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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> - <strong>Event</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
International Conference & Exhibition on<br />
Technical <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
25 th –27 th August <strong>2011</strong>, Mumbai
Agenda<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Introduction<br />
► Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural Session<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – CEO Roundtable<br />
► Day 1: Conference Session 1, 2 & 3<br />
► Day 2: Conference Session 4, 5 & 6<br />
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Key Notes From Meetings With Institutional Buyers<br />
Key Notes From Buyer Seller Meetings<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> - Introduction<br />
Host State<br />
International Conference & Exhibition<br />
Partner States<br />
Enabling framework for accelerating growth and<br />
investments<br />
Knowledge Partners<br />
Organizers<br />
Supported by<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Introduction<br />
First International Exhibition on Technical <strong>Textiles</strong> in India<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> is a first <strong>of</strong> its kind international conference and exhibition on technical textiles,<br />
jointly organized by FICCI, <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong> and Department <strong>of</strong> Chemicals & Petrochemicals,<br />
Government <strong>of</strong> India<br />
The state <strong>of</strong> Maharashtra was the host state for the event, while the states <strong>of</strong> Gujarat, and<br />
Karnataka were partnering states in the event<br />
The event theme was “Enabling framework for accelerating growth and investments”, with an<br />
objective <strong>of</strong> highlighting the important global developments and emerging trends in the technical<br />
textiles industry<br />
The conference had participation from central and state governments, institutional buyers and<br />
sellers and delegates from India and abroad<br />
The conference was inaugurated by Mr. Anand Sharma, Hon’ble Union Minister for <strong>Textiles</strong>, with Mr.<br />
Prithviraj Chavan, Hon’ble Chief Minister (CM) <strong>of</strong> Maharashtra as the Guest <strong>of</strong> Honour.<br />
Mr. R. Varthur Prakash, Hon’ble Minister <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong>, Government <strong>of</strong> Karnataka, Mr. Mohd. Arif<br />
Khan, Hon’ble Minister <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong>, Government <strong>of</strong> Maharashtra and Ms. Rita Menon, Secretary,<br />
<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong> addressed the delegates in the opening session <strong>of</strong> the conference<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> - Introduction<br />
<strong>Event</strong> Sum-up<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> was the first <strong>of</strong> its kind exhibition-cum-conference in India, with a magnitude comparable<br />
to world class international exhibitions<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> Exhibitors<br />
102 companies participated as exhibitors. There was a separate China pavilion in the<br />
exhibition and three State Pavillions<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> delegates<br />
Over 280 delegates attended the Conference.<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> State Level<br />
Delegation<br />
133 state delegates attended the conference (Gujarat 30, Maharashtra 88,<br />
Karnataka 15)<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> speakers<br />
41 speakers addressed the delegates and made presentations<br />
International<br />
Participants<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> business<br />
visitors<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> B2B<br />
meetings<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> G2G<br />
meetings<br />
Representation from Italy, China, Switzerland, USA etc. International Exhibitors<br />
included TexTest, FIL VA SRL, Swiss Textile College etc.<br />
More than 5000 business visitors attended the exhibition during the three days<br />
29 one to one meetings between buyers and sellers <strong>of</strong> technical textiles<br />
8 meetings with institutional buyers such as CISF, Railways, Army, NHAI, Navy, BRO etc.<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> - Introduction<br />
<strong>Event</strong> Format<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> was a three day event with exhibition on all three days and a conference for the first<br />
two days. Following was the schedule <strong>of</strong> the event:<br />
Day 1 (August 25, <strong>2011</strong>)<br />
1000 –1200 hrs Inaugural session<br />
1200 – 1245 hrs CEO’s roundtable with ministers<br />
1300 –1330 hrs Inauguration <strong>of</strong> exhibition<br />
1400 – 1530 hrs Session 1 - India’s Approach to Technical <strong>Textiles</strong> & Creating Value Chain in<br />
Technical <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
1530 – 1630 hrs Session 2 - Creating Value Chain in Technical <strong>Textiles</strong> & Standardization<br />
1645 – 1745 hrs Session 3 - Perspective <strong>of</strong> Centers <strong>of</strong> Excellence<br />
Day 2 (August 26, <strong>2011</strong>)<br />
1000 – 1120 hrs Session 4 - Buyer’s Perspective- I<br />
1120 – 1300 hrs Session 5 - Buyer’s Perspective- II<br />
1400 – 1645 hrs Session 6 - Emerging Areas, Technology and Global Markets<br />
1645 – 1900 hrs Buyer SellerMeetings<br />
Day 3 (August 27, <strong>2011</strong>) - Exhibition<br />
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Agenda<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Introduction<br />
► Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural Session<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – CEO Roundtable<br />
► Day 1: Conference Session 1, 2 & 3<br />
► Day 2: Conference Session 4, 5 & 6<br />
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Key Notes From Meetings With Institutional Buyers<br />
Key Notes From Buyer Seller Meetings<br />
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Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> (1/7)<br />
From the inaugural<br />
session<br />
1. Public venture capital fund:<br />
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Background: Mr. Chavan, CM Maharashtra, mentioned in his speech<br />
that a public venture capitalist (VC) fund could be developed to<br />
support technical textiles entrepreneurs for innovative start up projects<br />
and for acquiring stressed units abroad. Such public venture capital<br />
fund will have financial support from government, either central or<br />
state, along with participation from private bodies<br />
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Action points:<br />
– A detailed paper on the proposed business model needs to be<br />
drafted, and supported with research on existence <strong>of</strong> similar model<br />
in other countries<br />
– Identify mentors who have had success stories in textile ventures<br />
and take their perspective on public VC model<br />
From the CEO<br />
roundtable<br />
1. Legislation:<br />
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Background: Developing legislations that support usage <strong>of</strong> technical<br />
textiles<br />
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Action point: Detailed research should be undertaken to identify<br />
global legislations on usage <strong>of</strong> technical textiles in different application<br />
areas<br />
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Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> (2/7)<br />
From the CEO<br />
roundtable<br />
2. Standards:<br />
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Background: Developing standards for usage <strong>of</strong> technical textiles will<br />
support the growth in the technical textiles industry<br />
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Action point: Organize a meeting with BIS for a status update on<br />
standards and way forward<br />
3. Institutional Linkages:<br />
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Background: Developing institutional linkages to put into effect usage <strong>of</strong><br />
technical textiles<br />
Action point: Organize focus meetings <strong>of</strong> institutional buyers, suppliers<br />
and CoE to facilitate wider usage <strong>of</strong> technical textiles<br />
4. Rural Linkages:<br />
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Background: Technical textiles has huge potential in agricultural<br />
applications <strong>of</strong> crop protection and storage, and requires concept selling<br />
Action point: Industry to provide a detailed paper to MoT explaining the<br />
potential for technical textiles in agriculture, challenges faced by the<br />
industry in reaching out to rural markets, and nature <strong>of</strong> support required<br />
by industry in establishing rural linkages for greater reach<br />
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Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> (3/7)<br />
From the CEO<br />
roundtable<br />
5. Inclusion <strong>of</strong> second hand machinery under TUFS:<br />
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Background: Industry mentioned that technical textiles is a capital<br />
intensive industry and <strong>of</strong>ten manufacturers purchase second hand<br />
machinery from abroad, for which there is no government support<br />
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Action point: Industry to submit a detailed paper to MoT explaining the<br />
nature <strong>of</strong> support they expect from MoT. MoT to look into the aspect <strong>of</strong><br />
inclusion <strong>of</strong> second hand machinery under TUFS, or creation <strong>of</strong> a<br />
different scheme to address the said concern<br />
From conference<br />
day 1<br />
1. Converted products:<br />
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Background: Pr<strong>of</strong>. Seshadri Ramkumar mentioned that market<br />
awareness and the knowledge <strong>of</strong> converted products are essential for<br />
the growth <strong>of</strong> the technical textiles sector in India<br />
Action points:<br />
– A meeting is to be organized with Pr<strong>of</strong>. Ramkumar and the CoEs to<br />
understand the aspect in more detail<br />
– Market intelligence to be captured on what technical textiles<br />
products are being sold in the market currently. Meeting with K’s<br />
Consultants and Technopak advisors is to be organized to discuss<br />
this aspect<br />
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Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> (4/7)<br />
From conference<br />
day 1<br />
2. Identification <strong>of</strong> stressed units abroad:<br />
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Background: An audience member requested if MoT could help with<br />
commercial information on stressed technical textiles units available for<br />
sale abroad<br />
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Action point: Research to be done to identify if any industry body<br />
captures information on stressed units. CoEs and ITTA to get involved in<br />
this exercise<br />
From meeting with<br />
RDSO<br />
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A meeting between BTRA and RDSO to be organized to understand the<br />
key requirement <strong>of</strong> the Railways and specification <strong>of</strong> technical textiles to<br />
be used at various site conditions<br />
A compendium on all training courses available with all CoEs is to be<br />
compiled and shared with RDSO, and coordination regarding<br />
participation <strong>of</strong> RDSO employees in these training courses<br />
<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Textile has to send a meeting request letter to DG, RDSO<br />
seeking an appointment to discuss the usage and applicability <strong>of</strong><br />
geotextiles in Railways. The details <strong>of</strong> products and area <strong>of</strong> usage needs<br />
to be defined along with this meeting request letter<br />
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Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> (5/7)<br />
From meeting with<br />
BRO<br />
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Strata Geosystems (India) Pvt. Ltd. needs to seek an appointment with<br />
DG, BRO to present the usage <strong>of</strong> Geotextiles in ongoing projects<br />
Need to share the list <strong>of</strong> all vendors active in geotextile domain with BRO<br />
Need to collect the list <strong>of</strong> all ongoing BRO projects in NE region<br />
Explore the prospect <strong>of</strong> linking the MoT’s proposed initiative for<br />
promotion and application <strong>of</strong> geotextiles in the North Eastern Region with<br />
ongoing BRO projects<br />
From meeting with<br />
CISF<br />
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Details <strong>of</strong> upcoming security and fire fighting event needs to be collected<br />
from CISF <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Textile has to issue a letter to <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Home Affairs<br />
requesting participation in the security and fire fighting event<br />
Alok Industries needs to submit the technical specifications and samples<br />
<strong>of</strong> Uniform Clothing and Fire Retardant apparels to DG <strong>of</strong>fice and further<br />
