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Presentation given at the FICCI Agrotextiles conference held on 1st Oct 2008
Source: Public Humiliation by James Surowiecki, The New Yorker, September 24, 2008
US is the largest consumer of commodity goods. Latest mortgage crisis and credit crunch is hitting the pocket books of American consumer society. Monies to spend on consumer good such as clothing will decrease.
As the name indicates nonwovens are not woven fabrics. Cost effective process as it skips intermediary processes such as spinning, weave preparation and weaving.
Nonwoven fabrics are flat structures mainly defined as sheets or webs made by bonding and entangling fibers or filaments by mechanical, thermal or chemical means.
Nonwoven Technologies
Spunbond Synthetic Meltblown Synthetic Needlepunching Versatile (natural and synthetic) Hydroentangling Versatile (natural and synthetic)
Spunbonding surgical gowns, diaper cover stocks Meltbowning barriers, filters and face masks Needlepunching Geotextiles, automotive fabrics Thermalbonding upholstering, cussion pads Hydroentangling wipes
Needlepunching Technology
Nonwoven Line
Opening fine beating and tuft reduction
Hopper Feeder
Cross Lapper
H1 Needle Loom
Meltblown Process
Spunbonding Process
8.41
5.75
0.4
Asia Pacific
3.2
2.69
0.2
1.8 2012
NAFTA
Selected Countries
2,047 1,491 254 174 Mexico Brazil Mexico Taiwan Korea Turkey Japan S. Africa Saudi Arabia 52 Australia 126 135 130 160 213 93 338 26 62
* Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea,Taiwan,Thailand ** Top 6: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela
Source: INDA Estimates, Ian Butler, INTC-2008
Developed Markets
High export volumes
Trend line
1995
2000
2005
2010
95-00
00-05
05-10
Americas
4,288
5,031
5,777
6,821
3.2%
2.8%
3.4%
Europe
3,494
4,162
4,773
5,577
3.6%
2.8%
3.2%
Asia
5,716
6,963
8,504
10,645
4.0%
4.1%
4.6%
ROW
473
558
628
730
3.3%
2.4%
3.1%
Totals
13,971
16,714
19,683
23,774
3.7%
3.3%
3.8%
1995
2000
2005
2010
95-00
00-05
05-10
Agrotech
1,173
1,381
1,615
1,958
3.3%
3.2%
3.9%
Geotech
196
255
319
413
5.4%
4.6%
5.3%
Medtech
1,228
1,543
1,928
2,380
4.7%
4.6%
4.3%
Protech
184
238
279
340
5.3%
3.3%
4.0%
Totals
2,781
3,417
4,141
5,091
4.68%
3.93%
4.38%
YEAR 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
GDP PER CAPITA (US$) 733 1374 2563 4780 8912 16618 30985 57773 107720 200850
CONSUMPTION OF NONWOVENS/TT (kg) 0.08 0.15 0.27 0.51 0.95 1.77 3.31 6.16 11.49 21.43
GDP per capita source: World Bank
YEAR
GDP PER CAPITA (US$) 42499 52435 65656 82213 102943 128901 161404 202103 264705 331452
CONSUMPTION OF NONWOVENS/TT (kg) 3.5 4.32 5.41 6.77 8.48 10.62 13.29 16.64 20.84 26.10
GDP per capita source: World Bank
2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Applications of Agrotextiles
Sunscreening (shade cloth) Frost Covering Harvesting Wind protection Landscape covering Bird protection Insect protection Turf protection Irrigation Drainage Aquaculture Insulation Horticulture Animal Husbandary
Source: www.karatzis.gr/products/agricultural/04s.jpg
Frost Covering
Adverse Effects of Frost
Frost can kill the seeds and adversely affect the ariel portion of the plant. Frost makes the plant loose its moisture and dry out.
Frost Covering
Minimizes moisture and heat loss. Keeps the plant warm and healthy. Nonwoven fabrics are preferred for Frost Covers: Lightweight, breathable and those which dry quickly are used. These fabrics should provide open spaces for crop treatments. Examples: Nonwoven spunbonded mesh fabric and nonwoven UV resistant polypropylene fleece.
Source: http://www.anti-frost.com/
Source: http://www.anti-frost.com/
Harvesting Aides
Harvesting nets are used to collect the fruits falling from a tree. This helps to keep the cost of cultivation low by eliminating additional labor associated with harvesting. Harvesting nets are predominantly grip structures which can be developed using warp knitting technology.
Source: http://lh3.ggpht.com
Source: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/2638810726_a4ceefdcc6.jpg?v=0
Windshields
Windshields are used to protect the crops from high velocity wind damage. These can also be used to control the temperature by hindering cooling due to the wind. These are installed perpendicular to the direction of the wind to reduce the wind speed. These Prevent: Breaking of branches, Early falling of the fruits and Damage to the leaves and flowers.
Examples: Woven and knitted UV stabilized windshields using high density polyethylene monofilaments.
Source: http://www.arrigoni.it
Source: http://www.karatzis.gr
Landscape Covers
These are used for weed control and prevent penetration of thin roots of weeds. In addition they also maintain optimal soil temperatures for rapid plant growth.
Source: http://www.terramdirect.com
Conclusions
It is extremely important for the Indian textile industry to diversify into durable technical textiles and disposable nonwovens. Technical textiles should at least contribute 15 -20 % of the total textile sector by 2015-2020. Our growth prediction is that the industry should grow in double digits around 13 %.