Domestic technical textiles Industry Segment-wise consumption of ...

PACKTECH
Packtech includes several flexible packing material made of textile used for packing various goods for
industrial, agricultural, consumer and other goods. It ranges from polymer based bags used for
industrial packing to jute based sacks used for packaging food grains and packaging used for tea. This
packaging (excluding jute) is also referred to as flexible packaging materials.
The technical textile products covered under Packtech are as give below:-
• Polyolefin Woven Sacks (excluding FIBC)
• FIBC
• Leno bags
• Wrapping fabric
• Jute Hessian and Sacks (including Food grade jute bags)
• Soft luggage products (TT component)
• Tea-bags (filter paper)
Technical textiles consumption under Packtech is estimated at around Rs 14,067 crore. Woven sacks
(excluding FIBC) account for around 50% of the technical textiles consumption under Packtech
followed by Jute hessian and sacks (including Food grade jute bags) with around 30% share. FIBC
and wrapping fabrics account for around 20% of the total usage. Usage of technical textiles in soft
luggage products, leno bags and tea-bags is less than 5% of the total usage in Packtech.
Most of the demand for these products is satisfied by domestic production with imports of only
around Rs 86 crore. Exports of Packtech products (technical textiles component) from India has been
estimated as Rs 563 crore.
The domestic consumption of technical textiles under Packtech is expected to increase from around
Rs 14,067 crore in 2007-08 to around Rs 25,913 crore by 2012-13.The demand for the packaging
products is dependent on the industrial growth. In the medium term (next 5 years), the packaging
industry is expected to achieve growth at the rate of 13% year on year. The polymer based segment
containing products like woven sacks, FIBC, leno bags and wrapping fabric are expected to grow at a
CAGR of 17% till 2012-13.
The maximum growth is expected in the FIBC segment which is used for bulk packaging segment.
Use of FIBC will also increase with the increase in exports. The share of FIBC in the total Packtech
market is expected to double over the next 5 years. Moreover, the Leno bags which are mainly used