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Topics covered at MMF textiles conference impress delegates
25 Nov '11
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Replying to a question from a delegate, he said, "It is very easy to produce roll goods and easier to market. However, when it comes to consumer products which use these roll goods, it is very difficult to market these products”.
He added, “Global consumer product players like P&G, PGI and Kimberley Clark are deeply entrenched in the market for years, which makes it difficult for new entrants in the consumer products space to penetrate the consumer mind space”.
He was followed by Mr Gunjan Sharma, who is responsible for the Fibrefill and Non Wovens business at Reliance Industries. He said, “The current global market size for technical textiles is US $127 billion, with volumes growing two times the global GDP. Polyester fibre has a share of 27 percent followed by polypropylene with 22 percent usage in the sector”.
He was of the opinion that non-clothing sectors like automobiles, infrastructure, medical, tourism etc will drive the growth of the sector in India and this will mainly be brought about by the higher purchasing power from the rising incomes of the Indian middle-class.
Mr. Arnab Samanta - Production Manager at the €1.9 billion medical textiles major – Ahlstrom said, “The potential of the Indian market is not so good because - use of single use medical fabrics are still not encouraging in India. So, 80% of medical fabrics and 50% of hygiene fabrics are exported.
But he was optimistic about the future as he expects rise in sales of hygiene products to ramp up in coming years in India. He added, “Ahlstrom is committed to create a converting hub in and around Gujarat and we invite new entrepreneurs to set up converting units. Ahlstrom will co-operate and help in all possible ways.”
Mr KK Mishra of ATIRA spoke on the subject of composites. He said, “Composites are combinations of two materials in which one of the materials is called the reinforcing phase, which is in the form of fibers, sheets, or particles, and is embedded in the other material called the matrix phase”.
“Composites have grown at a CAGR of around 5 percent in China and 5.6 percent in India. The main advantages of using composites is that, it has higher specific strength, can be molded in to complex shapes at low costs, setting up a unit entails low capital cost and final products have a longer life span”, he informed.
Applications of composites include aerospace, civil works, marine, wind mills, modular houses and many other applications.
The other highlight of the session was a high power panel discussion on “India's Potential to Grow in Technical Textiles”, in which Dr Chandan Chatterjee, Director - Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) - Govt of Gujarat, Dr. Talukdar of Kusumgar, Mr Avisnash Mayekar of Suvin Advisors, Dr Basu of MANTRA – Surat, Mr Arun Jariwala and Mr Mohan Kavrie were the panelists.
Dr Chatterjee exhorted entrepreneurs to set up technical textiles units and offered full help of the Gujarat Government to set up these units.
He added, “Global consumer product players like P&G, PGI and Kimberley Clark are deeply entrenched in the market for years, which makes it difficult for new entrants in the consumer products space to penetrate the consumer mind space”.
He was followed by Mr Gunjan Sharma, who is responsible for the Fibrefill and Non Wovens business at Reliance Industries. He said, “The current global market size for technical textiles is US $127 billion, with volumes growing two times the global GDP. Polyester fibre has a share of 27 percent followed by polypropylene with 22 percent usage in the sector”.
He was of the opinion that non-clothing sectors like automobiles, infrastructure, medical, tourism etc will drive the growth of the sector in India and this will mainly be brought about by the higher purchasing power from the rising incomes of the Indian middle-class.
Mr. Arnab Samanta - Production Manager at the €1.9 billion medical textiles major – Ahlstrom said, “The potential of the Indian market is not so good because - use of single use medical fabrics are still not encouraging in India. So, 80% of medical fabrics and 50% of hygiene fabrics are exported.
But he was optimistic about the future as he expects rise in sales of hygiene products to ramp up in coming years in India. He added, “Ahlstrom is committed to create a converting hub in and around Gujarat and we invite new entrepreneurs to set up converting units. Ahlstrom will co-operate and help in all possible ways.”
Mr KK Mishra of ATIRA spoke on the subject of composites. He said, “Composites are combinations of two materials in which one of the materials is called the reinforcing phase, which is in the form of fibers, sheets, or particles, and is embedded in the other material called the matrix phase”.
“Composites have grown at a CAGR of around 5 percent in China and 5.6 percent in India. The main advantages of using composites is that, it has higher specific strength, can be molded in to complex shapes at low costs, setting up a unit entails low capital cost and final products have a longer life span”, he informed.
Applications of composites include aerospace, civil works, marine, wind mills, modular houses and many other applications.
The other highlight of the session was a high power panel discussion on “India's Potential to Grow in Technical Textiles”, in which Dr Chandan Chatterjee, Director - Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) - Govt of Gujarat, Dr. Talukdar of Kusumgar, Mr Avisnash Mayekar of Suvin Advisors, Dr Basu of MANTRA – Surat, Mr Arun Jariwala and Mr Mohan Kavrie were the panelists.
Dr Chatterjee exhorted entrepreneurs to set up technical textiles units and offered full help of the Gujarat Government to set up these units.
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