DKTE Centre of Excellence in Nonwovens Ichalkaranji, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Technical Textiles offers a huge opportunity in India for both, local consumption as well as exports. Based on current usage patterns, the Domestic Consumption market alone is expected to exceed US $ 13 billion by 2012/13. (Rs.62000 Crores). To facilitate the growth of this industry in India, the office of Textile Commissioner Ministry of Textiles, Government of India has announced different schemes to promote Technical Textiles in India as a part of Technology Mission for Technical Textiles. Thus, various Centers of Excellence (CoE) in different segments of Technical Textiles have been created. Centre of Excellence is to provide infrastructure at one place for the convenience of the manufacturers of technical textiles in India. Our institute has been designated as Center of Excellence in Nonwovens and Govt. of India, Ministry of Textiles has sanctioned Rs. 25 Crores to set-up and establishes this very prestigious project of CoE in Nonwovens.