Recently, Pierre, head of the International Nonwovens Trade Organization (EDANA), pointed out at a technical textiles seminar held in Mumbai, India, that the development focus of the Indian textile industry should focus on the fields of technical textiles and nonwovens. . This is because India’s domestic nonwovens market has considerable growth potential in the future. According to the latest data released by the International Nonwovens Industry Association, the output value of the Indian nonwovens market accounted for 7% of the Asian nonwovens market in 2013. It is estimated that in 2016, the output value of the Indian nonwovens market will account for 8% of the Asian market, showing a hot development trend.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the growth rate of global nonwovens production exceeded that of many other industries. “This makes nonwovens one of the industries with the fastest growing fiber consumption. The development of this industry has a mutually reinforcing relationship with global economic growth. In 2011, the global population reached 7 billion. At the same time, the per capita annual consumption of nonwovens The amount has also reached 1 kilogram,” Pierre said.
Pierre pointed out that currently, the growth rate of the nonwovens field is slowing down, and the industry may not usher in a new growth peak until 2021. During this period, the growth power of the Asian market cannot be underestimated. By country, China’s per capita annual nonwoven consumption has reached 1 kilogram, while India’s per capita annual nonwoven consumption is around 0.3 kilograms.
From the perspective of output, India’s average annual output of non-woven fabrics has increased significantly in recent years, and the current annual output is about 250,000 tons. In addition, the quality and application fields of products have also been improved to varying degrees. In the next few years, the development of India’s nonwovens industry will focus on areas such as hygiene, medical, filtration, construction and infrastructure. In this process, India’s local short fiber production capacity will play an important role, and the demand for complex production machinery will also increase.
At present, the Indian textile industry is in a period of rapid development and has great market potential. According to the analysis of the country by the American Nonwovens Industry Association (INDA), geotextiles are now growing at a rate of 23%; wipes are growing at a rate of 12.8%; sanitary napkins are at 20%; baby diapers are at 5.6%. In the future, India will be a very The woven cloth industry has huge development potential. The Indian government attaches great importance to the development of the nonwovens industry and will invest 500 million rupees to promote the development of the nonwovens industry.
“Nonwovens and their end products are often ignored by consumers. In fact, this is a topic worthy of attention. EDANA and its member companies believe that better communication is necessary. Just like in India, The industry is focusing on conveying the contribution of nonwovens to people’s lives and social and economic growth, while at the same time alleviating consumers’ concerns about environmental pollution caused by the industry,” Pierre said.
