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Tuesday, Oct 21, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, Oct 21, 2003 |
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Textiles `Mills should switch over to technical textiles' Our Correspondent
Madurai , Oct 20 TEXTILE units in south Tamil Nadu should divert to production of `technical textiles' from manufacture of conventional items, as it held immense scope for growth through value addition and potential for increased exports, Mr Sobodh Kumar, Textile Commissioner and Chairman, Expert Committee on Technical Textiles (ECTT), has said. Addressing a seminar on `Technical textiles - - An emerging business opportunity' organised by the Textile Commissionerate and Industry Associations here, Mr Kumar said conventional textiles had become highly competitive and often unviable. On the other hand, there has been a steady growth of technical textiles in terms of both production and consumption the world over. These were textiles used primarily for their technical performance and functional properties either individually or as a component or part of another product. The range and diversity of raw materials, processes, production and applications was a distinguishing feature. These had gained attention due to functional requirements, health and safety, cost effectiveness, durability, high strength lightweight etc. The world market for these products, which were estimated to be around a volume of 16.7 million tonnes and a value of $ 90 million during 2000 was expected to rise to 23.8 million tonnes and a value of $126 million in2010. The total technical textile consumption in developed countries is put around 40 per cent. In India, however, the bases for these products have remained limited, in small quantities and that too in the unorganised sector. It is necessary that attention be focused by the textile industry in the country to the existing opportunity, for which the Government has set up an expert committee to draw up an action plan for the growth of this sector. The seminar was being organised to bring about awareness among the entrepreneurs in the country, he said He added that though there were over 100 technical textile products in various application areas, the ECTT has identified six products based on the industry's capability, infrastructure, know-how, market potential etc for initial prioritisation such as spun bonded geo-textile, needle punched geo-textiles, woven geo-textiles, geo-grids, narrow fabric woven on needle looms and non-woven for disposables healthcare textiles, sanitary napkins, incontinence diapers and baby diapers. Some more items were also under consideration, he added.
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