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

GEOTECH
Geotech segment comprises of technical textile products used in Geotechnical applications pertaining
to soil, rock, earth etc. This class of products is loosely called Geotextiles. However Geotextiles
specifically refers to permeable fabric or synthetic material, woven or non-woven, which can be used
with geotechnical engineering material).
The principal functions performed by Geotextiles are confinement /separation, reinforcement,
filtration and drainage, and protection. Application areas include Civil Engineering (roads and
pavements, slope stabilization and embankment protection, tunnels, rail-track bed stabilization,
ground stabilization and drainage etc), Marine Engineering (Soil Erosion control and embankment
protection, breakwaters) and Environmental Engineering (landfills and waste management).
Other specialized Geotech products comprise Geogrids (plastics filaments and tapes etc formed into a
very open, grid like configuration having large apertures), Geonets (extruded polymer ribs set in net
like fashion with small apertures), Geomembranes (impermeable fabric as barrier) and Geocomposites
(products using two or more Geotextiles e.g. Pre-fabricated Drains-PVD).
Current Geotextiles Market in India (Imports and domestic production) is around Rs 272 Crore,
comprising imports of an estimated Rs 105 Crore and domestic production of around Rs 167 Crore. In
terms of product category, the market includes Rs 241 Crore of synthetic woven/non-woven
Geotextiles (85 Crore of woven and 67 Crore of Non-woven) as well as other products like Geogrids
and Others (Geomembranes, Geonets and Geocomposites). Agro-based Geotextiles (made of Jute and
Coir) are also developing and finding acceptance as a class of products. Market size for these products
was around Rs 31 Crore.
Market Size including imports (Rs Crore)
Synthetic Geotextile products
Woven Geotextiles
Non Woven Geotextiles
Geogrids/Others
Geomembranes/Geocomposites (PVD etc)
Total
Agro-based Geotextiles
Out of this, current consumption is around Rs 185 Crore. The consumption of Geotextiles is expected
to be driven by the investments in the Infrastructure sector (both public, private as well as PPP mode
investments). Moreover, promotion of the use of geomembrane as lining for canals, ponds and
reservoirs by the National Horticulture Mission is likely to boost the consumption of geomembranes.
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