seek for an appointment to present the various Protex products available<br />
Need to share the list <strong>of</strong> all vendors active in Protex domain with CISF<br />
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Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> (6/7)<br />
From meeting with<br />
BIS<br />
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The updated list <strong>of</strong> pending standards needs to be collected from Office<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Textile Commissioner and to be shared with Mr. Gupta from BIS<br />
The directory <strong>of</strong> approx 3000 contacts in technical textile domain needs<br />
to be shared with BIS<br />
Meeting between BIS and EY needs to arranged in second week <strong>of</strong><br />
September <strong>2011</strong> and draw the timelines in consultation with BIS to print<br />
the pending standards<br />
From meeting with<br />
CPWD<br />
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Meeting between Technology Application & Development (TAD) Cell <strong>of</strong><br />
CPWD at CDO <strong>of</strong>fice and MoT needs to arranged in second week <strong>of</strong><br />
September <strong>2011</strong> to discuss the framework to promote and increase the<br />
usage <strong>of</strong> technical textile in CPWD projects<br />
From meeting with<br />
NHAI<br />
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Meeting with concessionaries needs to be arranged to understand their<br />
perspective on geotex and its economics in road projects, compared to<br />
alternatives available for geotex<br />
Concessionaries need to be invited in the MoT North east event<br />
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Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> (7/7)<br />
From meeting with<br />
Indian Army<br />
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Develop a framework for an interactive platform between the key players<br />
<strong>of</strong> technical textiles and Indian Army and get the consensus on this<br />
framework from <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Defence and <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
Sub-segment focused interactive sessions with the key players to be<br />
arranged as per the requirements <strong>of</strong> Indian Army<br />
Obtain the copy <strong>of</strong> product specifications from the Controller’s <strong>of</strong>fice in<br />
Kanpur<br />
From B2B<br />
meetings<br />
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Send a thank you note to all participants and request them for their<br />
feedback on:<br />
– Usefulness <strong>of</strong> the session<br />
– Expectations from similar sessions in future<br />
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Agenda<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Introduction<br />
► Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural Session<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – CEO Roundtable<br />
► Day 1: Conference Session 1, 2 & 3<br />
► Day 2: Conference Session 4, 5 & 6<br />
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Key Notes From Meetings With Institutional Buyers<br />
Key Notes From Buyer Seller Meetings<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural session (1/3)<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> inaugural session was held at Hotel Westin, Mumbai and Mr. Harsh Mariwala,<br />
President FICCI delivered the opening speech, followed by Mr. Shishir Jaipuria, Chairman, FICCI<br />
<strong>Textiles</strong> and Technical <strong>Textiles</strong> Committee, who spoke about the technical textiles industry in<br />
India and its growth potential<br />
Ms. Rita Menon (IAS), Secretary, <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong> (MoT) delivered keynote address explaining<br />
the market potential <strong>of</strong> technical textiles in India and MoT’s initiatives to promote the growth <strong>of</strong><br />
technical textiles in India. Some <strong>of</strong> the key initiatives taken by MoT, as explained by Ms. Menon,<br />
include:<br />
– Baseline survey <strong>of</strong> technical textiles sector in 2009 to assess the current state <strong>of</strong> the industry<br />
– Establishment <strong>of</strong> four centers <strong>of</strong> excellence (CoEs) to strengthen R&D in the sector<br />
– Launch <strong>of</strong> Technology Mission on Technical <strong>Textiles</strong> (TMTT)<br />
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Post the address by Secretary MoT, respective ministers <strong>of</strong> textiles for Karnataka and<br />
Maharashtra explained the initiatives undertaken by each <strong>of</strong> the two state governments to promote<br />
textile and technical textiles sector<br />
– Minister <strong>of</strong> textiles, Karnataka explained the features <strong>of</strong> new textile policy “Suvarna Vastra<br />
Neethi 2008-13”<br />
– Minister <strong>of</strong> textiles, Maharashtra affirmed that Maharashtra government is in the final stages <strong>of</strong><br />
launching a new textiles policy, which would provide extended support to the cooperatives and<br />
private players in the industry, compared to existing policy<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural session (2/3)<br />
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Penultimate address in the opening session was from Hon’ble CM <strong>of</strong> Maharashtra, Mr. Chavan,<br />
where he emphasized the need <strong>of</strong> a collaborative approach between different user industries and<br />
the textiles industry for development <strong>of</strong> technical textiles sector in India. Key points made in the<br />
speech by the Hon’ble CM included:<br />
– Development <strong>of</strong> the technical textiles sector using innovative approaches such as a publicprivate<br />
venture fund to support young entrepreneurs<br />
– Support for innovation in technical textiles sector by investing in R&D<br />
– Supporting Indian companies to acquire stressed technical textiles units abroad<br />
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Concluding remarks in the opening session were delivered by Hon’ble Union Minister for<br />
Commerce & Industry and <strong>Textiles</strong>, Mr. Anand Sharma, where he mentioned that textiles sector<br />
is core to Indian economy and government has identified technical textiles as a thrust area, and the<br />
sector has potential for immense growth. Key points made in the speech by the Hon’ble Union<br />
Minister included:<br />
– Government is committed towards development <strong>of</strong> technical textiles, and TMTT is a<br />
manifestation <strong>of</strong> this commitment<br />
– Announcement regarding appointment <strong>of</strong> ICT Mumbai as a new CoE for sportex<br />
– Government will consider provision <strong>of</strong> differential interest rate and exports subsidy to support<br />
technical textile businesses in India<br />
– Skill development is a key enabler for growth <strong>of</strong> the sector, and government institutions such as<br />
IITs have been asked to include technical textiles in their curriculum<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural session (3/3)<br />
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The inaugural session concluded with the Hon’ble ministers releasing the following two knowledge<br />
papers for the conference:<br />
– Enabling framework for accelerating growth and investments in technical textiles in India –<br />
prepared by knowledge partners Ernst & Young and Wazir Advisors<br />
– Compendium on Centres <strong>of</strong> Excellence - prepared by North India Textile Research Association<br />
(NITRA)<br />
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Agenda<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Introduction<br />
► Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural Session<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – CEO Roundtable<br />
► Day 1: Conference Session 1, 2 & 3<br />
► Day 2: Conference Session 4, 5 & 6<br />
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Key Notes From Meetings With Institutional Buyers<br />
Key Notes From Buyer Seller Meetings<br />
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<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – CEO Roundtable<br />
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Post the inaugural session, a roundtable meeting <strong>of</strong> seven CEOs from leading companies in<br />
technical textiles sector in India was organized with the ministers. The agenda <strong>of</strong> the roundtable<br />
session was to discuss the support that industry expects from the government, and the initiatives<br />
that could be undertaken to foster the growth in the industry.<br />
The list <strong>of</strong> participants in the round table was as follows:<br />
Government<br />
Industry<br />
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Mr. Anand Sharma, Hon’bleUnion<br />
Minister for <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
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Mr Nikhil Meswani, Executive Director, Reliance<br />
Industries Ltd.<br />
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Mr. PrithvirajChavan, Hon’bleChief<br />
Minister <strong>of</strong> Maharashtra<br />
Ms. Rita Menon, Secretary, <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Textiles</strong><br />
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Mr HolgerBeule, Global Sales Director, Klopman<br />
International<br />
Mr. Vikramjiet Roy, Managing Director, Maccaferri<br />
Environmental Solutions Pvt Ltd<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Stephen Mecheels, CEO, Hohenstein India Pvt. Ltd.<br />
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Mr Mohan Kavrie, Managing Director, Supreme<br />
Nonwoven Industries Pvt Ltd<br />
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Mr Vayu Garware, Executive Director, Garware Wall<br />
Ropes Limited<br />
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Mr Sushil Kapoor, President & CEO, SRF Ltd<br />
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The following section presents a summary <strong>of</strong> key points discussed during the roundtable by each<br />
participant<br />
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CEO Roundtable Participant 1:<br />
Reliance Industries<br />
Company Overview:<br />
Nikhil Meswani<br />
Executive Director<br />
Reliance Industries Ltd.<br />
T: +91 (022) 30327417-9<br />
F: +91 (022) 02230327416<br />
nikhil.meswani@ril.com<br />
The Reliance Group is India's largest private sector enterprise, with<br />
businesses in the energy and materials value chain. Group's annual<br />
revenues are in excess <strong>of</strong> US$ 58 billion 1 . The company has operations<br />
that span from the exploration and production <strong>of</strong> oil and gas to the<br />
manufacturing <strong>of</strong> petroleum products, polyester products, polyester<br />
intermediates, plastics, polymer intermediates, chemicals and synthetic<br />
textiles and fabrics<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
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Mr. Meswani mentioned that besides fiscal benefits to the technical<br />
textiles sector, development <strong>of</strong> enabling infrastructure is quintessential<br />
for the overall growth<br />
– For the sector to achieve its potential, it is essential that<br />
government encourages legislations that recognizes the need for<br />
safety in industries, and thus promote the growth <strong>of</strong> technical<br />
textiles<br />
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Source: Reliance Industrieswebsite (www.ril.com)<br />
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CEO Roundtable Participant 2:<br />
Klopman International<br />
Company Overview:<br />
Klopman, a 40 year old Italian company, is Europe's leading brand in<br />
uniform fabrics. The company caters to the needs <strong>of</strong> workwear and<br />
protective wear <strong>of</strong> the end users. Its product line includes specialized<br />
products such as Fire Retardant, Anti Static, Chemical Repellent and High<br />
Visibility fabrics for diverse critical applications.<br />
Holger Beule<br />
European Sales Director<br />
Klopman International<br />
Klopman was acquired by MW Corp Group in 2008. MG Group emerged<br />
out <strong>of</strong> a comprehensive restructuring <strong>of</strong> the erstwhile S.Kumars Group.<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
T: +49 (0) 2102 45230<br />
F: +49 (0) 2102 4523 10<br />
M: +49 (0) 175 247 7805<br />
Holger_beule@klopman.com<br />
►<br />
Mr. Beule mentioned that Indian technical textiles industry could grow<br />
phenomenally if industrial clothing specifications are defined based on<br />
fabric performance standards, as is the case globally<br />
– Globally standards are defined for industrial clothing e.g. NFPA<br />
70E, NFPA 2112:2007 in USA, AS/NZS 4602:1999, AS/NZS<br />
1906.4, EN471:1994 in Australia, New Zealand and Europe<br />
– India currently lacks a standard for the fabric properties, and a<br />
common standard on fabric quality for industrial clothing will help<br />
in growth <strong>of</strong> technical textiles industry in the country<br />
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CEO Roundtable Participant 3:<br />
Maccaferri Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd.<br />
Company Overview:<br />
Maccaferri Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated in India in<br />
1998, and its parent company Officine Maccaferri S.p.A is headquartered<br />
