India’s Technical Textiles market has huge potential backed by a significant growth rate of 10%: Textiles Secretary:
- India’s Technical Textiles market has a huge potential backed by a significant growth rate of 10% and placement as the 5th largest technical textiles market in the world.
Key Highlights:
- Technical Textiles have distinct structural and physical features, which make them suitable for specific applications across various sectors:
- Infrastructure development, aerospace, automotive sector, Military and Defence sector, medical devices, composite materials, among others.
- The significance and importance of institutional buyers and industries in the adoption of technical textiles and products made out of specialty fibres and composites.
- The Ministry of Textiles suggested technical textiles is one of the fastest growing segments with a strong global demand.
- A collaborative approach among stakeholders including industry representatives, policymakers, researchers, and investors is imperative to:
- address the cost implications in the field of composites and specialty fibres
- increasing awareness and education for wider adoption by the larger community for the growth of the sector, she added.
- Specialty fibres like aramids, carbon fibre, zylon, glass fibre, ceramic fibre can be tailored for diverse applications, such as
- Fire Retardant fabrics, Bullet Resistant Jackets, ropes and cables, windmills (renewable energy) and in gas and chemical filtration respectively.
Prelims Takeaway:
- Technical Textiles
- Composites