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

Twelfth Finance Commission has recommended devolution of grants for Urban Local Bodies to the
tune of Rs.5000 crore for the period 205-2010 of which Rs.2500 crore have to be devolved upon local
bodies exclusively for setting-up of solid waste management systems in Urban areas to ensure
management of MSW in accordance with MSW Rules. CPCB’s annual report (’07) states that as per
information provided by SPCBs, landfill facilities have been constructed at Bangalore, Mangalore,
Karwar, Puttur, Ankola, Surat, Alang, Nashik, Ambad, Sonpeth, Viziaanagaram (AP), Jodhpur, Sirsa
and Ambala. Regional/common landfill facilities are under construction at Ahmedabad, North Dum-
Dum, New Barrackpore and Chandigarh.
Clearly most states are yet to develop significant number of landfills for both categories of waste. At
the same time, as the Indian economy develops further, waste generated will increase (due to greater
retail consumption of use and throw products, ready to eat etc). However, given the required
regulatory framework already in place, once the State Government agencies get the basic groundwork
in place by identifying sites, going forward these sites will represent a significant opportunity for use
of Technical Textiles.
Key manufacturers of the product with information on capacity / production / sales
Currently, only one player – Ashapura group is manufacturing Geosynthetic Clay Liners in India.
Ashapura Volclay Limited has set up India’s first Geosynthetic Clay Liner Plant using technology
from CETCO (A subsidiary of AMCOL International), with an estimated capacity of 5 million square
meter per annum.
Market size of TT product and future forecast
Some of the prominent engineering contractors active in waste management include UPL
Environmental Engineers, Ramky, MEPL, Baruch Enviro & Surat Infrastructure. Garware’s
Geosynthetics division has also executed projects in this space. Basis discussions with Industry, waste
management contracts in 2007-2008 used up an estimated Rs 68 Crore worth of Technical Textile
products.
Components of Landfill
Lakh Sq
M
Approx
Rate/ Sq M Cost Rs Lakh
Non woven needle punched geotextile 40 56 2240
Woven Geotextile 0.7 32.5 22.75
HDPE Liner 20 120 2400
Geocomposite 11.7 185 2164.5