Technical Textile Industry in India: Opportunities and Challenges

Questionnaire for Technical Textile Product Manufacturing Companies

This study is being conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) on behalf of Ministry of
Textiles, Government of India.
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General guidelines to fill up the questionnaire

1. The questions in this questionnaire pertain to different aspects of technical textile product
manufacturing companies.
2. Please answer the questions in the context of technical textile segment (s) relevant to you.
3. For any query, please contact Dr. Smita Kashiramka (Principal Investigator)
Dr. Smita Kashiramka
Associate Professor
Department of Management Studies
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Vishwakarma Bhawan, Saheed Jeet Singh Marg
New Delhi-110016
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +91-11-26591224 / 9560764264 (M)

Note: This document is strictly private, confidential and personal to its recipients and should not be
copied, distributed or reproduced in whole or in part, nor passed to any third party without the
express written permission of the research team at IIT Delhi.

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1. Name of the Company: AERONAV INDUSTRIAL SAFETY APPLIANCES

2. Specify the type of company (Tick the appropriate choice) Partnership

(Private Ltd / Public Ltd / Limited Liability Partnership / Partnership / Sole Proprietorship /
Others)

3. Company Address
Office Address with Pin Code: E-24/25 , Sector VII , NOIDA-201301, U.P.

Factory / Unit Address with Pin Code: E-24/25 , Sector VII , NOIDA-201301, U.P.

Main Email Address: [email protected]

Phone No with STD code: 0120-4241514
Name, Email & Contact No. of MD
Name, Email & Contact No. of CEO: : Mr. Sandeep Hora
Website:

4. Specify the type of enterprise (Please tick the correct option)

(MSME Micro enterprise / MSME Small enterprise / MSME Medium enterprise / Non-MSME-
Multinational Enterprise (operating in more than 1country) / Non-MSME- National Enterprise
(operating only in India) / Others)

MSME Small enterprise

5. If your company is Export Oriented Unit (EOU), please tick the following
Yes / No : NO

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6. In which of the following technical textile product segments is your company operating in?
(Please select the appropriate option for each segment)
(Yes/No
Name of the segment Name of the segment (Yes/No)
)
Agriculture, Horticulture and Industrial Textiles (lndutech)
Fisheries Textiles (Agrotech)
Architectural and Constructional Medical and Hygiene Textiles
Textiles (Buildtech) (Meditech)
Clothing Textiles (Clothtech) Packaging Textiles (Packtech)
Environment Protection Textiles Protection and Safety Textiles YES
(Oekotech) (Protech)
Geotextiles (Geotech) Sport and Recreation Textiles
(Sporttech)
Household Textiles (Hometech) Transportation Textiles (Mobiltech)

7. In reference to the Technical Textile products you manufacture, specify your main role/(s):
Role (Yes / No) Role (Yes / No)
Manufacturer YES Equipment/Machine Manufacturer
Converter Testing Service Provider
Component Supplier Consultant
Importer Others ( please specify)
Exporter Equipment/Machine Manufacturer

8. List down the names of all technical textile products produced in each segment/(s) by your
company. (If required, please use additional sheets to provide details)
Name of the Segment
List of all products in the respective segments
(Refer to question 5 for list
(Please provide an exhaustive list of products)
of segments)
Name of segment 1: Head to toe solutions of Protective Wear

Name of segment 2:

Name of segment 3:

If operating in more than above 3 segments, provide the details separately:

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9. In reference to the products mentioned in the previous question (Q8), provide the name of
products which are smart/intelligent/electronic textile products.

Heated Clothing

10. Specify the details of the technical textile products manufactured

Year 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

Name of the Product 1: Name of the Segment:
Total Quantity Produced
Total Production Capacity
Unit of measurement
Sales Revenue (Domestic) (In Rupees Cr.)
Sales Revenue (International/Exports) (In
Rupees Cr.)
Name of the Product 2: Name of the Segment:
Total Quantity Produced
Total Production Capacity
Unit of measurement
Sales Revenue (Domestic) (In Rupees Cr.)
Sales Revenue (International/Exports) (In
Rupees Cr.)
Name of the Product 3: Name of the Segment:
Total Quantity Produced
Total Production Capacity
Unit of measurement
Sales Revenue (Domestic) (In Rupees Cr.)
Sales Revenue (International/Exports) (In
Rupees Cr.)
Name of the Product 4: Name of the Segment:
Total Quantity Produced
Total Production Capacity
Unit of measurement
Sales Revenue (Domestic) (In Rupees Cr.)
Sales Revenue (International/Exports) (In
Rupees Cr.)
Name of the Product 5: Name of the Segment:
Total Quantity Produced
Total Production Capacity
Unit of measurement
Sales Revenue (Domestic) (In Rupees Cr.)

