Introduction to technical textiles3

About technical textiles……
 Technical textiles are defined as textile materials and products used
manly for their technical performance and functional properties
rather than their aesthetic or decorative characteristics.
 Other terms used for defining technical textiles include industrial
textiles, functional textiles, performance textiles, engineering
textiles, smart textiles and hi-tech textiles.
 Technical textiles sector is a knowledge based research oriented
industry and has been slowly but steadily gaining ground due to
functional requirements due to facts such as health and safety, cost
effectiveness, durability, high strength, light
weight, versatility, customization, user friendliness, eco
friendliness, logistical convenience etc.

Classification of technical textiles…

Consumption of Technical Textiles
by Region :

global scenario of technical textile:
 In the global scenario, Mobiltech, Indutech and Sportech are
predominant segments which collectively constitute about 56
percent of total global consumption of technical textiles.
 Over all growth rates of Technical Textiles in the world are
about 4.0%per annum but the apparel and home textiles are at
the rate of 1.0%.

World market for technical textiles:
 The world market for technical textiles was estimated to be
around 19.68 million tonnes with a value of approx
Rs50,000crores (US$107billion) during 2005.
 The drivers for future growth of this industry are expected to
be Asian countries like With increase in indigenous
production, there is excellent potential for export of technical
textiles particularly in the SAARC countries, where this
industry is not well developed and depends on import to meet
their domestic demand. China and India are the two asian
countries.

Scenario of technical textile in India:
 In 2007, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh announced the
Technology Mission on Technical Textiles under the XI Five Year
Plan. The mission has been established to address the “major
constraints for improving production and consumption of
technical textiles”.
 In 2008-09, four Centres of Excellence (COEs) were set up to
catalyze industry support and build capacity in the area of Geotech,
Protech,Meditech and Agrotech.Each of these COEs was set up with
an initial out lay of Rs11crores from the Central Government.
 In 2010 a fund outlay of Rs 200 crores was announced to support
the Mission.

Market Scenario of Technical Textiles in
India:

Segmentation of Indian
Technical Textiles market :
Packtech
35%
Clothtech
17%
Hometech
12%
Indutech
8%
Mobiltech
7%
Sportech
7%
Buildtech
5%
Meditech
4%
Protech
3%
Agrotech
1%
Geotech
1%
Oekotech
0%

Market size of Technical
Textiles in India:
 Based on the past trend of growth and estimated end user segment
growth, the sub-group on technical textiles for 12th five year plan has
projected the market size to Rs. 1,58,540 crore for the year 2016-17
with a growth rate of 20% year on year basis.

Segment wise market size of
Indian Technical Textile Industry
 Projection by sub-group on technical textiles for 12th
five year plan with a growth rate of 20% year on year

Agrotech:
 Agrotech includes technical textile products used in
agriculture, horticulture (incl. floriculture), fisheries and
forestry.
 Examples of Agrotech technical textiles include shade-nets,
mulch-mats, crop-covers, anti-hail nets and bird protection
nets, fishing nets, etc.
 Agrotech consumption in India is estimated at Rs 487 crore.
Fishing nets constitute over 90% of the Agrotech technical
textiles.

Buildtech:
 Buildtech segment comprises of textiles or composite materials
used in the construction of permanent and temporary buildings
as well as structures.
 The products covered under Buildtech include architectural
membranes, hoardings and signages, cotton canvas
tarpaulins, HDPE tarpaulins, awnings and canopies, scaffolding
nets, floor & wall coverings, etc.
 Domestic consumption of buildtech has been estimated at Rs
1,726 crore. Consumption of HDPE tarpaulins is estimated at
Rs 650 crore, accounting for around 40% of the total segment.

Clothtech:
 Clothtech segment of technical textiles mainly comprises of
textile components used for specific functional applications in
garments and shoes.
 These components are largely hidden e.g. interlinings in shirts,
sewing threads, shoe laces, labels, hook and loop fasteners
(Velcro), etc. Fabrics like umbrella cloth are also classified
under the Clothtech segment.
 Clothtech consumption is estimated at Rs 6,570 crore. Sewing
threads alone account for around 60% of the technical textiles
consumption under Clothtech followed by labels with around
19% share.

Geotech:
 Geotech segment comprises of products used in Geotechnical
applications pertaining to soil, rock, earth etc.
 Application areas include Civil Engineering (roads and
pavements, slope stabilization and embankment protection,
tunnels, rail-track bed stabilization, ground stabilization and
drainage, etc.), Marine Engineering (soil erosion control and
embankment protection, breakwaters) and Environmental
Engineering (landfills and waste management).
 Current Geotextiles Market in India (Imports and domestic
production) is around Rs 272 Crore, comprising imports of an
estimated Rs 105 Crore and domestic production of around Rs
167 Crore.

Hometech:
 Hometech segment comprises textiles used in the domestic
environment-interior decoration and furniture, carpeting,
protection against the sun, cushion materials, fireproofing,
floor and wall coverings, textile reinforced structures/fittings,
filter products for vacuum cleaners.
 Examples include mattress and pillow components, fiberfil,
carpet backing cloth, stuff toys, blinds, HVAC filters, filter
cloth for vacuum cleaners, nonwoven wipes, mosquito nets,
etc.
 Consumption under Hometech is estimated at around Rs 3,200
crore. Fiberfil and pillow and mattress components together
constitute over 50% of the technical textile usage.

