Technical textiles accounts for 13% of India's T&A market

07 Jan '21

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India's technical textiles market is to grow at 20 per cent from $16.6 billion in 2018 to $28.7 billion by 2021, according to the Baseline Survey of the technical textiles industry by the ministry of textiles. Thus, the market stands at approximately $20 billion in 2020, accounting for ~13 per cent of India's total textile and apparel market.

During COVID-19 crisis in 2020, technical textiles ended up helping the Indian economy in an unexpected way. Unknowingly, it became even more relevant during the pandemic when global manufacturing went into an indefinite pause and India could neither export nor import critical medical equipment including N95 face masks and protective gears due to complete lockdown, writes Sanjay Bakshi in his article 'Technical Textiles – Roundup 2020' published on technicaltextile.net.

Being entirely import-dependent for PPE kits, India was in no position to meet domestic demand for these products. India's manufacturing output of these items was a naught as of March 2020 but within 60 days it was producing 2.5 lakh PPE kits per day, catapulting to the position of second largest manufacturer after China. India is now producing 4.5 lakh PPE kits and over 1.5 crore masks a day. This capability transformation established the importance of India's TT sector and helped it gain a timely entry into healthcare and health textiles.

India continues to be the preferred destination for textile manufacturing and provides a whole lot of advantages in the area of technical textiles. With growing awareness and consumption of technical textiles, greater innovation in the field and demand from end-use industries, the country is a promising destination.

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