in Bologna, Italy.<br />
Vikramjiet Roy<br />
Managing Director<br />
MaccaferriEnvironmental<br />
Solutions Pvt. Ltd<br />
T: +91 (011) 43798490<br />
F: +91 (011) 46546330<br />
vroy@maccaferri-india.com<br />
Maccaferri operations include solutions related to erosion control, soil<br />
stabilization, environment conservation and construction in infrastructure<br />
projects in application sectors <strong>of</strong> roads, railways, rivers, channels, landfills,<br />
coastal protection & civil construction.<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
►<br />
Mr. Roy mentioned that the industry needs support in promoting<br />
usage <strong>of</strong> technical textiles in various application areas<br />
– Mr. Roy cited that India consumes 2000 tons <strong>of</strong> Geotex per<br />
annum in the country. This figure is considerably less in contrast<br />
to western countries, given the size <strong>of</strong> the country<br />
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CEO Roundtable Participant 4:<br />
Hohenstein India Pvt. Ltd.<br />
Company Overview:<br />
Hohenstein India is a subsidiary <strong>of</strong> the German textile research and testing<br />
centre Hohenstein Institute. The Hohenstein Institute is an internationally<br />
recognized research and service centre, providing services <strong>of</strong> research,<br />
development, testing, consulting, certification and all types <strong>of</strong> training to<br />
companies and businesses all along the textile chain.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Stephen<br />
Mecheels<br />
CEO<br />
Hohenstein India Pvt. Ltd.<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
►<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Mecheels mentioned that the technical textiles sector has huge<br />
potential, and in order to tap that potential, it is important that<br />
institutional linkages are developed between India and other countries<br />
T: +91 (022) 26825640<br />
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CEO Roundtable Participant 5:<br />
Supreme Nonwoven Industries Pvt. Ltd. (SNIPL)<br />
Company Overview:<br />
Mohan Kavrie<br />
Managing Director<br />
Supreme Nonwoven<br />
Industries Pvt. Ltd.<br />
SNIPL was incorporated in 1984 as Bhilad Textile Industries Pvt Ltd (BTI).<br />
In 1987, BTI was taken over by Mr. Mohan Kavrie; it was renamed in 2007.<br />
SNIPL is engaged in manufacturing non-woven textiles primarily used in<br />
manufacturing fabric-based automotive components and industrial filter<br />
fabrics. Eswegee Vliesst<strong>of</strong>f GmbH, Germany, has a 49 per cent equity<br />
stake in the company. In 1996, the promoters forward integrated into the<br />
manufacture <strong>of</strong> automotive components from non-woven fabric, by<br />
incorporating STPL, which is an equal joint venture with Establissement<br />
Treves SA, France 1 .<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
T: +91 (022) 25284519/ 20<br />
F: +91 (022) 25281992<br />
mohan.kavrie@supremegrou<br />
p.co.in<br />
►<br />
►<br />
Mr. Kavire informed that supreme group has invested Rs. 300 crores<br />
in technical textiles and is planning to invest further Rs. 150 crore.<br />
He mentioned that technical textiles is a highly capital intensive<br />
sector, and R&D is a critical success factor in the industry<br />
►<br />
He appreciated government’s efforts to support R&D through<br />
establishment <strong>of</strong> Centers <strong>of</strong> Excellences in the industry, and<br />
mentioned that government should continue to encourage and<br />
support R&D in the industry<br />
1<br />
Source: Crisil website (http://www.crisil.com/Ratings/RatingList/RatingDocs/supreme-nonwoven-inds_16nov10.htm)<br />
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CEO Roundtable Participant 6:<br />
Garware Wall Ropes Ltd.<br />
Company Overview:<br />
Garware wall Ropes manufactures synthetic yarn, cordage, twine, fishnet<br />
webbings & polypropylene multi-filament yarn. The company is currently<br />
exporting its products to 72 countries and the mission the company is<br />
“Application focused Innovation”<br />
Vayu Garware<br />
Executive Director<br />
GarwareWall Ropes Ltd.<br />
T: +91 (020) 30780000/<br />
30780105<br />
F: +91 (020) 30780350<br />
vgarware@garwareropes.co<br />
m<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
►<br />
►<br />
Technical textiles has immense potential in rural India for agriculture<br />
applications, specially in the area <strong>of</strong> yield enhancing textiles. This<br />
area requires a lot <strong>of</strong> efforts in ‘concept-selling’. Mr. Garware<br />
suggested that public-private partnerships for concept development<br />
and creating awareness in rural areas will greatly help in developing<br />
technical textiles sector in India, and requested government support<br />
on the same<br />
It was also discussed that TUFS scheme does not include second<br />
hand machinery and extrusions, and revision <strong>of</strong> TUFS to include<br />
subsidy on second hand machinery will help manufacturers<br />
– The government panel agreed to look into the aspect on priority<br />
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CEO Roundtable Participant 7:<br />
SRF Ltd.<br />
Company Overview:<br />
SRF is a multi-business entity engaged in the manufacture <strong>of</strong> chemical<br />
based industrial intermediates. Its business portfolio covers Technical<br />
<strong>Textiles</strong>, Chemicals, Packaging Films and Engineering Plastics.<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
Sushil Kapoor<br />
President & CEO<br />
SRF Ltd.<br />
T: +91 (124) 4354400<br />
F: +91 (124) 4354500<br />
kapoors@srf.com<br />
►<br />
►<br />
►<br />
Mr. Kapoor highlighted that India’s per capita consumption <strong>of</strong><br />
technical textiles is 1.7 kgs compared to 10 kgs for developed<br />
countries, and therefore the potential for growth is immense<br />
To achieve holistic growth <strong>of</strong> the sector, following four sectors should<br />
be the focus areas:<br />
– Infrastructure<br />
– Renewable energy (e.g. biogas balloons)<br />
– Agriculture (e.g. crop protection and storage applications)<br />
– Water and fuel management<br />
Mr. Kapoor mentioned that rural areas have tremendous potential for<br />
technical textiles usage and government should look at public-private<br />
partnership model to ensure greater reach in rural areas<br />
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CEO Roundtable:<br />
Remarks by Hon’ble Ministers<br />
► Mr. Sharma mentioned that government and the industry will work closely to address the<br />
points made in the CEO roundtable. Important points emerging form his address included:<br />
Mr. Anand<br />
Sharma,<br />
Union Minister <strong>of</strong><br />
Commerce,<br />
Industry & <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
– Given the importance <strong>of</strong> R&D in technical textiles sector, the CoEs will be equipped<br />
with world class infrastructure and will be designed according to global benchmarks<br />
– Financial support will be made available to startups for developing the MSME sector.<br />
Government will discuss ways <strong>of</strong> supporting manufacturers in India to acquire stressed<br />
units abroad<br />
– Government will promote institutional linkages, within the country as well as<br />
internationally<br />
► Mr. Chavan highlighted the initiatives <strong>of</strong> government to address the comments made by<br />
CEOs on developing the technical textiles sector. Key points included:<br />
Mr. Prithviraj<br />
Chavan,<br />
Chief Minister,<br />
Maharashtra<br />
– Supporting R&D in the industry through CoEs<br />
– Formulation <strong>of</strong> standards for wider usage <strong>of</strong> technical textiles<br />
– Promotion usage <strong>of</strong> Geotex in infrastructure projects<br />
– Developing a road map for making air bags compulsory in cars<br />
– Discussions on amending the housing laws to make fire chute mandatory<br />
► Mr. Chavan also agreed that inclusion <strong>of</strong> second hand machinery under TUFS could help<br />
manufacturers in the industry and mentioned that ministry will look into that aspect<br />
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CEO Roundtable:<br />
Remarks by Secretary, <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
► Ms. Rita Menon summarized the key aspects discussed during the roundtable and informed<br />
about governments on-going and proposed initiatives to address those points.<br />
Ms. Rita<br />
Menon,<br />
Secretary,<br />
<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
► The following points were identified as action points from the CEO forum :<br />
– Developing legislation to promote usage <strong>of</strong> technical textiles<br />
– Formulating institutional linkages in the industry<br />
– Encouraging R&D in the industry<br />
– Defining standards for key products<br />
– Usage promotion in key application areas such as roads and infrastructure projects<br />
– Encouraging rural community linkages to promote usage <strong>of</strong> agrotex for productivity and<br />
yield enhancement<br />
– Inclusion <strong>of</strong> second hand machinery in TUFS to support manufacturers in the industry<br />
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Agenda<br />
►<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Introduction<br />
► Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
►<br />
►<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural Session<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – CEO Roundtable<br />
► Day 1: Conference Session 1, 2 & 3<br />
► Day 2: Conference Session 4, 5 & 6<br />
►<br />
►<br />
Key Notes From Meetings With Institutional Buyers<br />
Key Notes From Buyer Seller Meetings<br />
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Day 1: Conference Session 1<br />
►<br />
►<br />
Post the inaugural session at Hotel Westin, the delegates moved to the Exhibition ground, where the<br />
first session <strong>of</strong> conference was chaired by Mr. Sujit Gulati, Joint Secretary, <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong>.<br />
The theme <strong>of</strong> the first session was “India’s Approach to Technical <strong>Textiles</strong> & Creating Value Chain in<br />
Technical <strong>Textiles</strong>” and it included presentations from the following speakers:<br />
– Mr. A. B. Joshi, Textile Commissioner, Government <strong>of</strong> India<br />
– Department <strong>of</strong> Handlooms and <strong>Textiles</strong>, Government <strong>of</strong> Karnataka<br />
– Ms. Neel Kamal Darbari, Joint Secretary, Department Of Chemicals and Petrochemicals<br />
– Mr. R D Udeshi, President- Polyester Business, Reliance Industries Limited<br />
– Mr. Mukesh Vijaywargi, ITTA<br />
Questions and Answers (Q&A) round:<br />
The session was proceeded by a Q&A round, in which the following points were discussed:<br />
►<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Seshadri Ramkumar (Texas Tech University) mentioned that it is essential for the government<br />
to encourage development <strong>of</strong> MSME sector for overall development <strong>of</strong> technical textiles in India. He<br />
insisted that market awareness and the knowledge <strong>of</strong> converted products are essential for the<br />
growth <strong>of</strong> the technical textiles sector in India<br />
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Day 1: Conference Session 1 (cont..)<br />
►<br />
There was a question from one <strong>of</strong> the members in the audience, pertaining to market size <strong>of</strong> the<br />
technical textiles industry <strong>of</strong> Rs 57,000 crores, and industry <strong>of</strong> 3000 manufacturers, the numbers<br />
presented in the textile commissioner’s presentation. It was mentioned that the market size<br />
numbers seem on a higher side, and the entire polyester industry market size in India might not be<br />
Rs 57,000 crores<br />
– Mr. Gulati explained that besides polyester, the market size includes jute and other products<br />
which are commonly not considered as technical textiles, and it might be inappropriate to<br />
consider only polyester as technical textiles. He further mentioned that the market sizing<br />
exercise had been done by an expert committee on technical textiles.<br />
►<br />
It was mentioned by an audience member that there is lot <strong>of</strong> confusion regarding the process to<br />
obtain benefits under TUFS scheme. He requested more clarity on whether the formalities related to<br />
TUFS subsidy are to be initiated by a manufacturer or by the lending agency<br />
– Mr. Joshi explained that the entire formalities have to be done at the lending agency’s end. A<br />
manufacturer has to get its project appraised by a lending agency, and the lending agency has<br />
to get in touch with textiles commissioner <strong>of</strong>fice for TUFS related formalities<br />
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Day 1: Conference Session 1 (cont..)<br />
►<br />
Mr. Kiran Panchal from Modern Denim Ltd. Mentioned that technical textiles is a capital intensive<br />
industry and many times opportunities are available to acquire stressed assets abroad. He<br />
requested if ministry could help manufacturers in identifying such opportunities<br />
– Mr. Gulati explained that it might not be possible for the ministry to keep track <strong>of</strong> stressed units<br />
on sale across the world, but at the same time, Indian Technical <strong>Textiles</strong> Association (ITTA) and<br />
