Welcome to The world of technical Textiles

1. Welcome toThe world of technical Textiles

2. Technical Textiles Wheel

3. Consumption of Technical Textiles • Technical Textiles consumes 22% of total fibre consumption globally. • Consumption of technical textiles more in developed countries • USA : 23% • Europe : 22% • China : 13% • India : 04%

4. Consumption of Technical Textiles • Technical Textiles consumes 22% of total fibre consumption globally. • Consumption of technical textiles more in developed countries • USA : 23% • Europe : 22% • China : 13% • India : 04%

5. Technical Textiles in India • Total domestic production worth Rs. 35327 crores (2007-08), likely to grow to Rs. 62438 crores (2012-13) • Total market size including exports worth Rs. 37118 crores, likely to become Rs. 66634 crores by 2012-13 • Total employment - 8.8 lakh persons • Total Exports - Rs. 2759 crores (2007-08) • Total Imports - Rs. 3897 crores (20007-08)

6. Why Technotex ? • New Initiative by Ministry to realize the untapped potential of the sector • Creating awareness for a better, secure and sustainable life • Creating synergy between the Government, Industry and the consumers (public & private) • Attempting to raise the Indian man fibre consumption at par with world trend of 60:40 in favor of manmade fibres • Technology Mission on Technical Textiles

8. Initiatives by Ministry of Textiles to promote technical textiles • Scheme for promotion of technical textiles in Xith Plan (48 crores) • Concessional rate of 5 percent customs duty on most of the technical textile machinery • Reduction in excise duty on man-made fibre and filament yarns : major raw material for technical textiles. • Coverage of technical textile machinery under TUFS.

9. Government Initiatives • Under TUFS, 10% capital subsidy on identified technical textile machinery has been provided in line with processing machinery. • Withdrawal of excise duty exemption on sanitary napkins / baby diapers / incontinence diapers. • Anomaly in customs duty has been removed on finished goods vis-à-vis raw material, i.e., Aramid fabrics vis-à-vis aramid yarn. • Inclusion of technical textiles in Focus Product Scheme

10. Centres of Excellence (CE) • In line with U.K. System, Centers of Excellence for four segments have been launched by the Govt.

11. Agrotech • Agrotech textiles find use in various agricultural applications. • Ground Cover • Windbreak fences/shading • Frost Protection shades • Bird Nets • Insect Meshes • Shade nets

12. Oekotech (Environment protection, recycling, waste disposal, pollution free storage)

13. Scope for Agrotech & Oekotech • Total market size of technical textiles in 2007-08, Rs.37118 crores out of which Agritech only Rs. 553 crores (1.29%) • Total Okotech market size Rs. 68 crores (0.18%) • Meager consumption being signs of underdevelopment, lack of awareness & sensitivity towards ecosystem, inadequate enforcement of environment laws etc.

14. Appeal to Ministry of Environment • Use of textiles in the land fill projects for environmental protection may be mademandatory / or encouraged. • World over Geo-textiles have played an important role in the waste management system to avoid pollution and rehabilitate the dump ground and thereby avoid the shortage for areas to dump the waste. • The concept of landfill waste management should be enforced by the Ministry of Environment and Forest under the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000.

15. Projections for Eleventh Five Year Plan • During the Eleventh Plan with regulatory framework, technical textile industry is expected to register a growth of 24.57%. • Without regulatory framework growth rate is likely to be about 11%.

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