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 Sales Revenue (International/Exports) (In
Rupees Cr.)
Name of the Product 6: Name of the Segment:
Total Quantity Produced
Total Production Capacity
Unit of measurement
Sales Revenue (Domestic) (In Rupees Cr.)
Sales Revenue (International/Exports) (In
Rupees Cr.)
Name of the Product 7: Name of the Segment:
Total Quantity Produced
Total Production Capacity
Unit of measurement
Sales Revenue (Domestic) (In Rupees Cr.)
Sales Revenue (International/Exports) (In
Rupees Cr.)
Name of the Product 8: Name of the Segment:
Total Quantity Produced
Total Production Capacity
Unit of measurement
Sales Revenue (Domestic) (In Rupees Cr.)
Sales Revenue (International/Exports) (In
Rupees Cr.)
Name of the Product 9: Name of the Segment:
Total Quantity Produced
Total Production Capacity
Unit of measurement
Sales Revenue (Domestic) (In Rupees Cr.)
Sales Revenue (International/Exports) (In
Rupees Cr.)
If manufacturing more than the above products, provide the details separately.

11. Specify the industries consuming or using your technical textile products

Are the user Government or Private?

Please tick the correct
Industry* Please tick the correct option/s
option/s
Government Private
Automotive
Sports equipment and
sportswear
Environmental protection
Construction

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 Healthcare
Packaging
Clothing YES
Agriculture
Others, please specify below:

12. Tick the list of raw materials (RM) being used in the production of technical textile products
Please Please Please
Natural tick tick tick
fibers/ the Man-Made the the
filaments correc correc Polymers/ Films: correct
t fibers/filaments: t
: option option option
s s s
HDPE (High-Density Poly
Cotton Viscose YES
Ethylene)
LLDPE (Linear low-density
Jute Normal Polyester
polyethylene)
LDPE (Low-density
Silk High tenacity polyester
polyethylene)
Coir Nylon PVC (Polyvinyl chloride)
PVDF (Polyvinylidene
Flax/linen Acrylic/Modacrylic
fluoride)
Remie Polypropylene YES Others, please specify:
Wool Polyethylene
Any other, please Ultra-high molecular
specify: weight polyethylene
P-aramid (Kevlar, YES
Technora, Twaron etc.)
M-aramid (Nomex) YES
Others, please specify:

13. From where are the raw materials purchased by your company? Specify the percentage share of purchase?
Source of raw material purchase Please Tick the Average Percentage
appropriate option/(s) share of purchase
Domestic Supplier (India) YES
55
International Supplier (Outside India) YES 45

Total 100%

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14. For raw materials imported from outside India (international markets), specify the countries from where
they are being procured

Sl. No. Name of the Country* Names of main raw materials imported
1 USA Aramides
2 EUROPE Aramides
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*If raw materials are procured from more than 3 countries, please provide details in additional sheets.

15. Specify which of the following processes are being used by the company (Please select the appropriate
options)

Fiber Please Please Please

Yarn Manufacturing NonWoven
Manufacturing Tick Tick Tick
Melt Spinning Carding Spun Bonding
Solution Spinning Ring Spinning Melt Blowing
Dry-Jet Wet
Doubling Needle Punching
Spinning
Gel Spinning Twisting Hydro Entanglement
Heat Setting Others, please specify Electro Spinning
Crimping Thermal Bonding
Others, please specify Through Air-Bonding
Others, please specify

Weaving and Please Please

Others
Knitting Tick Tick
Compression
Warping
Moulding
Resin Transfer
Sizing
Molding (RTM)
Vacuum-Assisted
Shuttle Loom
RTM
Air-Jet Loom Coating
Projectile Loom Lamination
Rapier Loom Sealing
Raschel Warp
Stitching YES
Knitting
Tricot Warp
Braiding
Knitting
Weft Knitting Composite Making
Seamless Knitting Cutting and Sewing
Others, please specify Thread, Cord, Rope

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 Making
Fiber Filling
Knotting
Others, please specify : We are
the Protective Garment
manufacturer

16. In reference to the processes being used by the company, specify the process-wise details (for the year
ending March 31, 2020)
Weaving and
Non Woven Others
Knitting
Total Quantity Produced
Unit of measurement
Sales Revenue (Domestic) (In Appx 30 crores
Rs. Cr.)

