Technical textile makes around 13% of India’s overall textile and garment industry and adds 0.7 percent to India’s GDP. India exported textile wall coverings worth US$0.03 million in September 2020, which increased to US$0.05 million in September 2021. Between January and September 2021, the total exports were US$0.21 million, up by 58.56% from the last year.
Exports of transmission/conveyor belts/belting of textile material wh/not impregnated coated, covered/laminated with plastics reinforced with mettle/other material September 2020 totaled US$1.01 million, which declined by 12.59% to US$0.88 million in September 2021. By the end of September 2020, the exports were worth US$5.27 million, and they increased to US$7.93 million in the corresponding period of next year.
India exported textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like were worth US$1.36 million, up by 40.04% from the previous year. Between January and September 2021, the exports were up by 32.45%. Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters, or viscose rayon exports in September 2021 witnessed a fall by 2.76% to US$4.48 million. By the end of September 2020, the exports were totaled US$27.36 million, which increased to US$39.14 million at the end of September 2021. India’s exports of Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape, floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile back were worth just US$0.01 million by the end of September 2021.
The ultimate application of technical textiles is diverse and may be found in sectors including agriculture, sportswear, construction, healthcare, automobile, etc. A few of the important factors to the development of this market include India’s push towards modernization and its production efficiency. Because of the increasing market situation, technical textiles have witnessed a worldwide increase. Advanced technologies, growth in end-use applications, cost-effectiveness, resilience, customer-friendliness, and sustainability of technical textiles have resulted in a rise in their market share in the global market.
However, Pakistan is dealing with conventional textiles, and the profit margins are lower than technical textiles. It is worth mentioning that there is a strong need to develop a robust infrastructure in Pakistan for the growth of technical textiles as it will become crucial soon. Therefore, the industries should invest in R&D instead of reverse engineering and competing only at low prices.
