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

The export of nonwoven wipes is negligible.
Key importers and exporters
Kimberly-Clark Lever Ltd.is a leading player in wipes. The company markets its baby wipes under
the brand name ‘Huggies’. In addition Kimberly-Clark has specialized wipes marketed under the
brand name ‘Wypall’ and ‘Kimtech’.
Raw-materials and machinery
Viscose is the preferred fibre for wipes on account of its high absorbency coupled with softness. Birla
Cellulose is a supplier of hollow, chlorine-free, zinc-free and anti-bacterial fibres, which are
environment friendly and are especially suited for applications like wipes. Wipes are also
manufactured using other synthetic fibers as polypropylene, polyester, etc.
Over 50% of the nonwoven wipes are manufactured by Spunlace technology. The web formation for
Spunlace production line utilizes carded web making technique. The key machinery used for
production of wipes is given below:
• Blow room
• Injection Cards
• Spunlace hydro entanglement line
• Dryer
• Winder
• Slitter
• Folding and cutting line
The key machinery suppliers are:
• Rieter Perfojet, France
• Fleissner GmbH & Co. (Germany)
Mosquito nets
The Mosquito net is an essential item used all over the country for protection from mosquitoes;
therefore the market of the item exists through out the year. As other precautions in practice like
Mosquito Repellent Mats, Ointment and coils have various side effects; people prefer the use of
Mosquito Nets therefore the demand is increasing day by day.
Consumption norms and the market size
Nylon net constitutes around 96% of the raw material cost of the mosquito net. The process of
manufacture of Nylon Mosquito Net is very simple. A piece of Net cut in rectangle size as per
required size. The required rectangle size Net along with Cotton Tape is spread on sewing Machine
and stitch from one corner to the end.