. Healthcare products growth in India
- A large growth potential. - Increased life expectancy, better healthcare programs, higher disposable incomes are some of the important growth factors and the market volume of these products is expected to increase significantly -A greater involvement in production and sales of these products by Indian companies is foreseen in the near future.
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28. Automotive textiles
Automotive textiles represent the most valuable world market for technical textiles and these textiles cover a broad range of applications including upholstery and seating, floor covering, trunk liners as well as safety belts, airbags, thermal and sound insulators, filters, hoses, tires and a variety of textile reinforced flexible and hard composites.
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29. Machinery for technical textiles
Nonwovens (web making, web bonding and finishing)
Special purpose weaving machines
Special purpose knitting machines
Braiding machines
Cordage and rope making machines
Needling/felting machines
Coating & laminating machines
Testing and measuring equipments
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30. Fabric manufacturing technologies
3D-woven & knitted fabrics
Multi-axial knitted and woven fabrics
Spacer fabrics
3D-nonwovens
Textile materials as replacement of PU-foams

31. Some advanced woven structures
Source: GRIES et al. RWTH Aachen University, Germany
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32. Multi-axial warp-knitted fabrics
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33. Side-view of a 3-D Spacer fabric
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Source: GRIES et al. RWTH Aachen University, Germany

34. Advantages of Spacer structures
Lightweight
Breathability
Moisture diffusion
High compressibility and recovery
Good sound absorption
Great flexibility as regards mesh structure and fiber materials
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35. Textiles in buildings, roads & bridges
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36. Awnings and Roofing materials
Base fabrics: nylon, polyester, polypropylene and acrylic/modacrylics
Coatings: PVC, PP and acrylic polymers
Roofing materials
Generally produced from coated woven polyester or nonwoven glass fibre fabrics coated with PVC,Neoprene, chlorinated polyethylene & EPDM
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37. Global composite industry
Estimated annual sales: €55 billion Key market sectors: Construction/ civil engineering 30% Transportation 26% Electrical & electronic goods 14% Pipes and tanks 10% Sports & consumer goods 9% Marine products 9%
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38. Nanotechnology in textiles
In fibre formation
Electrospinning of nanosized fibres
Solvent spinning
Melt spinning
Nanosized additives in melt extrusion
Metaloxides
Clay particles
Carbon nano tubes
In coatings & finishes
Nanosized additives in coating
Nanostructured surfaces

39. Application areas for nanotechnology
Multifunctional filters (dust, bacteria, virus)
Ballistic products
Scaffolds for tissue engineering
Membranes for coating and laminating
Nanofiber composites
Functional finishing of textiles
Smart textiles
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40. Carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes just nm in size spun in a yarn have great potential for use within textiles.
Such yarns are strong, durable, flexible and retain the electrical properties of the nanotubes.
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41. Potential microencapsulated finishes for textiles and nonwovens
Flame retardants
UV-absorbers
Water-repellents
Colorants
Antimicrobial finishes
Biosensors
Thermoregulatory finishes
Control release of drugs
Health promoting finishes
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42. Intelligent textiles and smart clothing
Electronics
&
Information
Technology
INNOVATIVE
FIBER Technology
&
POLYMER Technology
SMART
SAFETY
& PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING
Wearable
Technology
Intelligent
Textiles
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43. Conclusions
The technical textiles markets in India are still in the early stages of growth.
The future for technical textiles markets in India looks very exciting and highly promising.
The huge market size and strong growth potentials of technical textiles markets in India offers great opportunities for Indian textile companies and textile machinery manufacturers to be a part of this surge and thus constitute a strong propellant for India’s growth story.
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44. Thank you for your attention !
Prof. Roshan Shishoo
Shishoo Consulting AB, Sweden
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