Important Topics: Technical Textiles - The Sunrise Industry
Question: What do you understand by Technical Textile. What are its benefits over conventional textile. Analyse the scope of technical textile in emerging as a sunrise industry.
Textiles engineered for specific end-use requirement are called Technical Textile (TT). These textiles are preferred for technical end use over plastics, metals, papers & films due to unique properties, porous structure, light weight, high length to thickness ratio, drapability and many more attributes.
Opportunities and Factors
1. Population hike and used life span, thus great demand of TT in hygiene and
healthcare textile.
2. Increase income and hence increased purchasing power of Indian consumer.
Therefore, more spending on products of luxury, comfort, improved lifestyle,
cleanliness, etc.
3. TT is highly techno-oriented and relatively new, therefore less domestic
competition.
4. Higher returns compared to conventional textiles attracts entrepreneurs.
5. Majority of Indian consumers are now well educated because of penetration of
internet/TV etc about the benefits of the use of TT and cost effectiveness.
6. Demand of TT depends on growth of particular sector. Therefore, increase in
automobile sector has generated demand for automobile textiles and medical
tourism for medical textiles.
7. Growing industry demand for certain TT products.
8. India – 2nd largest textile based economy in world, hence strong pressure of
entire supply chain, import-export relationships, infrastructure, benefits the
TT Sector.
9. Cheap Labour – useful for growth of TT.
Challenges
(1) Lack of speciality of Raw Material: Non-availability of high performance
raw material, fibres, yarns, fabric etc. Therefore, importing such materials
adds to cost and time.
(2) Lack of Technology: Similar to raw material, technology also imported which
adds to cost and time hence affects competitiveness.
(3) Lack of skilled manpower: Being based on complex structure, TT require high
inter-disciplinary knowledge and skilled workforce.
(4) Lack of proper norms/standards: Being at infancy stage, norms and standards
of many TT products not available or obsolete.
(5) Lack of Awareness: Majority of Indians still lack education and live in
rural places and thus are either not aware or can’t afford TT products.
(6) Lack of World Class R&D Facilities: Indian universities/colleges/R&D centres
require to invest more to setup world class R&D centres with a clear focus on
product oriented R&D.
(7) Lack of Uniform Coding System: In order to identify and distinguish TT
products for exports, a uniform coding system for TT (HSN codes) is required.
(8) Lack of well organised TT Sector – Being in SME sector, it is more
decentralised than conventional textile manufacturers.
(9) Lack of Business specific Infrastructure: in terms of easy logistics, water,
waste disposal, telecommunication, high speed interact, etc.
(10) Competition from global players like China.
Government Initiatives
1. Schemes for Growth and Development of Technical Textiles (SGDTT) was aimed
to develop Centres of Excellence (COE’s) to develop awareness about technical
textiles. Services offered at COE are — Training, Technical Consultancy, R&D,
DPR (Detailed Project Report), Pilot Scale Production, Standard Formulation,
Incubation, and Prototype Development.
2. Technology Mission on Technical Textile (TMTT): It is aimed to improve basic
infrastructure (like testing facility, R&D, skilled manpower, promotion of
entrepreneurs etc.).
3. Focus Incubation Centres – It would be provided to new entrepreneurs until
they establish themselves in business, and then they could shift to their own
facilities.
4. Schemes promoting usage of Agro textiles and Geotechnical textiles in NE
Region.
5. Additionally, several State Governments are also offering incentives to
investors and Loan subsidy schemes towards new and upgradation of machinery
under TUFS (Techno Upgradation Fund Scheme) and ATUF (Amended Techno Upgradation
Fund Scheme).
6. STZP (Scheme of Integrated Textile Parks). Setting up of greenfield
industrial park specific to textile sector and designing infrastructure specific
to the industrial requirement.
7. Focus Product Scheme for TT (MEIS): To promote TT exports by providing duty
credit Scripps.
8. Ministry of Textiles is also working on regulatory norms for TT products
which will help to increase demand and consumption.
9. Manufacturing Regions for Textile in Apparel Sector (MRTA) to promote and
sustain investments, also for establish of manufacturing facilities for domestic
and export led production in apparel and other textile sectors.
Conclusion
- TT are new emerging areas in field of textiles and India today is at an advantageous position compared to many technical textile manufacturing countries because of unique advantages like lower labour cost, raw material availability, huge domestic market, etc. Adding to this, helpful government policies provide huge opportunity to this sunrise industry.
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