CoEs together can help in supplying relevant commercial information <strong>of</strong> similar nature to<br />
manufactures in the industry.<br />
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Day 1: Conference Session 2<br />
►<br />
After the first session, the next session was themed “Creating Value Chain in Technical <strong>Textiles</strong> &<br />
Standardization” , and it included the following speakers:<br />
– Mr. Anupam Dikshit, COO, SKNL<br />
– Mr. Manohar Samuel, Joint President, Birla Cellulose<br />
– Mr. J K Gupta, Scientist 'C', <strong>Textiles</strong>, BIS<br />
Questions and Answers (Q&A) round:<br />
The session was proceeded by a Q&A round, in which the following points were discussed:<br />
►<br />
Mr. Anand Singh, owner <strong>of</strong> a SME Thea-Tex Healthcare (India) Pvt. Ltd. raised a question to BIS<br />
representative, mentioning that he has been writing to BIS for formulation <strong>of</strong> standard on surgical<br />
masks for quite a long time and he has not received any update on it. He further mentioned that<br />
absence <strong>of</strong> a standard is resulting in strong competition from Chinese suppliers who are supplying at<br />
low price and quality, and are still being selected as L1 vendors in procurement tenders by hospitals.<br />
– Mr. Joshi acknowledged the slow progress in formulation <strong>of</strong> standards, assured Mr. Singh that<br />
the matter will be looked into. However, he explained that there is a process for formulation <strong>of</strong> a<br />
standard, which has a certain lead time, and a manufacturer should not expect that writing to<br />
BIS will result in formulation <strong>of</strong> a standard immediately.<br />
– BIS representative requested that along with request for creation <strong>of</strong> a standard, it will be helpful<br />
if manufacturers provide papers on similar standards abroad<br />
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Day 1: Conference Session 3<br />
► The last session for first day <strong>of</strong> the conference was themed “Perspective <strong>of</strong> Centers <strong>of</strong> Excellence” ,<br />
and it included the following speakers:<br />
– Dr J V Rao, Director, North India Textile Research Association (NITRA)<br />
– Dr Prakash Vasudevan, Joint Director, South India Textile Research Association (SITRA)<br />
– Dr A N Desai, Director, Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA)<br />
– Dr U.K Gangopadhyay, Director, The Synthetic & Art Silk Mills Research Association<br />
(SASMIRA)<br />
►<br />
►<br />
►<br />
►<br />
The session was chaired by Dr. Rao from NITRA and he gave an overview about the four existing<br />
CoEs and the four new CoEs in terms <strong>of</strong> their role, activities and infrastructure<br />
Dr. Rao mentioned that NITRA has compiled a compendium on CoEs which has detailed description<br />
on the activities <strong>of</strong> CoEs, their achievements, and their on-going and future projects<br />
Dr. Rao’s presentation was followed by a brief presentation by each <strong>of</strong> the other three CoEs,<br />
structured on similar theme, highlighting the activities, infrastructure and future plans<br />
The session concluded without any questions from the audience<br />
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Agenda<br />
►<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Introduction<br />
► Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
►<br />
►<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural Session<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – CEO Roundtable<br />
► Day 1: Conference Session 1, 2 & 3<br />
► Day 2: Conference Session 4, 5 & 6<br />
►<br />
►<br />
Key Notes From Meetings With Institutional Buyers<br />
Key Notes From Buyer Seller Meetings<br />
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Day 2: Conference Session 4 & 5<br />
►<br />
Day 2 <strong>of</strong> the conference started with a session on “Buyers perspective” where many institutional<br />
buying agencies were present and they spoke about their procurement patterns and expectations<br />
from a supplier. The session included the following speakers:<br />
Session 4:<br />
– Mr D S Martoliya, DQA, DGS&D<br />
– Mr Rajesh Agarwal, Director, Research Design and Standardization Organization (RDSO)<br />
– Brigadier Dalip Sachdev, MGO, Indian Army<br />
– Group Capt (Dr) R K Pathni, Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Defense<br />
Session 5:<br />
– Dr A K Kanchan, Chief Medical Director, Central Railways<br />
– Admiral Jaywant Korde VSM, ACOL, Indian Navy<br />
– Mr S Jaswant Kumar, Chief General Manager (Planning & Quality), National Highway Authority<br />
<strong>of</strong> India<br />
– Dr S K Chattopadhyay, Head-MPD, Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology<br />
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Day 2: Conference Session 4 & 5 (Cont…)<br />
Questions and Answers (Q&A) round:<br />
The sessions were proceeded by a Q&A round, in which the following points were discussed:<br />
►<br />
In his presentation, Group Captain Dr. Pathni from AFMS had spoken about the need to develop<br />
niche products in meditex, such as valves and grafts used in surgery. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Seshadri from Texas<br />
Tech University inquired from Dr. Pathni if Indian army has provided any financial support to<br />
manufacturers for these products in India, as these products require a lot <strong>of</strong> expenditure on R&D,<br />
and and MSMEs generally do not have deep pockets to undertake such research projects<br />
– Dr. Pathni explained that the opportunity <strong>of</strong> getting into niche products is more suited to big<br />
players in the industry, who have financial backing to undertake such research projects, as<br />
opposed to MSMEs<br />
►<br />
An audience member asked the RDSO representative about potential <strong>of</strong> geotex in railways<br />
– It was explained that Indian Railways has plans to construct 60,000 kms <strong>of</strong> railway tracks in the<br />
next 10 years, and about 10% <strong>of</strong> the new tracks (i.e. 6,000 kms) will require geotex. Besides<br />
that another 2,700 kms <strong>of</strong> railway track require improvements and there will be geotex for that.<br />
Every year Railway <strong>Ministry</strong> constructs close to 400 road-overbridges, and geotex requirement<br />
comes from there as well.<br />
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Day 2: Conference Session 4 & 5 (Cont…)<br />
Questions and Answers (Q&A) round:<br />
►<br />
It was mentioned during the session that RDSO has formed draft standards on geosynthetics. An<br />
audience member asked if the process <strong>of</strong> formulation <strong>of</strong> standards was done in consultation with<br />
stakeholders<br />
– Mr. Agarwal from RDSO explained that they have constant interactions with manufacturers in<br />
the industry and while formulating standards they take opinion from such manufacturers,<br />
requirements from site engineers along with consultation with institutions such as IIT, who<br />
jointly undertake such research with the railways<br />
►<br />
An audience member Mr. Kiran Panchal form Modern Denim Ltd. Mentioned that his company is<br />
looking at entering into technical textiles focused on the protex segment. He requested the Indian<br />
Army representative Brigadier Sachdev to explain the procurement process for such clothing and<br />
specific standards <strong>of</strong> clothing that Indian Army is importing currently<br />
– Brigadier Sachdev explained that they request samples from Indian manufacturers and then put<br />
these samples in field trials in actual conditions, post which, on successful completion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
field test, if the vendors qualify, Indian army invites them to next tender<br />
– Brigadier Sachdev also mentioned that Indian Army can discuss specification with<br />
manufacturers planning to produce such products, subject to prevention <strong>of</strong> information sharing<br />
on copyrighted aspects related to specifications <strong>of</strong> such products<br />
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Day 2: Conference Session 6<br />
► Last session <strong>of</strong> the conference was themed “Emerging Areas, Technology and Global Markets” ,<br />
chaired by Pr<strong>of</strong>. Stephen Mecheels , CEO Hohenstein India Pvt. Ltd. The session included the<br />
following presentations:<br />
– Mr Jorg Diekmann, Director for International Sales, Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute on<br />
“Hohenstein Research and Developments with a view to Sustainability”<br />
– Pr<strong>of</strong>. Seshadri Ramkumar, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Texas Tech University on “Technology for Technical<br />
<strong>Textiles</strong>”<br />
– Mr S V Raut, Vice President, Garware Wall Ropes Ltd on “International standards and latest<br />
trends in Indian market - Technical <strong>Textiles</strong>”<br />
– Dr Gajanan Bhat, Director, Nonwoven Materials Research Laboratory (UTNRL), The University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Tennessee, USA<br />
– Mr R Naresh, Director, Marina India Pvt. Ltd on “Flame Retardant Fabric : Recent Trends and<br />
Development”<br />
– Mr Sumit Sharma, Regional Manager, VDMA on "German Textile Machinery Industry”<br />
►<br />
After the presentations, the conference concluded with a vote <strong>of</strong> thanks from FICCI, and<br />
subsequently buyer seller meetings took place at the venue<br />
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Agenda<br />
►<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Introduction<br />
► Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
►<br />
►<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural Session<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – CEO Roundtable<br />
► Day 1: Conference Session 1, 2 & 3<br />
► Day 2: Conference Session 4, 5 & 6<br />
►<br />
►<br />
Key Notes From Meetings With Institutional Buyers<br />
Key Notes From Buyer Seller Meetings<br />
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Key notes from meetings with institutional<br />
buyers<br />
We identified the list <strong>of</strong> potential institutional buyers attending the <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> conference and<br />
targeted to establish contact and gauge the requirement <strong>of</strong> these buyers for Technical Textile in their<br />
respective area <strong>of</strong> application. Below is status update on the same<br />
Organisation Name Designation Status<br />
RDSO Mr Rajesh Agrawal Director Meeting notes attached<br />
Border Roads Organisation Col Ganesan Muthukumar Colonel Meeting notes attached<br />
CISF PramodShripadPhalnikar Inspector General (West Sector) Meeting notes attached<br />
BIS J K Gupta Scientist C (<strong>Textiles</strong>) Meeting notes attached<br />
CPWD Mr H S Cheema Superintending Engineer Meeting notes attached<br />
Indian Army Brig. Dalip Sachdev Dy. Divisional General -MGO Branch Meeting notes attached<br />
NHAI<br />
Mr S JaswantKumar<br />
Chief General Manager (Planning &<br />
Quality)<br />
Meeting notes attached<br />
Indian Navy<br />
Contact established. Have<br />
Admiral JaywantKorde ACOL, Principal Director (Clothing &<br />
requested for the meeting<br />
and Captain P K Mohan Victualling)<br />
in New Delhi<br />
Border Security Forces Mr. R K Pandey DIG<br />
Contact established. Have<br />
requested for the meeting<br />
in New Delhi<br />
Armed Forces Medical Services Dr R.K Pathni Group Captain<br />
Contact established. Have<br />
requested for the meeting<br />
in New Delhi<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> the Mumbai Police Smt. Shila Sail Deputy Commissioner <strong>of</strong> Police Did not attendthe event<br />
Aerial Delivery Research &<br />
Development Establishment<br />
Mr Vikas B. Thakare Scientist -E Did not attendthe event<br />
DRDO Mr Abhyankar Director General (Technical Officer 'B') Did not attendthe event<br />
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Research Designs and Standards Organisation<br />
(RDSO)<br />
About the organisation:<br />
The Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) is a ISO 9001 research and development organization under the<br />
<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Railways <strong>of</strong> India, which functions as a technical adviser and consultant to the Railway Board, the Zonal Railways, the<br />
Railway Production Units, RITES and IRCON International in respect <strong>of</strong> design and standardization <strong>of</strong> railway equipment and<br />
problems related to railway construction, operation and maintenance.<br />
Contact person:<br />
Mr Rajesh Agarwal<br />
Director, RDSO, Lucknow<br />
Tel: +91 97948 63226<br />
E-mail: gr.rajeshagarwal@gmail.com<br />
Meeting details:<br />
Date: 26 August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Venue: Hall 2C, Bombay Exhibition Centre,<br />
GoregaonEast<br />
Attendees: Mr. Rajesh Agrawal (RDSO), Mr.<br />
Ajay Pandit(MoT), Hemant<br />
Chaudhary (EY)<br />
Key requirements:<br />
4 Geosynthetics(generally Polymer based -<br />
Polypropylene, Polyester, PVC, Polyamide,<br />
Polyethylene), Geogrids, Geonets, Geocell,<br />
Geomembranes, Geocomposites,<br />
Prefabricated Vertical Drains (Band Drains)<br />
Area <strong>of</strong> application: Track bed design, reinforced earth embankment (Railway<br />
Loading), formation rehabilitation, steep slope construction, embankment slip<br />
