There are numerous investment opportunities across value chain in Garmenting, Dyeing, Fabric production, Spinning etc.
a. FibreProduction – In India, Uttar Pradesh offers huge scope for manmade fibre and filament manufacturing.
b. Spinning – The spinning sector in UP is highly advanced and competent globally in terms of price, quality and standards, offering cheap skilled labour. It is likely to grow further and adopt new technologies.
c. Weaving – India forms world’s highest installed weaving capacity, and UP holds a strong position. There is already achieved strength in manufacturing of knitted and woven fabric however opportunities in value added and specialty fabrics still need to be explored.
d. Stitching – Given the abundant labour force with high rates of female labour force participation in the textile sector, the state has potential to be part to global value chain through stitching for the apparel industry.
e. Apparel – It is estimated that apparel sector generates 56-84 jobs per INR 97.5 lac investment as compared to any other industry average of 6 jobs generated per INR 97.5 lacinvestment. Looking at the high employment generating potential, Government of India has extended various benefits to this sector. In Uttar Pradesh, investors can benefit from the market access arrangement in lndia with countries like Japan, South Korea, ASEAN, Chile, Netherlands, etc.
f. Technical Textiles is a knowledge based industry at a nascent stage in India, which offers tremendous opportunities for joint ventures and FDI. There are several segments under Technical textiles including Agrotech, Meditech, Buildtech, Mobiltech, Clothtech, Oekotech, Geotech, Packtech, Hometech, Protech, Indutech and Sportech.
Sr.No. |
Sub-Segment |
Opportunity |
1 |
InduTech |
Glass fiber battery separator, fusing belts, high mesh filters, industry felt, woolen felt, fire resistant fabric, slings for bulk handling |
2 |
HomeTech |
High quality upholstery fabric, narrow width fabric for furniture application, wipes for house hold use, fiber foam & wadding, fiberfill products |
3 |
AgroTech |
Agro shading net, packing net for agro products |
4 |
GeoTech |
Woven & non-woven geotextiles |
5 |
ClothTech |
Narrow width fabric as fashion accessories like belt |
6 |
BuildTech |
Scaffolding net |
7 |
ProTech |
Fire retardant clothes |
8 |
MobilTech |
Interior carpets & NVH components |
9 |
PackTech |
Jumbo bags, FIBC, coated fabric for soft luggage |
10 |
OekoTech |
PP nonwoven liners for land fill sites of MSW |
11 |
MediTech |
Nonwoven disposables like apron, mask, caps, draper etc |
The market size of Technical Textiles in India was estimated to be INR 1.5 lakh crores for the year 2016-17 with a growth rate of 20% per annum. Uttar Pradesh can be a promising destination to invest in manufacturing technical textiles in India.
g. Integrated Units - There is also scope for integrated factories from spinning to weaving and garmenting with high automation, especially for the domestic fashion market. Integrated units can leverage economies of scale and market access benefits of set up in Uttar Pradesh and cater to the fast fashion requirement of consumers.
h. Establishment of textile parks in Uttar Pradesh will not only create maximum job creation but also contribute to textile exports of India. Proposed Textile park regions include - Fatehpur, Kanpur, Bareilly and Farukkhabad in the state.
i. Retail Brands – Since Uttar Pradesh is country’s largest consumer base, investment in multi brand retail. Now that the capital market in multi brand retailing allows 51% FDI in India, Uttar Pradesh is one the most promising destination to set up multi brand retail businesses through Joint Ventures.
j. E-Commerce – With boom in e-commerce sector, investment in e-commerce for handloom and textileproducts manufactured in Uttar Pradesh is a promising opportunity. There is popular demand for the traditional art and finesse of UP-handloom products across the globe.
k. Textile R&DCentres – Investment in R&D for new product development by way of establishing hi-tech production centres, design studios, training centresin another promising opportunity in Uttar Pradesh in this sector. These centres can be started as incubation centres in existing textile institutes and textile parks, already equipped with skilled and semi labour and abundance of raw materials.