Raw Materials for Technical

Textiles

Exhibition- cum- Conference on Technical Textiles

25th Aug’11

Manohar Samuel

Birla Cellulose

• Fibres and Functional value in technical textiles

• Business Growth recommendation for technical textiles

Presentation Covers…….

Mn T – In Million Tons

Global Fiber Production Scenario

Based on Average Production as on 2010

Natural 26 Mn T

Manmade 54 Mn T

Linen 0.52 Mn T

Silk 0.15 Mn T

Wool 1 Mn T

Cotton 24 Mn T

Synthetics 50 Mn T

Cellulosic # 4.28Mn T

Polyester 37 Mn T

Nylon 4 Mn T

Acrylic 1.98 Mn T

Others 1 Mn T

Staple

(Viscose) 3.2 Mn T

Tow

(Acetate/

Viscose)

0.7 Mn T

Fi lament

(Acetate,

Viscose,

Cupro)

0.38 Mn T

All Fibres 80 Million T

Technical Textiles: Million T Apparel/Textiles: Million T

Source : Fibre Organon

Olefin 6 Mn T

Jute –extra

Source:- Fibre Organon Jun-11

• Dominance of Synthetic filament yarns

• Cotton is flat but highly sought after due to its properties

• Consistent growth in VSF with highest CAGR%

Share Share Capacity2012

K tonsShare

% % K tons (Projected) %

Synthetics

Staple 15456 23% 17159 21.4% 2%

2232217858 21.1%

Synthetics

Filament24574 36% 33036 41.3% 6%

4394835158 41.5%

Cotton 24487 36% 24460 30.5% 0% 27400 26000 30.7%

VSF 2076 3% 3246 4.1% 9.4% 4193 3759 4.4%

Others 1838 3% 2182 2.7% 3%553

2000 2.4%

Total 68431 100% 80083 100.0% 3.2% 98416 84775 100%

Fibre 2005

(KTons)

2010

(KTons)CAGR

World Fibre Basket in last five years

What is Technical Textile?

Textile products manufactured primarily for their technical and

performance properties

Technical Textiles – Importance of Fibre

How do we get the Functional Performance for the End User?

Differentiation at

Fibre stage

Yarn Stage

Fabric Stage

Wet Processing Stage

Technology at Fibre, yarn, Fabric and End Conversion stage

Raw Materials for Technical Textiles

1. Regular/Generic fibers

• Natural fibers: Cotton, silk, wool, jute, hamp, ramie, flax

• Regenerated fibers: Viscose, Lyocell.

• Synthetic fibers: Nylon, PET, PP, Acrylic.

2. Specialty variants of regular/generic fibers

• Flame retardant

• Super absorbent

• Antimicro bacterial

• Ultra fine fibers. etc.

3. High tech/high performance fibers:

• High chemical- and combustion-resistant organic fibres: Nomex, Kevlar

• High performance inorganic fibres: Glass, Asbestos, Carbon

Worldwide Fiber composition in Technical Textiles

• World over, PSF/PFY and PP based products have maximum application in Technical textile,

comprising over 50% of the share, the applications are across product categories and usage

• Viscose and other cellulosic fibres has 6% share

Fiber composition in Technical Textiles in India

• In India the fibre composition in Technical Textile is quite contrasting to the world as natural

fibres have 50% share.

• Viscose, Cellulosic and Regenerated fibre comprise of 6.6% share which is comparable to the

share of these fibres in technical textiles across the world

• Glass fibre for Technical textile in India is just 2.1% where as worldwide it has a 15% share

World Technical Textiles Consumption, 2010

$ 127 bn. 23,774,000 tons

Sportech although is 6% of the Volume, in Value terms it contributes 15%,

Mobiltech is 14% in volume but 24% in value terms in 2010

Packtech is 15% in Volume but contributes 5% in Value terms, similarly hometech is 12% in

volume terms but contributes 7% in volume terms

Specialty Variants of Viscose, Polyester and other fibres

Viscose Polyester Other fibres

Basic

Characteristics Specialty Variant Basic Characteristic

Specialty

Variant Fibre

Additional

Characteristic

Very good

softness

Viscose for

nonwovens

High melting point,

high heat and

chemical resistance

High Tenacity

PET

Super-

absorbent

fibre (acrylic)

