technical textiles have varied applications
Fabrics made from technical textiles have varied applications and uses. The range extends from medical textiles, fire-fighting textiles, agri-textiles, anti-bacterial, anti-odour, dust-free and many more applications. The technical textile sector in India is still at a nascent stage in India and is far behind the stage reached in developed economies, but the future seems bright, mainly due to the rising cost of production in developed countries.
Technical textiles are used in consumer products like diapers, kitchen wipes, sportswear, home furnishings etc. The LNG Group is one such textile conglomerate which has diversified into technical textiles in a big way, by launching denim fabrics with different functional features like antibacterial and anti-odour denim, water, oil and dust repellent denim, hydrophilic denim and fire-retardant denim fabrics.
The economic downturn in 2008 and the resultant slowdown in demand in the domestic and more so in the international markets, has forced the Indian textile manufacturers to look towards other segments of the textile sector, other than traditional textiles, like technical textiles. A few brave hearts have done so and
sky have brought out innovative functional fabrics for various applications. One such is LNJ Denim.
