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Nonwovens production capacity to hike in India

04 Oct '13

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High end nonwoven capacity increases are expected by the first quarter of next year. Two such projects will add nearly 26,500 metric tons of roll goods to the existing nonwoven capacity in India.

Speaking to this scribe on the first day of the TechTextil India exposition in Mumbai in India, executives from Global Nonwovens, Ltd., and Welspun India Ltd., briefed about their new and expansion plans.

Global Nonwovens will bring online its first five bean Reifenhauser spunmelt line by April-May 2014, which will have a capacity of 20,000 MT per year. The company is targeting export markets and hopes that with high quality products and cost savings expected due to producing in India, they can be attractive in the global market.

Welspun India will add another card to their existing spunlace line to double its production capacity to reach 13,500 MT per year by January-February of 2014.

Hygiene and medical markets are expected to pick-up quite rapidly in India, which is reflected in these nonwoven capacity additions.

Seshadri Ramkumar