High absorbency

Excellent

absorbency

Viscose with tri-

lobal cross-section

Very low moisture

absorbency

trilobal cross-

section

High Density

Polyethylene

(HDPE)

High tensile strength

Added strength

and moderate

abrasion

resistance

Temperature

regulating Viscose

(Outlast )

High strength,

Good abrasion

resistance,, Good

resiliency

Hollow fiber High

Modulus PE

(HMPE)

Higher modulus

Relatively poor

strength wet

Short cut

PET/Viscose

Inert,

biocompatible &

flexible

Flame

retardant

High Tenacity

Nylon

High tenacity and low

shrinkage

Low resiliency Anti-microbial,

Anti-bacterial

viscose fibers.

Anti-microbial,

Anti-fungal,

Anti-bacterial

PET fibers.

High Tenacity

PP

High strength and

stability

Natural and pure Fire Retardant (FR)

Viscose/PET

Cationic

dyeable

Anti bacterial

Acrylic

Prevents & limits the

growth of bacteria,

fungi and microbes.

Fiber Characteristics Applications Key players

Meta

Aramid

(Nomex)

Heat Resistance, high

strength and high impact

absorbing capacity

Fire retardant apparel,

bullet proof jackets,

helmets, gloves etc.

Dupont (USA), Teijin Twaron (Japan), SRO

Group (China), Yantai Spandex (China),

Kermel (France)

Para Aramid

(Kevlar)

High strength to weight

ratio, Excellent thermal &

chemical stability

Fire retardant apparel,

bullet proof jackets,

helmets, gloves etc.

Dupont (USA), Teijin Twaron (Japan), Yantai

Spandex (China)

Carbon Low weight and high

strength

Air craft body, wind

mill wings, racing cars.

Toray Industries (Japan), Toho Tenax

(Japan), Mitsubishi Rayon (Japan), Zoltek

(USA), Hexcelcorp (USA), SGL Carbon AG

(Germany) , Kemrock (India)

Polyphenyle

ne sulfide

Fibres (PPS)

Highly resistance to heat,

acid and alkaline

Electrical products,

liquid filters, dryer

canvas.

Armoco Fabrics & Fibres Co (USA), Toyobo

(Japan), Toray Industries (Japan), etc

Glass fiber Thermal insulation

properties with high

strength and low

elongation.

Automotive bodies,

hockey sticks, boats,

surfboard etc.

Owens-Corning Fibreglas, Nicofiber (USA),

Fibreglass (Canada), Asahi Fibre Glass Co

(Japan), Chemitex-Anilana (Poland),

Owens Corning , Goa glass, Twiga (india)

High-tech fibre

Fiber Characteristics Applications Key players

Polytetrafluor

oethylene

(PTFE)

Excellent dielectric

properties, high

melting point.

Nonstick coating of

pans, laboratory

containers, magnetic

stirrer.

DuPont (USA), Newton Filaments, Inc (USA),

Albany Internation Inc. (USA), Toyobo (Japan)

Phenolic fiber High strength Automotive and

electrical components.

Phenco (USA), The Vermont Organic Fiber

Company (USA)

Conductive

fiber

Electric conductive Military garments,

intelligent garments.

Shakespeare Conductive Fibres LLC and Bekaert ,

Bakaert India (India)

PBI

(Polybenzimid

azole)

High strength and

does not burn or

melt.

Automotive parts,

aircraft parts,

insulation shield etc.

Celanese Acetate

Alginate fiber Highly absorbent Wound dressing,

textile printing etc.

Speciality Fibres and Materials Ltd (UK), FMC

Biopolymer (USA), Degussa Texturant Systems

(Germany), Danisco Cultor (Denmark), Kimica

Corporation (Japan), China Seaweed Industrial Association (China)

PBO fiber-

Zylon

Highest strength

among fibers.

Protective clothing

and equipments.