Indutech:
 Indutech includes textile products used in the manufacturing
sector such as conveyor belts (TT component), drive belts (TT
component), decatising cloth, bolting cloth, AGM glass battery
separators, coated abrasives (TT component), ropes and
cordages, composites (technical textiles component), paper
making fabrics, filtration products, etc.
 Technical textiles consumption under Indutech in India is
estimated at around Rs 2,326 crore. Printed circuit boards,
AGM battery separators and other applications of fibre glass
constitute around one-third of the technical textiles usage.

Meditech:
 Meditech products include textile materials used in hygiene,
health and personal care as well as surgical applications.
 The products covered include baby diapers, incontinence
diapers, sanitary napkin, surgical sutures, disposables, surgical
dressing, artificial implants, etc.
 Meditech consumption is estimated at Rs 1,514 crore. Surgical
dressing alone accounts for over 50% of the total.

Mobiltech:
 Mobiltech is used in the construction of
automobiles, railways, ships, aircraft and space craft.
 The Mobiltech products can be broadly classified into two
categories-visible components and concealed components.
 The visible components include seat upholstery, carpets, seat
belts, headliners, airbags, etc.
 The concealed components include Noise Vibration and
Harness (NVH) components, tyre cords, liners, etc.
 Technical textiles consumption under Mobiltech is estimated at
Rs 3,158 crore. Nylon tyre cord accounts for over 60% of the
total technical textile consumption in the segment followed by
seat upholstery / fabric with a share of around 13%. Insulation
felts.

Packtech:
 Packtech includes several flexible packaging materials used for
industrial, agricultural, consumer and other goods. It ranges
from synthetic bags used for industrial packaging to jute sacks
used for packing food grains.
 Other packtech applications include: Polyolefin woven
sacks, FIBC, Leno bags, wrapping fabric, jute hessian and
sacks (including Food grade jute bags), soft luggage
products, tea-bags, etc.
 Packtech consumption is estimated at Rs 14,067 crore. Woven
sacks (excluding FIBC) account for around 50% of the
technical textiles consumption under Packtech followed by Jute
hessian and sacks with around 30% share.

Oekotech:
 Oekotech or Ecotech segment refers to use of technical textiles
in Environmental Engineering. The primary segment in this is
landfill waste management which refers to the use of
Geosynthetic products to secure landfills against leakage of
municipal or hazardous waste. Other areas include secondary
protection in chemical/oil industries.
 The current market size of Oekotech segment is estimated at Rs
68 Crore. The market is expected to grow based on spends on
municipal waste disposal in accordance with Municipal Solid
Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000, as well as
greater awareness and government activity on Hazardous
Waste in accordance with Supreme Court Guidelines.

Protech:
 Protech are used in the manufacture of various protective
clothing for personnel working in hazardous environment. The
protective clothing includes garments and related paraphernalia
for protection from harmful chemical environment, extreme
temperature environments, low visibility, ballistic protection,
bullet-proof jackets, fire retardant apparels/ furnishings,
radiation protection textile, high visibility clothing, industrial
gloves, high altitude clothing, etc.
 Indian defence Forces with a total strength of around 1.5
million individuals comprising the army, navy and air force, is
one of the largest consumers of protective textiles.

Sportech:
 Sportech comprises products used in sports and leisure such as
shoes, sports equipment, flying and sailing
sports, climbing, angling, cycling, winter and summer sports
and indoor sports.
 The technical textiles usage in the Sportech segment is valued
at Rs 2,632 crore in 2007- 08.
 Domestic consumption of sports footwear components is
valued at Rs 2,250 crore, accounting for around 85% of the
total segment consumption. It is expected to grow at around
11% y-to-y over the next five years. Sport composites include
inflatable balls (footballs, volleyball, basketballs, etc), cricket
protective equipments and boxing equipments

Progress of Technical textiles in
global Market……
Technical textiles % of share in 2010-2011
 Automobiles 3
 Filter clothing 17
 Furniture and upholstery 16
 Hygiene and medicals 12
 Buildings and construction 12
 Agro and forestry 7
 Technical components and clothing 6
 Packaging 5
 Geo textiles 4
 Sports wear 3
 Environment protection 2
 Personal &protection 1
 Others 12

Fibres for Technical Textiles……
Fibres used in Technical Textiles % age of Usage
 Regular fibres 69
 High Tenacity Fibres 28
 High performance Fibres 2
 Special Performance 1
 Total 100

Domestic fibres:
 Cotton, silk polyester, polyamide are used in medical
applications.
 PP and Polyester are used in geo textiles and dry/liquid
filtration due to its compatibility.
 Jute and coir used in biodegradable products and in packaging
industry.
 Nylon is been used in the anti- ballistic, Cord, protection and
filtration applications.

High functional fibres:
 Kevlar
 Carbon
 P-phenylene-2.6-benzobisoxazole (PBO)
 Ultra high molecular weight poly-ethylene (UHMWPE)
 Glass
 Alumina silica
 Melamine
 Noviloid

Technical yarns:
 Technical yarns are replacing the traditional usage of textiles in
critical applications.
 The manufacturing of sewing threads, interlinings, and
wadding and insulation materials with high functional fibres
plays a critical role in medical and industrial application.

Intelligent textiles:
 Textiles in corporating Phase change materials (PCM)
 Textiles in corporating Shape memory polymers (SMP)
 Textiles in corporating chromic materials.
 Textiles incorporating conductive materials.
 The conductive fibres are of two types .
1. Electrical conductive fibres.
2. Optical conductive fibres.

Conclusion:
 The Technical Textiles development in the present
period is seems to be aggressive and real benefits will
be realized soon. The integration and the application
of the textiles with other fields like chemical,
electronics, medical and environment shows the path
for the progress of technical textile.

References:
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