repairs, construction <strong>of</strong> high banks on s<strong>of</strong>t soil, erosion control <strong>of</strong> slope,<br />
protection against rock falls<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
4 We deliberated on the specifications <strong>of</strong> Geotextilesrequired by the railways<br />
and are currently in use. It was confirmed that RDSO has drafted the<br />
specification for geo-synthetics, however these are under active consideration<br />
<strong>of</strong> Railways. These specifications are drafted by RDSO on it own, thus RDSO<br />
has very limited interaction with BIS<br />
4 RDSO has expressed its concern about limited testing facilities available for<br />
geotextilesand has suggested to explore the possibility <strong>of</strong> authenticating the<br />
certification <strong>of</strong> BTRA by <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong>. This authentication will avoid<br />
duplication <strong>of</strong> efforts, time and money and will increase the operational<br />
efficiency<br />
4 It was also suggested by RDSO that the COEs should conduct training<br />
courses for <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Railways in order to disseminate the technical knowhow<br />
and usage information regarding technical textiles<br />
4 It was decided that <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Textile will make a presentation to the Director<br />
General, RSDO, Lucknowto promote technical textile<br />
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Research Designs and Standards Organisation<br />
Action points<br />
4Arrange a meeting between BTRA and RDSO to understand the key requirement <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Railways and specification <strong>of</strong> technical textiles to be used at various site conditions<br />
4Need to send the details <strong>of</strong> all available training courses conducted by COEs and coordinate to<br />
enrol participation in these training courses<br />
4<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Textile has to send a meeting request letter to DG, RDSO seeking an appointment to<br />
discuss the usage and applicability <strong>of</strong> geotextiles in Railways. The details <strong>of</strong> products and area<br />
<strong>of</strong> usage needs to be defined along with this meeting request letter<br />
RDSO contact details<br />
Mr. V. Ramachandran<br />
Director General<br />
Research Designs and Standards Organisation<br />
Manaknagar, Lucknow–226 011<br />
Tel: +91 522 2451 221<br />
Fax: +91 522 2457 125<br />
E-mail: dg@rdso.railnet.gov.in<br />
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Border Road Organisation (BRO)<br />
About the organisation:<br />
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) maintains roads that serve the borders areas <strong>of</strong> India. The organisation develops and<br />
maintains arterial roads on the borders <strong>of</strong> India and has a very vital role in connecting the inaccessible border areas. Some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
BRO roads are built as high as 5,600 metres(18,373 ft) above mean sea level. BRO has operations in twenty-two states including<br />
the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory.<br />
Contact person:<br />
Col GanesanMuthukumarG<br />
BRO, Pune<br />
Tel: +91 97620 89777<br />
E-mail: bro-cen@nic.in<br />
Meeting details:<br />
Date: 26 August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Venue: Hall 2C, Bombay Exhibition Centre,<br />
GoregaonEast<br />
Attendees: Col GanesanMuthukumarG<br />
(BRO), Col K S Malladi (BRO), Col<br />
Ravi Ghodake(BRO), Hemant<br />
Chaudhary (EY)<br />
Key requirements:<br />
4 Geotextilesand Geosynthetics<br />
Area <strong>of</strong> application: Soil stabilization in marshy land, slope stabilization,<br />
bridge construction and strengthening, increasing CBR (soil bearing capacity)<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
4 The participants from BRO expressed their need to understand in detail the<br />
areas where they can use geotextilesin road construction projects under<br />
hostile environment conditions and who all can be the possible vendors<br />
4 Based on the discussion with BRO, meetings with the possible vendors and<br />
stakeholders were arranged<br />
4 It was suggested by BRO to potential vendors to seek an appointment with<br />
DG, BRO in New Delhi for presenting the usage <strong>of</strong> geotextilesin various<br />
ongoing road projects and explore the possibility onsite implementation on trial<br />
basis<br />
4 Further, if the results <strong>of</strong> the trial appears to be satisfactory, implementation <strong>of</strong><br />
geotextilescan be done at various sites<br />
4 It was also suggested to link the trial onsite implementation with the proposed<br />
scheme for promotion and application <strong>of</strong> geotextilesin the North Eastern<br />
Region recommended by MoT. There are around 15 ongoing projects under<br />
BRO out <strong>of</strong> which 8 are in North Eastern region<br />
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Border Road Organisation<br />
Action points<br />
4Strata Geosystems (India) Pvt. Ltd. needs to seek an appointment with DG, BRO to present the<br />
usage <strong>of</strong> Geotextiles in ongoing projects<br />
4Need to share the list <strong>of</strong> all vendors active in geotextile domain with BRO<br />
4Need to collect the list <strong>of</strong> all ongoing BRO projects in NE region<br />
4Explore the prospect <strong>of</strong> linking the MoT’s proposed initiative for promotion and application <strong>of</strong><br />
geotextiles in the North Eastern Region with ongoing BRO projects<br />
BRO contact details<br />
Lt Gen S Ravi Shankar<br />
Director General Border Roads<br />
SeemaSadakBhawan<br />
Ring Road Naraina, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi 110010<br />
Tel: +91 11 2568 6858<br />
Fax: +91 11 2568 6856<br />
E-mail: bro-dg@nic.in<br />
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Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)<br />
About the organisation:<br />
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is a Central Armed Police Force in India. The CISF provides security cover to 300<br />
industrial units and other establishments located all over India. Industrial sectors like atomic power plants, space installations,<br />
defenceproduction units, mints, oil fields and refineries, major ports, heavy engineering, steel plants, barrages, fertilizer units,<br />
airports and hydroelectric/thermal power plants, and currency note presses producing Indian currency are protected by CISF.<br />
Contact person:<br />
PramodShripadPhalnikar<br />
Inspector General (West Sector), CISF<br />
Kharghar, Navi Mumbai<br />
Tel: +91 99302 25176<br />
E-mail: pramodphalnikar@gmail.com<br />
Meeting details:<br />
Date: 27 August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Venue: Hall 5, Bombay Exhibition Centre,<br />
GoregaonEast<br />
Attendees: Anjani Singh, DIG (CISF), P K<br />
Vaish(CISF), S Balaraju, Joint<br />
TxC, Ajay Pandit(MoT), Hemant<br />
Chaudhary (EY)<br />
Key requirements:<br />
4 Protexand Sportex<br />
Area <strong>of</strong> application: Synthetic Life Jacket, Uniform clothing, Bullet Pro<strong>of</strong><br />
Jackets, Fire Retardant apparels, Chemical Protection clothing<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
4 It was suggested to create a single windows procurement mechanism through<br />
which institutional buyers such as CISF can procure the technical textile<br />
products at subsidized rates rather than undertaking tender process at<br />
different locations. It was also deliberated that some central institution (such as<br />
NTC or CISF R&D cell) can be appointed as a nodal agency between CISF<br />
and MoT<br />
4 Mr Singh also suggested that MoT should participate in the annual event on<br />
security and fire fighting organisedunder the aegis <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Home Affairs.<br />
Key players from Technical Textile domain can also be invited for this event to<br />
showcase their products. The aforesaid annual event is tentatively scheduled<br />
to be held in February 2012<br />
4 Mr Phalnikaralong with his team has also visited stalls <strong>of</strong> protexvendors such<br />
as Alok Industries Ltd., Arvind Limited, NITRA, etc.<br />
4 It was also suggested that Alok Industries should submit the technical<br />
specifications and samples <strong>of</strong> Uniform Clothing and Fire Retardant apparels to<br />
DG <strong>of</strong>fice. Thereafter, CISF will invite inputs from its R&D cell and demo can<br />
be arranged further<br />
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Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)<br />
Action points<br />
4Details <strong>of</strong> upcoming security and fire fighting event needs to be collected from CISF <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
4<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Textile has to issue a letter to <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Home Affairs requesting participation in<br />
the security and fire fighting event<br />
4Alok Industries needs to submit the technical specifications and samples <strong>of</strong> Uniform Clothing<br />
and Fire Retardant apparels to DG <strong>of</strong>fice and further seek for an appointment to present the<br />
various Protex products available<br />
4Need to share the list <strong>of</strong> all vendors active in Protex domain with CISF<br />
CISF contact details<br />
N R Das<br />
Director General, CISF<br />
13 CGO Complex<br />
LodhiRoad, New Delhi 110003<br />
Tel: +91 11 2436 1125 Ext: 7701<br />
E-mail: dg@cisf.gov.in<br />
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Bureau <strong>of</strong> Indian Standards (BIS)<br />
About the organisation:<br />
The Bureau <strong>of</strong> Indian Standards (BIS) is the national Standards Body <strong>of</strong> India working under the aegis <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Consumer<br />
Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government <strong>of</strong> India. One <strong>of</strong> the major functions <strong>of</strong> the Bureau is the formulation, recognition<br />
and promotion <strong>of</strong> the Indian Standards.<br />
Contact person:<br />
J K Gupta<br />
Scientist C (<strong>Textiles</strong>), BIS<br />
Bahadur Shah ZafarMarg, New Delhi 110002<br />
Meeting details:<br />
Date: 26 August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Venue: Hall 2C, Bombay Exhibition Centre,<br />
GoregaonEast<br />
Attendees: J K Gupta (BIS), Hemant<br />
Chaudhary (EY)<br />
Key requirements:<br />
4 List <strong>of</strong> all pending standards from <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Textiles</strong><br />
Area <strong>of</strong> application: All 12 sub-segments <strong>of</strong> Technical <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
Key discussion points:<br />
4 It was discussed that the present list <strong>of</strong> pending standards to be reviewed and<br />
the time lines for formulation <strong>of</strong> draft standards <strong>of</strong> all the identified<br />
products/processes needs to be defined<br />
4 Mr Gupta mentioned that to print a standard, BIS has to send the draft<br />
standard to at least 20 key stakeholders. The timeline defined for printing a<br />
standard is usually 18 months<br />
4 It was also suggested to seek for an appointment at Mr Gupta’s <strong>of</strong>fice in New<br />
Delhi and discuss the further plan <strong>of</strong> action<br />
Action points:<br />
4 The updated list <strong>of</strong> pending standards needs to collected from Office <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Textile Commissioner and share the same with Mr Gupta<br />
4 The directory <strong>of</strong> approx 3000 contacts in technical textile domain needs to<br />
be shared with BIS, in order to simplify the process <strong>of</strong> stakeholder<br />
identifications in particular sub-segment<br />
4 Meeting between BIS and EY needs to arranged in second week <strong>of</strong><br />
September <strong>2011</strong> and draw the timelines in consultation with BIS to print the<br />
pending standards<br />
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Central Public Works Department (CPWD)<br />
About the organisation:<br />
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) <strong>of</strong> India is a central government owned authority that is in charge <strong>of</strong> public sector<br />
works in the country. CPWD under <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Urban Development is entrusted with construction and maintenance <strong>of</strong> buildings for<br />
most <strong>of</strong> the Central Government Departments, Public undertakings and autonomous bodies.<br />
Contact person:<br />
H S Cheema<br />
Superintending Engineer, CPWD<br />
Ghatkopar(W), Mumbai - 86<br />
Meeting details:<br />
Date: 26 August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Venue: Hall 2C, Bombay Exhibition Centre,<br />
GoregaonEast<br />
Attendees: H S Cheema(CPWD), Manoj<br />
Kumar (Executive Engineer,<br />
CPWD), PrashantAgarwal(Wazir),<br />
VarunVaid (Wazir), Hemant<br />
Chaudhary (EY)<br />
Area <strong>of</strong> application: Building construction and maintenance<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
4 It was felt that there is a need to conduct the knowledge dissemination<br />
sessions for the department in order to help them recognisethe benefits and<br />
potential <strong>of</strong> Technical Textile in their area <strong>of</strong> application<br />