Toyobo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

High-tech fibre

Cotton Jute Viscose PET Nylon PP HDPE LDPE/

LLDPE Aramid Glass Carbon

Agrotech � � � � � � �

Meditech � � � �

Mobiltech � � � � �

Packtech � � � � � � � �

Sporttech � � � � � � �

Buildtech � � � � �

Clothtech � � � � �

Hometech � � � �

Protech � � � �

Geotech � � � � �

Oekotech � � � � � �

Inditech � � � � � � � �

Segment wise consumption of different fibres

Tech Textile – Growth

Role of Fibre Manufacturers

India as Global Manufacturing Hub

India as Consuming Hub owing to the large population

The Key Challenge has been always whether

Market comes first or the product

The Answer is both come together……

Technical Textiles – Indian Business Growth Focus

Product Development

Fibre Innovation

Market Development

Market

Innovation

Business Development

New Markets Entry Fibre Innovation first time in

the world

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Application Development

for new Product

Application Development

Specific to Particular

markets

Business Development – Components & Focus

Role of Centre of Excellence in Tech Textiles

Centre of

Excellence

1. Product Development

2. Application Development

- Technical project and research

- Proactive Products

-Small Sampling

-Tests & Standards Recipes

- Global vendor Base

-USP formulation

-Tech Transfer Service 3. Market

Development

Review and Recommendations for Growth of Tech

Textile Sector

•A global understanding o f the Tech Textile sector in size

•Ministry of Textiles can extend the base line survey to Global

context

•Market potential from current to the next ten years mapped

for need gap analysis

a.Technology and equipment gap – bring in partners

b.Specialty fibre gap – Aramid, Glass fibre etc. R&D and

collaborations

c.Capital equipment Gap - collaboration from abroad.

Recommendations : Market Mapping #1

• To Buy out relevant International samples and decode

• Create facility for Prototype development exactly matching

• Build a studio for their specialization with International samples

• Commercials made for each potential product with Industry

• Tabulate different comparative standards

• Formulate Indian standards for application based

Recommendations : Product Understanding- Role of COE’s #2

• ITTA should support standard formulation t

a.Buyer’s standards not mentioned in Global standards

b.Support COE’s for fixing Indian standards with BIS

• ITTA should support technical projects with COE’s

a.Practical projects which help to understand Indian conditions

b.Commercial information on worthwhile projects

• ITTA should make a lifetime benefit for large applications - shared

with respective user industry ministry along with Textile

Commissioner’s Office

Recommendations : Product Understanding- Role of IITA #3

• Gov. of India’s legislation for the safety, cost and welfare of the

common man in the following areas wud help.

a.Only BIS and pharmacopeia consistent meditech products

b.Flame retardant fabrics in public places and railways, buses

c.Geo tech in all express ways, highways, dams and rail tracks

d.Protech for firemen, mining, defense sectors

• Textile Ministry support with the other Ministry’s

a.Health Ministry for meditech products and DGCA

b.Railways Ministry for Geotech

c.Education Ministry for including Tech Tex in syllabus of

*Meditech for MBBS

*Geotech for Civil Engineers

*Agritech for agricultural engineering

*ITI courses for operations of tech textiles

Recommendations : Role of Gov. for Legislation #4

• Excise duty to be at least in line with regular textiles for non-

woven tech textiles.

• Duty drawback and DEPB for nonwoven and converted products

do not find a mention and needs to be notified

• Specific HS codes is proposed for specialty fibres

• All standards for Non-implantables should have Woven &

Nonwoven both as product option; and should thus find a place

in govt. tenders

Recommendations : Role of Gov. for Fiscal & Non Fiscal

Correction #5

• Leaders in Industry to work with Gov to set up specific Tech

Textile parks similar to Apparel parks.

• Technical Textiles should be promoted by all stakeholders

a.Conferences with actual cost benefit and user industry

participation for each sector

b.International Technical Textile Exhibitions

c.Specific websites for technical textiles in Gov. and Industry

Association forums

Recommendations : Role of Indian Textile Industry for

Technical Textiles #7

Thank You

for your attention