17. Mention the names of important machinery installed and used in the production of technical textile
products

All latest technical textile related machinery.

18. From where are the machines purchased by your company? Specify the percentage share of
purchase (in Rupee Value terms)?

Source of machine procurement Please Tick the Average Percentage share of

appropriate option purchase
5
Domestic Machine Manufacturer (India)
International Machine Manufacturer 95
(Outside India)
Total 100%

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19. For machines purchased from outside India (international markets) (related to technical textiles products),
specify the countries from where they are being procured.
Sl.
Name of the Country* Name of the Machine (s)
No.
1 CHINA High Precision Garment machines
2 JAPAN High Precision Garment machines
3 KOREA High Precision Garment machines

*If raw materials are procured from more than 3 countries, please provide details in additional sheets.

20. Specify details of the top 5 (in INR Value terms) technical textile products exported (if any)

Sl. Names of the products being

Name of the country/(ies) where they are exported
No. exported
1 NA
NA
2

21. Specify the 2 major foreign investments in last 5 years related to technical textile in your company

Mention if this Investment

Year of
investment is details
investmen Investment
Sl. Name & Country of the made under any (E.g. transfer
t and amount
No. Investor central/state of technology,
Investmen (In Rs. Crore)
government asset created,
t type*
scheme etc.)
1 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

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 2 Partner of Dupont India

Note: *Investment type could be any one of the following: Foreign direct investment (FDI), Joint
Venture, Strategic alliance, Acquisition, Private Equity, etc.

22. Provide the employment breakup details of your company

Sl. No. Year (As on 31st March) 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

A Total number of Skilled Employees 75
B Total number of Semi-Skilled Employees 15
C Total number of Unskilled Employee 10
D Total number of employees (D = A+B+C) 100
E From D, Total number of employees with 25
formal textile education

23. Which training program have your employees attended in recent past?

NITRA TRAIINING

24. What is your estimated sales turnover of technical textile products in the next 3 years (In INR
crores)?
2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

40 Crores 50 Crores 60 CRORES

25. Which are the other technical textile segments your company would like to enter in the
future?
Name of the Segment/ (s) Give reasons

ADVANCE GARMENT NEED OF THE FUTURE

WELDING
TECHNIQUES

26. Tick/Mark the most relevant option for the following statements in the context of the
technical textile industry in India (only one response against each statement is required) –

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Statement Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
agree Disagree
Many companies will enter the market XXX
very soon because of great opportunity
Many items are soon going to be XXX
produced in India as substitutes for these
products
Buyers (customers) dominate over XXX
sellers/suppliers in the market for
technical textiles
Sellers/Suppliers dominate over Buyers XXX
(customers) in the market for technical
textiles
There is tough competition among the XXX
existing companies
It is very difficult for a new
manufacturer to enter the technical XXX
textile market

27. In reference to question 26 (above), give reasons for your choices

Statement Reasons
Many companies will enter the
market very soon because of great THERE IS MORE TALK THAN DEMAND
opportunity
Many items are soon going to be
produced in India as substitutes for NOT POSSIBLE WE ARE TOO FAR BEHIND IN
these products TECHNOLOGY
Buyers (customers) dominate over
sellers/suppliers in the market for YES
technical textiles
Sellers/Suppliers dominate over NO
Buyers (customers) in the market
for technical textiles
There is tough competition among SMALL PIE TOO MANY MANUFCATURERS
the existing companies
It is very difficult for a new
manufacturer to enter the technical
textile market

28. In relation to technical textiles, what are the problems faced by your company and your
suggestions to solve them.
Factors Your Problems Your Suggestions
Raw materials GOVERM+NMENT TO GIVE
INCENTIVE TO DUPONT
IMPORTED
Machines LOCAL SUPPLIERS QUALITY
INFERIOR

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 IMPORTED
Technology LOCAL SUPPLIERS QUALITY
INFERIOR
IMPORTED
Trained staff NO NO

Government NOT FRIENDLY GIVE INCENTIVES

regulations
and policies
Any others

Details of Authorized Data Collecting Person

Name: SANDEEP HORA Designation: CEO

Contact: 9810039059
Address: E-24/25 SECTOR VII, NOIDA

Date: 14/4/21 Employee ID:

Signature: TREAT
AS SIGNED
DOCUMENT BY MR.
SANDEEP HORA

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