4 It was suggested to seek for an appointment with Technology Application &<br />
Development (TAD) Cell <strong>of</strong> CPWD at CDO <strong>of</strong>fice, New Delhi and discuss the<br />
benefits <strong>of</strong> technical textiles.<br />
4 TAD is responsible for development, promotion and application <strong>of</strong> innovative<br />
methods and technologies in the CPWD and Construction Industry. The<br />
material testing and geotechnical investigation jobs are also undertaken by<br />
TAD Cell for which a well-equipped laboratory is attached to this cell<br />
Key requirements:<br />
4 Buildtex<br />
Action points:<br />
4 Meeting between TAD and MoT needs to arranged in second week <strong>of</strong><br />
September <strong>2011</strong> and outline the framework to promote and increase the<br />
usage <strong>of</strong> technical textile in CPWD projects<br />
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Indian Army<br />
Contact person:<br />
Brig Dalip Sachdev<br />
Dy. Divisional General – MGO Branch<br />
Indian Army, New Delhi<br />
Meeting details:<br />
Date: 26 August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Venue: Hall 2C, Bombay Exhibition Centre,<br />
GoregaonEast<br />
Attendees: Brig Dalip Sachdev, Prashant<br />
Agarwal(Wazir), VarunVaid<br />
(Wazir), Hemant Chaudhary (EY)<br />
Key requirements:<br />
4 Sportex, Agrotex, Buildtex, Clothtex, Hometex,<br />
Meditex, Protex<br />
4 Technical textile products from all sub sectors<br />
forms part <strong>of</strong> Army’s clothing inventory<br />
About the organisation:<br />
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component <strong>of</strong> the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to ensure<br />
the national security and defence<strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> India from external aggression and threats, and maintaining peace and<br />
security within its borders.<br />
Area <strong>of</strong> application: Cam nets, shade nets, tarpaulins, tentage, socks to shoes,<br />
durries, mosquito nets, bed sheets, patient dress, doctor’s dress, surgical sutures and<br />
artificial implants, bullet pro<strong>of</strong> jackets, high altitude clothing and other multiple areas<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
4 It was given to understand that the current procurement for Army is furnished as<br />
per the guidelines specified by DefenceProcurement Manual (DPM) 2009 and<br />
Ordinance Directorate is vested with the responsibility <strong>of</strong> procuring goods from the<br />
trader through tendering process. Certain items are reserved for MSME units e.g.<br />
durries, tarpaulins, snow boots, etc.<br />
4 The specifications for the products to be procured are outlined by Directorate<br />
General <strong>of</strong> Quality Assurance (DGQA). The copy <strong>of</strong> these specifications can be<br />
obtained from the Controller’s <strong>of</strong>fice in Kanpur<br />
4 There is a huge scope <strong>of</strong> technical textile in Indian Army, however, product<br />
specifications as outlined DGQA are to be met by Indian manufacturers<br />
4 It was also suggested to develop an interactive platform with the key players <strong>of</strong><br />
technical textiles to gauge the requirements <strong>of</strong> Indian Army. Through this platform,<br />
Army will summarize its requirement to the suppliers and further segmentation <strong>of</strong><br />
the products will be mapped according to the requirement <strong>of</strong> the Indian Army.<br />
4 Representatives from Ordinance factories and DGQA will also be invited for this<br />
interaction<br />
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Indian Army<br />
Action points<br />
4Develop a framework for an interactive platform between the key players <strong>of</strong> technical textiles<br />
and Indian Army and get the consensus on this framework from <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Defence and<br />
<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
4Sub-segment focused interactive sessions with the key players need to be arranged as per the<br />
requirements <strong>of</strong> Indian Army<br />
4Obtain the copy <strong>of</strong> product specifications from the Controller’s <strong>of</strong>fice in Kanpur<br />
Controller’s contact details<br />
The Controller<br />
Controllerate<strong>of</strong> Quality Assurance (T&C)<br />
Government <strong>of</strong> India<br />
<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Defence(DGQA)<br />
Post Box No. 294 Kanpur –208004<br />
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National Highways Authority <strong>of</strong> India (NHAI)<br />
About the organisation:<br />
The National Highways Authority <strong>of</strong> India (NHAI) is an autonomous agency <strong>of</strong> the Government <strong>of</strong> India, responsible for<br />
management <strong>of</strong> a network <strong>of</strong> National Highways in India. The Authority is a nodal agency <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Road Transport and<br />
Highways and has mandate for the development, maintenance, management and operation <strong>of</strong> National Highways.<br />
Contact person:<br />
S JaswantKumar<br />
Chief General Manager (Planning and Quality)<br />
Dwarka, New Delhi - 110075<br />
Meeting details:<br />
Date: 26 August <strong>2011</strong><br />
Venue: Hall 2C, Bombay Exhibition Centre,<br />
GoregaonEast<br />
Attendees: S JaswantKumar (NHAI), Prashant<br />
Agarwal(Wazir), VarunVaid<br />
(Wazir), Hemant Chaudhary (EY)<br />
Key requirements:<br />
4 Geotextiles, Geogrids, Geomembranes,<br />
Geocomposites, Geonets, Ge<strong>of</strong>ibres, mesh<br />
mattings, Geopipes, Geotubes<br />
Area <strong>of</strong> application: Road construction and maintenance, reinforced walls,<br />
pavement walls<br />
Key discussion points:<br />
4 NHAI is the nodal agency which appoints private developers to build a road on<br />
PPP basis under different modes such as BOT, BOOT, BOO, etc.<br />
4 The road construction is done in accordance with the codalprovisions <strong>of</strong><br />
Indian Road Congress.<br />
4 It was deliberated that the awareness for using geotextilesin road construction<br />
has to be created at the level <strong>of</strong> concessionaries and consultants as they<br />
conduct the detailed engineering study for the assigned projects<br />
4 Reliance Infra, L&T, Louis Burger, CEG, CES, STUP Consultants are some <strong>of</strong><br />
the leading concessionaries and consultants for NHAI and can be targeted for<br />
creating awareness for promoting the use <strong>of</strong> geotextilesin road construction<br />
4 It was also explained that NHAI would not be able to mandate the use <strong>of</strong><br />
geotextilesas this subject is discretionary to concessionaries. There are many<br />
alternatives available for replacing the functions <strong>of</strong> geotextiles, which are<br />
sometimes more cost effective and easier to use or test.<br />
4 Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Vidharbhaare some <strong>of</strong><br />
the regions where geotextiles are required due to the soil conditions in these<br />
geographies<br />
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Agenda<br />
►<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Introduction<br />
► Key action points from <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
►<br />
►<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Inaugural Session<br />
<strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – CEO Roundtable<br />
► Day 1: Conference Session 1, 2 & 3<br />
► Day 2: Conference Session 4, 5 & 6<br />
►<br />
►<br />
Key Notes From Meetings With Institutional Buyers<br />
Key Notes From Buyer Seller Meetings<br />
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Buyer Seller Meetings<br />
►<br />
►<br />
►<br />
►<br />
A session on buyer seller meetings was organized after the conference at the venue. The meeting<br />
format was structured as one to one discussion between the companies which had expressed<br />
interest in participating in buyer seller meet session<br />
A total <strong>of</strong> six roundtables were arranged where meetings between buyers and sellers took place<br />
simultaneously. Each meeting participant was given 15-20 minutes to discus their areas <strong>of</strong> interest<br />
Meetings for companies were prearranged, based on the following approach<br />
– An email request was sent to the participating companies in <strong>Technotex</strong> <strong>2011</strong>, asking them<br />
about their interest in attending buyer seller meetings<br />
– A list <strong>of</strong> companies interested in buyer seller meetings was compiled based on the feedback<br />
received from the email<br />
– This list was shared with the interested companies and they were asked to specify companies<br />
that they wish to meet<br />
– Meetings were arranged based on the feedback received from companies about their specific<br />
interest in other participants in the buyer seller meetings<br />
The following section provides a summary <strong>of</strong> the key discussion points discussed between buyers<br />
and sellers at each <strong>of</strong> the six roundtables<br />
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Key Meeting Notes<br />
Meeting 1<br />
Indian Army<br />
Garware Wall Ropes<br />
(manufacturers <strong>of</strong> ropes,<br />
twines and cordage,<br />
nettings, multi-filament<br />
yarns, and geotechnical<br />
nets and fabrics )<br />
Key Participants<br />
Indian Army:<br />
Brig Dalip Sachdev<br />
Dy. DG – MGO Branch<br />
Indian Army, New Delhi<br />
GarwareWall Ropes:<br />
Mr. S. V. Raut, VP<br />
Mr. Sanjay Gupta, DGM<br />
+91 9373730699,<br />
sgupta@garwareropes.com<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► GWRinformed Brig Sachdev about the range <strong>of</strong> products they<br />
manufacture which may be suitable for army use e.g. ropes,<br />
coated fabrics, aerostat balloon.<br />
► They also brought into notice a delay in a particular tender for<br />
supplying balloon ropes, to which Brig asked them to take<br />
appointment and meet him in Delhi to check the exact status<br />
► Brig Sachdevinformed GWRthat they are looking for suppliers<br />
<strong>of</strong> camouflage nets and self sealing oil tanks which may also<br />
be explored by GRW<br />
Meeting 2<br />
Indian Army<br />
Birla Cellulose<br />
(Manufacturer <strong>of</strong> a broad<br />
range <strong>of</strong> cellulosic fibres<br />
for applications including<br />
apparel, home textiles,<br />
dress material, knitwear,<br />
non-woven etc. )<br />
Key Participants<br />
Indian Army:<br />
Brig Dalip Sachdev<br />
Dy. DG – MGO Branch<br />
Indian Army, New Delhi<br />
Birla Cellulose:<br />
Mr. S. K. Paul (Marketing &<br />
Development division)<br />
+91 9702172173<br />
samirkumar.paul@adityabirla.<br />
com<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Birla Cellulose representatives discussed with Brig Sachdev<br />
about possibility <strong>of</strong> introduction<strong>of</strong> fabrics other than dope dyed<br />
for uniforms.<br />
► BrigSachdevinformed them about the huge demand <strong>of</strong><br />
combat and regular uniform in army. He also explained the key<br />
requirements for fabric selection like comfort, feel, etc.<br />
► Birla Cellulose is working on special finish fabrics like anti<br />
microbial and anti fungal. Brig Sachdev informed that this fabric<br />
can be used in army only after approval from CIB, which is<br />
based on a 3 year field trial<br />
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Meeting 3<br />
Indian Army<br />
BidhataIndustries<br />
(suiting fabrics<br />
manufacturer and textile<br />
processing house)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Indian Army:<br />
Brig Dalip Sachdev<br />
Dy. DG – MGO Branch<br />
Indian Army, New Delhi<br />
Bidhata Industries:<br />
Mr. R. K. Pacheriwala,<br />
Managing Director<br />
Mr. Rohit Pacheriwala,<br />
Director<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Representatives <strong>of</strong> BidhataIndustries expressed their concern<br />
over exclusive use <strong>of</strong> dope dyed fabric by army for uniforms,<br />
which MSMEs units are unable to produce. As per them, even<br />
white uniforms are dope dyed<br />
► Brig Sachdevinformed them that for uniforms these are the<br />
establishedstandards and Bidhatashould look into other type<br />
<strong>of</strong> fabrics which are not dope dyed e.g. parachute, meditex,<br />
etc.<br />
Meeting 4<br />
Indian Army<br />
Reliance Industries<br />
(Diversified group with<br />
interests in oil and gas,<br />
petroleum, polyester,<br />
polyester intermediates,<br />
plastics, polymer<br />
intermediates, chemicals<br />
and synthetic textiles<br />
and fabrics<br />
Key Participants<br />
Indian Army:<br />
Brig Dalip Sachdev<br />
Dy. DG – MGO Branch<br />
Indian Army, New Delhi<br />
Reliance Industries:<br />
Mr. SubrataPali<br />
Mr. Prashant Parsule<br />
Mr. Sanjay Gupta<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Representative <strong>of</strong> Relianceindustries wanted to know how they<br />
can promote their anti bacterial fabrics with Army for use in<br />
uniforms.<br />
► Brig Sachdevinformed them that if it a chemically treated fabric<br />
then it needs to be approved by CIB which will have a gestation<br />
period <strong>of</strong> ~ 5 years including a 3 year filed trial.<br />
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Meeting 5<br />
Reliance Industries<br />
Limited<br />
