Monday, April 21, 2008

[ Indian technical textile sector may grow 4 fold by 2020 ]

Do you believe in a prediction of just 4 out of 12 in technical textiles to come true after 10 years.


The Report says we lack this and that not mentioning the most important aspect of a College in Technical Textiles.



Can we ask FICCI if we are ready with the infrastructure.

KINDLY READ HEREUNDER THE NEWS PUBLISHED By ECONOMIC TIMES.



NEW DELHI: India's technical textile market could grow four fold to become a $37-billion industry by 2020, provided issues such as lack of investment and absence of research and development are addressed, a report by industry body FICCI said.



According to the FICCI-

Technopak report, the Indian technical textiles market has been registering a growth of 11.25 per cent, which now stands at $8.3 billion. The growth of the sector is, however, marred by factors like lack of investment, absence of high quality R&D and database, it said.



"The lack of mandatory rules for use of technical textile products, certification agencies, design standards, guidelines and skilled manpower are also hindering growth of the sector," the chamber said.



Technical textiles are materials and products used primarily for their technical and functional properties and not for use as apparels.



Of the 12 technical textiles segments, the report identifies buildtech, geotech, meditech and protech would drive the growth of the sector.



"The demand for geotextiles and protective textiles is set to grow manifold in view of the growing infrastructure and increasing use of fire retardant textiles in various applications," the report said, adding consumption of geotech in the next five years could be around Rs 10,000 crore.


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