(producer <strong>of</strong> polyester<br />
yarn and fibre,<br />
Paraxylene(PX),<br />
Polypropylene (PP))<br />
HohensteinIndia<br />
Pvt. Ltd.<br />
(textile research and<br />
testing centre)<br />
Meeting 6<br />
InspirOn<br />
Engineering Pvt. Ltd.<br />
(textile processing<br />
machinery<br />
manufacturer)<br />
Digjam Limited<br />
(suiting fabrics<br />
manufacturer)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Reliance Industries Ltd:<br />
Sanjay Gupta, GM<br />
Mahesh Sharma, AVP<br />
PrashantPalsule, AVP<br />
+91-99675 70255<br />
mahesh.c.sharma@ril.com<br />
Hohenstein:<br />
SumitGupta, AM – Technical<br />
+91-9898475339<br />
g.summit@hohenstein.in<br />
Key Participants<br />
InspirOn :<br />
KunalKamle,Dy Manager -<br />
Product<br />
+91-97277 81211<br />
kunalkamle@inspiron.co.in<br />
Digjam:<br />
Mr BalwantPatil,Sr. Manager<br />
+91 96192 27991<br />
br.patil@digjam.co.in<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► The representatives from Reliance were interested in<br />
understandingthe Oeko-texcertification facilities available in<br />
Hohensteinand its procedures and charges<br />
► The other areas <strong>of</strong> interest for Reliance were:<br />
– Antimicrobial testing for inheritantproducts such as<br />
JISL1902 & 2008<br />
– Odourtest<br />
– Fire retardant tests<br />
– UV801 test<br />
► It was agreed that Hohensteinwill share the list <strong>of</strong> aforesaid<br />
tests and associated charges with Reliance. Mahesh Sharma<br />
will be the point <strong>of</strong> contact from Reliance<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► To explore possibilities <strong>of</strong> working together, it was suggested to<br />
schedule a meeting between InspirOnand VirendraGupta,<br />
Vice President –Operations, Digjam<br />
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Meeting 7<br />
Reliance Industries<br />
Limited<br />
(producer <strong>of</strong> polyester<br />
yarn and fibre,<br />
Paraxylene(PX),<br />
Polypropylene (PP))<br />
BidhataIndustries<br />
Pvt. Ltd.<br />
(suiting fabrics<br />
manufacturer and textile<br />
processing house)<br />
Meeting 8<br />
Reliance Industries<br />
Limited<br />
(producer <strong>of</strong> polyester<br />
yarn and fibre,<br />
Paraxylene(PX),<br />
Polypropylene (PP))<br />
Digjam Limited<br />
(suiting fabrics<br />
manufacturer)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Reliance Industries Ltd:<br />
Sanjay Gupta, GM<br />
Mahesh Sharma, AVP<br />
PrashantPalsule, AVP<br />
+91-99675 70255<br />
mahesh.c.sharma@ril.com<br />
Bidhata:<br />
Mr R. K. Pacheriwala, MD<br />
+91-98204 52758<br />
rkpacheriwala@gmail.com<br />
Key Participants<br />
Reliance Industries Ltd:<br />
Sanjay Gupta, GM<br />
Mahesh Sharma, AVP<br />
PrashantPalsule, AVP<br />
+91-99675 70255<br />
mahesh.c.sharma@ril.com<br />
Digjam:<br />
Mr BalwantPatil,Sr. Manager<br />
+91 96192 27991<br />
br.patil@digjam.co.in<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Mr. Pacheriwalaexplained the facilities available with Bidhata<br />
as a processing house<br />
► Mr Gupta explored the possibility <strong>of</strong> utilising Bidhatafactory for<br />
providing fire retardant and water pro<strong>of</strong>ing treatment to 100%<br />
polyester fabric and canvas fabric on trial basis. It was agreed<br />
that Reliance will provide the technical guidance and<br />
handholding to Bidhata’semployees<br />
► It was decided to schedule the site visit at Bidhata’sfactory in<br />
Thane around first half <strong>of</strong> September <strong>2011</strong><br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► It was discussed by Mr Patil that Digjamis planning to enter<br />
into technical textile domain<br />
► To explore possibilities <strong>of</strong> working together, it was suggested to<br />
schedule a meeting between Reliance and Digjam (R K Kedia,<br />
President and VirendraGupta, Vice President - Operations)<br />
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Meeting 9<br />
Reliance Industries<br />
Limited<br />
(producer <strong>of</strong> polyester<br />
yarn and fibre,<br />
Paraxylene(PX),<br />
Polypropylene (PP))<br />
Bannari Amman<br />
Spinning Mills Ltd.<br />
(producer <strong>of</strong> combed &<br />
carded ring spun yarn<br />
and woven fabrics. Also<br />
specialized in<br />
lamination, coating and<br />
flocking line)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Reliance Industries Ltd:<br />
Sanjay Gupta, GM<br />
Mahesh Sharma, AVP<br />
PrashantPalsule, AVP<br />
+91-99675 70255<br />
mahesh.c.sharma@ril.com<br />
Bannari Amman:<br />
B. Sankaralingam, Asst.<br />
General Manager - Marketing<br />
+91-9994933144<br />
sankaralingam@quickdry.in<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Mr. Sankaralingamdiscussed the range <strong>of</strong> products that have<br />
the potential for business growth including printed and anti<br />
microbial polar fleece fabric, printed TPU film, blackout<br />
curtains, etc.<br />
► Mr Gupta from Reliance inquired about the antimicrobial<br />
treatment currently used by Bannari. In response to this, Mr<br />
Sankaralingamconfirmed that currently Bannari is using<br />
tropical antimicrobial treatment, however, inheritant<br />
antimicrobial treatment at fibrestage can be explored further<br />
► It was agreed that Bannariwill seek for an appointment with<br />
Reliance to explore possibilities <strong>of</strong> working together in<br />
inheritantantimicrobial treatment domain<br />
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Meeting 10<br />
Shahlon Industries<br />
Pvt Ltd.<br />
(manufacturer <strong>of</strong><br />
synthetic yarn & fabric)<br />
CharankattuCoir<br />
Mfg Co P. Ltd.<br />
(manufacturer <strong>of</strong> wide<br />
range <strong>of</strong> coir based eco<br />
friendly products)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Shahlon:<br />
Harsh Shah, Director<br />
+91 99251 33387<br />
harsh@shahlon.com<br />
CharankattuCoir:<br />
C.R Devaraj, M D<br />
9745 666 000<br />
ccm@spectrum.net<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► In the meeting, Shahlon& CharankattuCoir explored<br />
possibilities <strong>of</strong> doing business with each other.<br />
► CharankattuCoir has shown some <strong>of</strong> their samples <strong>of</strong> brown<br />
yarn, which is typically used to prevent soil erosion.<br />
► CharankattuCoir requested Shahlonto send some yarn<br />
samples to them to explore the possibilities <strong>of</strong> the two<br />
companies working together.<br />
Meeting 11<br />
Shahlon Industries<br />
Pvt Ltd.<br />
(manufacturer <strong>of</strong><br />
synthetic yarn & fabric)<br />
SRF Limited<br />
(manufacturer <strong>of</strong><br />
Technical textiles,<br />
Chemicals, packaging<br />
films and Engineering<br />
plastics)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Shahlon:<br />
Harsh Shah, Director<br />
+91 99251 33387<br />
harsh@shahlon.com<br />
SRF:<br />
KishoreNarayanan, Ass.<br />
Vice President,<br />
+91-124-4354425<br />
Narayanan.kishore@srf.co<br />
m<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Shahlonwas interested in procuring Nylon 66 from SRF if they<br />
manufacture the same.<br />
► However, as <strong>of</strong> now, SRF manufactures Nylon 6 and not Nylon<br />
66. Nylon 66 requires high viscosity chips, and SRF plans to<br />
introduce it in near future.<br />
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Meeting 12<br />
Shahlon Industries<br />
Pvt Ltd.<br />
(manufacturer <strong>of</strong><br />
synthetic yarn & fabric)<br />
BKS <strong>Textiles</strong> Pvt.<br />
Ltd.<br />
(manufacturer and<br />
exporter <strong>of</strong> woven<br />
fabrics and bed linen)<br />
Meeting 13<br />
Shahlon Industries<br />
Pvt Ltd.<br />
(manufacturer <strong>of</strong><br />
synthetic yarn & fabric)<br />
SVAN TexconPvt.<br />
Ltd.<br />
(Textile accessory /<br />
auxiliary supplier)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Shahlon:<br />
Harsh Shah, Director<br />
+91 99251 33387<br />
harsh@shahlon.com<br />
BKS:<br />
V.K. Manoharan, Manager –<br />
techno marketing<br />
+91 98947 50068<br />
technicaltextiles@bkstextile.i<br />
n<br />
Key Participants<br />
Shahlon:<br />
Harsh Shah, Director<br />
+91 99251 33387<br />
harsh@shahlon.com<br />
SVAN Texcon:<br />
ShaileshR. Desai<br />
+91 93750 45447<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Shahlonexplianedtheir strength in Nylon and Tafeta fabrics to<br />
BKS <strong>Textiles</strong> as BKS is into lamination and coating.<br />
► BKS has expressed their interest in sourcing from Shahlonand<br />
agreed to send detailed specifications <strong>of</strong> their requirements<br />
along with the samples <strong>of</strong> fabric they are currently using.<br />
► The specifications will include:<br />
– Yarn required for warp / weft<br />
– Nylon 6/Nylon 66<br />
– Denier/filament<br />
– No. <strong>of</strong> picks and ends per inch in warp and weft<br />
– Type <strong>of</strong> weave<br />
– Any specific border required<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► SVAN Texcon is a provider <strong>of</strong> weft accumulator on water jet<br />
looms and explained their product USPs to ShahlonGroup,<br />
which has a large waterjet loom set-up in Surat.<br />
► Shahlonchecked with Svan, if they can provide services for<br />
existing set-up also. But SVAN Texcon provide services on<br />
their own equipments only.<br />
► Hence, they will explore the mutual possibilities in future.<br />
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Meeting 14<br />
Shahlon Industries<br />
Pvt Ltd.<br />
(manufacturer <strong>of</strong><br />
synthetic yarn & fabric)<br />
Entremonde<br />
PolyecoatersLtd.<br />
(manufacturer and<br />
exporter <strong>of</strong> specialty<br />
fabrics, PVC coated<br />
covers, etc. )<br />
Key Participants<br />
Shahlon:<br />
Harsh Shah, Director<br />
+91 99251 33387<br />
harsh@shahlon.com<br />
Entremonde<br />
Polyecoaters:<br />
C.P Dubey, Sr Manager<br />
+91-253-236 2591<br />
cpdubey@entremode.com<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Shahlontried to explore the possibilities <strong>of</strong> selling coated fabric<br />
to Entremonde.<br />
► Entremondeuses only 1000 deniers fabric and Shahlonworks<br />
upto700 deniers as <strong>of</strong> now. So, they need to do some trials<br />
and make some samples for 1000 deniers. Also, the<br />
approximate idea on costs <strong>of</strong> this fabric has to be provided by<br />
Shahlon, under 2 options:<br />
– Shahlonbuys their own yarn, processes it and sells the<br />
fabric to Entremonde<br />
– Shahlondoes only the conversion <strong>of</strong> yarn (i.e. buy yarn<br />
from Entremonde and sell processed yarn to them)<br />
► Entremondewill work out their economics based on the costs<br />
to be shared by Shahlon.<br />
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Meeting 16<br />
Rajneel <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
(manufacturers <strong>of</strong> fabrics<br />
-suitings, shirtings, etc)<br />
Onella Consulting<br />
Pvt Ltd (Textile<br />
consulting company)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Rajneel <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
Mr RajendraN Ladda,<br />
Partner<br />
+91 9422408242<br />
rajneeltex@gmail.com<br />
Onella Consulting<br />
Mr Ravi B Arora, MD<br />
+91-9312054022<br />
ravi@onella.in<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Rajneel<strong>Textiles</strong> is presently producing grey fabrics for suiting<br />
and shirting and have interest to come in the Technical Textile<br />
field.<br />
► OnellaConsulting Pvt Ltd Suggested the products line <strong>of</strong><br />
Venetian blinds, blackouts, and sunscreen and also gave him<br />
the information about the machinery needed for it.<br />
Meeting 17<br />
Rajneel <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
(manufacturers <strong>of</strong> fabrics<br />
-suitings, shirtings, etc)<br />
Svan TexconPvt Ltd<br />
(Textile accessory /<br />
auxiliary supplier)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Rajneel <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
Mr RajendraN Ladda,<br />
Partner<br />
+91 9422408242<br />
rajneeltex@gmail.com<br />
Svan TexconPvt Ltd<br />
Mr ShaileshRamanlalDesai<br />
079-26577753<br />
svantex@airtelmail.in<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Rajneel<strong>Textiles</strong> is Presently producing grey fabrics for suiting<br />
and shirting and have interest to come in the Technical Textile<br />
field.<br />
► SvanTexcon Pvt Ltd are dealing in machineries and<br />
accessories <strong>of</strong> technical textiles and suggested to enter in the<br />
medical textile to Rajneel <strong>Textiles</strong>. Svan Texcon has the<br />
machinery to produce Cotton rolls, cotton balls, Gauze and<br />
Cosmetic pads.<br />
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Meeting 18<br />
Rajneel <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
(manufacturers <strong>of</strong> fabrics<br />
-suitings, shirtings, etc)<br />
InspirOn<br />
Engineering Pvt. Ltd.<br />
(Manufacturers <strong>of</strong><br />
precision engineered<br />
components for the<br />
textile industry)<br />
Meeting 19<br />
Earthcon Systems<br />
(India) Pvt. Ltd<br />
(services for soil erosion<br />
control, PU Form liners<br />
and RE Walls)<br />
Onella Consulting<br />
Pvt Ltd (Textile<br />
consulting company)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Rajneel <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
Mr RajendraN Ladda,<br />
Partner<br />
+91 9422408242<br />
rajneeltex@gmail.com<br />
InspirOn Engineering<br />
Mr KunalKamle, Dy Manager<br />
(Product)<br />
+91-9426707378<br />
kunalkamle@inspiron.co.in<br />
Key Participants<br />
Earthcon Systems<br />
Mr Rajiv Goel, MD.<br />
+91-9899222244<br />
rajiv@esipl.net<br />
Onella Consulting<br />
Mr Ravi B Arora, MD<br />
+91-9312054022<br />
ravi@onella.in<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Rajneel<strong>Textiles</strong> is Presently producing grey fabrics for suiting<br />
and shirting and have interest to come in the Technical Textile<br />
field.<br />
► InspironEngineering is looking enter in the technical textiles<br />
field they suggested their Stenter machines for coating <strong>of</strong><br />
textiles. Gave the specifications <strong>of</strong> this machinery to Rajneel<br />
<strong>Textiles</strong>.<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► EarthconSystems (India) Pvt. Ltd. provides comprehensive<br />
services like design, supply and construction in the fields <strong>of</strong><br />
Reinforced Soil Walls and Slopes, PU Form Liners for<br />
Architectural Concrete Finishes, Erosion Control for High<br />
Embankments, Geo-synthetics and Pavement Applications and<br />
has interest to get in the manufacturing <strong>of</strong> geotextiles.<br />
► OnellaConsulting Pvt Ltd: Gave the specifications <strong>of</strong> different<br />
geotextileproducts and detailed the projects <strong>of</strong> geotextilesand<br />
the required machinery.<br />
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Meeting 20<br />
Earthcon Systems<br />
(India) Pvt. Ltd<br />
(services for soil erosion<br />
control, PU Form liners<br />
and RE Walls)<br />
Svan TexconPvt Ltd<br />
(Textile accessory /<br />
auxiliary supplier)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Earthcon Systems<br />
Mr Rajiv Goel, MD.<br />
+91-9899222244<br />
rajiv@esipl.net<br />
Svan TexconPvt Ltd<br />
Mr ShaileshRamanlalDesai<br />
079-26577753<br />
svantex@airtelmail.in<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► EarthconSystems (India) Pvt. Ltd. provides comprehensive<br />
services like design, supply and construction in the fields <strong>of</strong><br />
Reinforced Soil Walls and Slopes, PU Form Liners for<br />
Architectural Concrete Finishes, Erosion Control for High<br />
Embankments, Geo-synthetics and Pavement Applications and<br />
has interest to get in the manufacturing <strong>of</strong> geotextiles.<br />
► SvanTexcon Pvt Ltd are dealing in machineries and<br />
accessories <strong>of</strong> technical textiles and provide the specifications<br />
about the required machinery for geotextiles.<br />
Meeting 21<br />
Aeronov Industrial<br />
Safety Appliances<br />
(manufacturers <strong>of</strong><br />
industrial safety and<br />
protective clothing)<br />
Reliance Industries<br />
(Polyester and fiber<br />
division)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Aeronav:<br />
SandipHora, CEO<br />
+91-98100 39059<br />
anisaman@aeronav.org<br />
Reliance:<br />
Mahesh Sharma, AVP<br />
+91-99675 70255<br />
Mahesh.c.sharma@ril.com<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Aeronavinquired from Reliance about the type <strong>of</strong> coating done<br />
by them and its properties in terms <strong>of</strong> thickness,<br />
waterpro<strong>of</strong>nessetc<br />
► Aeronovand Reliance decided that Aeronav will provide fabric<br />
specification to Reliance and based on that Reliance will<br />
provide a sample <strong>of</strong> their coating to Aeronav, to explore<br />
possibilities <strong>of</strong> working together<br />
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Key Meeting Notes<br />
Meeting 22<br />
Aeronov Industrial<br />
Safety Appliances<br />
(manufacturers <strong>of</strong><br />
industrial safety and<br />
protective clothing)<br />
Hohenstein India<br />
(textile research and<br />
testing centre)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Aeronav:<br />
SandipHora, CEO<br />
+91-98100 39059<br />
anisaman@aeronav.org<br />
Hohenstein:<br />
Jacob Kutty, Country<br />
Manager<br />
+91-98678 26751<br />
Jacob.k@hohenstein.in<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Aeronavwanted Hohenstein to set up lab in India or get their<br />
fabric tested and it should be approved by defense. As defense<br />
does not approve the fabric tested other than NITRA, BITRA<br />
etc., and these CoEs have limited testing facilities<br />
► Hohenstein mentioned that they will check how they can get an<br />
approval from government for their testing in India. Hohenstein<br />
will follow up with principals to start the process<br />
►<br />
It was also suggested that Hohenstein should set up a lab in<br />
India on its own or in partnership with Indian research agency.<br />
Meeting 23<br />
Aeronov Industrial<br />
Safety Appliances<br />
(manufacturers <strong>of</strong><br />
industrial safety and<br />
protective clothing)<br />
SL Banthia <strong>Textiles</strong><br />
(manufacturer <strong>of</strong> coated<br />
fabric dyed, printed with<br />
acrylic & PU coating)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Aeronav:<br />
SandipHora, CEO<br />
+91-98100 39059<br />
anisaman@aeronav.org<br />
SL Banthia:<br />
SantoshBanthia, Director<br />
+91-93282 65676<br />
santoshbanthia@rediffmail.co<br />
m<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Aeronavinquired from SL Banthiaabout the type <strong>of</strong> coating<br />
done by them and its propertiesin terms <strong>of</strong> thickness,<br />
waterpro<strong>of</strong>nessetc<br />
► Aeronovand SL Banthiadecided that Aeronavwill provide<br />
fabric specification to SL Banthiaand based on that SL Banthia<br />
will provide a sample <strong>of</strong> their coating to Aeronav, to explore<br />
possibilities <strong>of</strong> working together<br />
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Key Meeting Notes<br />
Meeting 24<br />
Key Participants<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
Aeronov Industrial<br />
Safety Appliances<br />
(manufacturers <strong>of</strong><br />
industrial safety and<br />
protective clothing)<br />
Aeronav:<br />
SandipHora, CEO<br />
+91-98100 39059<br />
anisaman@aeronav.org<br />
►<br />
Aeronov was looking for specific micro finishes on fabrics,<br />
which the Bannari representative was not sure, and therefore<br />
he said he will come back with details the next day<br />
Bannari Amman<br />
Spinning Mills<br />
(operations <strong>of</strong> fabric<br />
lamination and coating)<br />
Bannari Amman:<br />
B Sankaralingam, AGM<br />
Marketing<br />
+91-99949 33144<br />
sankaralingam@quickdry.in<br />
Meeting 25<br />
Aeronov Industrial<br />
Safety Appliances<br />
(manufacturers <strong>of</strong><br />
industrial safety and<br />
protective clothing)<br />
Entremonde<br />
Polyecoaters<br />
(manufacturer <strong>of</strong> PVC/<br />
PU Coated Fabrics and<br />
Laminated Products)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Aeronav:<br />
SandipHora, CEO<br />
+91-98100 39059<br />
anisaman@aeronav.org<br />
Entremonde:<br />
Dr, S Kulkarni, GM -<br />
Technical<br />
+91-96577 00451<br />
drkulkarni@entremonde.com<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Aeronavinquired from Entremonde about the type <strong>of</strong> coating<br />
done by them and its properties in terms <strong>of</strong> thickness,<br />
waterpro<strong>of</strong>nessetc<br />
► Aeronovand Entremonde decided that Aeronav will provide<br />
fabric specification to Entremonde and based on that<br />
Entremondewill provide a sample <strong>of</strong> their coating to Aeronav,<br />
to explore possibilities <strong>of</strong> working together<br />
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Key Meeting Notes<br />
Meeting 26<br />
Dynamic Autolooms<br />
India Pvt. Ltd<br />
(manufacture <strong>of</strong> rapier<br />
and shuttle weaving<br />
looms)<br />
Digjam Limited<br />
(manufacturer <strong>of</strong> fabrics<br />
for suiting and casual<br />
wear)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Dynamic Autolooms:<br />
Mittal V , Director<br />
+91 79 22901521<br />
mittalpatel@dynamiclooms.c<br />
om<br />
Digjam Limited:<br />
Mr V Gupta, VP Operations<br />
+91-0288-2712972/73<br />
Virender.gupta@digjam.co.in<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Dynamic looms are interested to sell the high speed rapier<br />
looms to Digjamltd, all the technical specification <strong>of</strong> loom<br />
discuss with the client , from Digjamthe marketing<br />
representative said that they will send all the information to<br />
there plant in Gujarat<br />
Meeting 27<br />
Dynamic Autolooms<br />
(manufacture <strong>of</strong> rapier<br />
and shuttle weaving<br />
looms)<br />
BannariAmman<br />
(producer <strong>of</strong> combed &<br />
carded ring spun yarn<br />
and woven fabrics,<br />
lamination, coating and<br />
flocking line)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Dynamic Autolooms:<br />
Mittal V tel, Director<br />
+91 79 22901521<br />
mittalpatel@dynamiclooms.c<br />
om<br />
BannariAmman:<br />
Mr S K Sundaraman<br />
Executive Director<br />
0422-2435555<br />
ram@bannarigroup.com<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Both the parties are already met in exhibition , BannariAmman<br />
wanted bigger width rapirloom<br />
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Key Meeting Notes<br />
Meeting 28<br />
Dynamic Autolooms<br />
India Pvt. Ltd<br />
(manufacture <strong>of</strong> rapier<br />
and shuttle weaving<br />
looms)<br />
Kusumgar<br />
CorporatesPvt. Ltd<br />
(Technical textiles<br />
manufacturer)<br />
Meeting 29<br />
InspirOn<br />
Engineering Pvt. Ltd.<br />
(Manufacturers <strong>of</strong><br />
precision engineered<br />
components for the<br />
textile industry)<br />
BKS <strong>Textiles</strong> Pvt.<br />
Ltd. (manufacturer and<br />
exporter <strong>of</strong> woven<br />
fabrics and bed linen)<br />
Key Participants<br />
Dynamic Autolooms<br />
Mittal V, Director<br />
+91 79 22901521<br />
mittalpatel@dynaPamiclooms<br />
.com<br />
Kusumgar Corporates<br />
Mr Siddhartha Kusumgar,<br />
President<br />
+91-022 6112 5100<br />
siddharth@kusumgar.com<br />
Key Participants<br />
InspirOn Engineering<br />
Mr PramodMistry, Sr<br />
Manager Design & Dev.<br />
+91-9426707378<br />
pramodmistry@inspiron.co.in<br />
BKS <strong>Textiles</strong> Pvt. Ltd.<br />
Mr N Dharani, Manager<br />
SpecialityFinish<br />
+91-09894750066<br />
mail@bkstextiles.in<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► Discussed all the detail <strong>of</strong> rapirloom and agreed to send<br />
proposal to Kusumgar Corporates<br />
Key Discussion / Follow-up Points<br />
► BKS <strong>Textiles</strong> are in coating and InspirOnis vendor <strong>of</strong> BKS,<br />
discussed new coating techniques<br />
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Annexure<br />
Summary report on activity during <strong>Technotex</strong> exhibition Mumbai<br />
following is the summary <strong>of</strong> their observations during the event:<br />
1. Exhibition was well attended by both by Textile <strong>Ministry</strong> and industry personnel connected<br />
with Technical <strong>Textiles</strong>.<br />
2. The wide range <strong>of</strong> products exhibited was a representation <strong>of</strong> growth in the industry over<br />
the last 5 years.<br />
3. There were quite a number <strong>of</strong> first time visitors to technical textile exhibition who<br />
demonstrated keen interest. Many <strong>of</strong> them expressed their willingness for investing in this<br />
new area <strong>of</strong> textiles. The large turnout and interest was also a measure <strong>of</strong> effectiveness <strong>of</strong><br />
the awareness program created by textile commissioners <strong>of</strong>fice programs over the last few<br />
years<br />
4. The exhibition represented a significant number <strong>of</strong> companies from coated textiles,<br />
reinforcement and nonwovens segment. The presence <strong>of</strong> investment drivers like KSFC<br />
and indextb was very heartening. Significantly absent were the glass fabric industrial yarn<br />
manufacturers, geotextiles, cotton based technical textile makers, mon<strong>of</strong>ilament weavers,<br />
agritech companies. This could be attributed to another significant exhibition techtextil<br />
some time in october.<br />
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Annexure<br />
Summary report on activity during <strong>Technotex</strong> exhibition Mumbai<br />
projects listed in the table below:<br />
Company Name Technology / Product Proposed investment level<br />
1. Aim Filtertech , Pune Needlepunch products Rs. 10 Crores<br />
2. Managal Textile, A,bad Spunlace and conversion Rs. 50-80 Crores<br />
3. CTM <strong>Textiles</strong> Agricultural woven textiles Rs. 5 Crores<br />
4. Shreeji Textile processor,Bhiwandi Spunbond nonwoven Rs. 5 Crores<br />
5. Shree SR textiles, coimbatore Nonwoven conversion for medical end Rs. 1 Crore<br />
uses<br />
6. Orbital Electromech,Pune PP spunbond Rs. 5 Crores<br />
7. Tuflex, Baroda Geogrids Rs. 10 Crores<br />
8. Maris, Tuticorin T.N. Diapers and Sanitary Napkins Rs. 10 Crores<br />
9. Govt <strong>of</strong> Karnataka All medium scale TT projects- Met one 2 to 10 Crores.<br />
potential investor to give ideas<br />
10. Garware Nonwovens for Hygiene Rs. 50 to 80 Crores<br />
11. Shyam Converters, Ahmedabad Spunbond bag making<br />
12. Thea-tex Spunbond for hygiene Rs. 20 to 30 Crores<br />
13. Khandwe Associates, Nasik Needlepunch for filtration Rs. 5 to 8 Crores<br />
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