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MEDICAL TEXTILES OPPORTUNITIES AND

CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR INDIAN MANUFACTURERS

Presentation By:

RAHUL BANSALA.G.M. - MARKETING

GINNI NONWOVENS(A Unit of Ginni Filaments Ltd.)

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Overview

Medical textiles Healthcare & Hygiene Technological Advancements Opportunities & Challenges Govt. policy support required

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Medical Textiles Medical textiles is an emerging sector of technical

textiles industry and its growth is fuelled due to constant improvements in healthcare as well as innovations in the textile field.

The use of textile materials for medical and healthcare products can be classified into following main areas –

- Barrier material (for infection control)- Bandaging & pressure garment- Wound care material- Hygiene material- Implantable material (sutures, art. Joints etc)- Extra Corporal devices (like art. Kidney etc)

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Medical Textiles Requirements of textile material for

medical applications

Biocompatible Good resistance to alkalis, acids and

micro-organisms Good dimensional stability Elasticity Free from contamination or impurities Absorption / Repellency Air permeability.

• Includes products like – • Surgical / wound dressings• Gowns / drapes• Diapers / femcare pads / adult incontinence

diapers• Bedsheets / curtains / Towels / Mitts / Wipes

• Largest segment of Medical Textiles• One of the fastest growing segment in Textiles

Healthcare & Hygiene

• In India, traditionally this segment is dominated by Woven Textiles

• Lately, new technology Nonwoven products have provided innovative product options

• Reasons for growth of this segment –• Growing awareness among society for

hygiene and safety• Frequent interactions of medical

professionals with international medical societies

• Availability of new technologically advanced products

• Medical tourism

Healthcare & Hygiene

• Fabrics with anti-microbial properties• Fire retardant fabrics• Nonwoven fabrics – They are engineered fabrics

from sheet of fibres, with desired properties (performance characteristics) to suite specific applications; such as –• Very high fluid repellency or absorbency• Extremely low linting• Fast wicking of liquids• Anti-static

Nonwoven fabrics are providing customized solutions in cost effective manner, and are thus taking important place in meditech worldwide

Technological Advancements

• With the growing awareness, the world is going for stringent product quality standards. • There is a need to align Indian standards with these global developments, like –

• Barrier efficiency of gowns / drapes• Chemical & Micro-biological testing for dressings

• There is need to adopt standards for newly developed products, like –

• Disposable gowns• Nonwoven dressings• Face masks

Advancements in product standards

Opportunities & Challenges aheadOpportunities – Consumption is increasing rapidly Pvt. Hospital chains are growing Doctor/patient awareness for hygiene is increasing Medical tourism

Challenges – China has become very strong in most of Healthcare

& hygiene products There are very few BIS standards in place leading to

substandard quality products being used Export benefits like DD/DEPB not notified for many

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Govt. Policy Support Required

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Fast development of BIS standards in lieu with the International standards. Lot of new product standards to be added

Amendment of Drugs & Cosmetics Act to accommodate new technologies such as nonwoven products

To promote new technology products, Govt. hospitals to be advised on the advantages of these products and their BIS standards

Govt. Policy Support Required

EXCISE TARIFF

PRODUCTS EXCISE DUTY

DEPB DUTY DRAWBACK

3005 1020

ADESIVE DRESSINGS / TAPES

10 % NIL 1%

3005 9040

BANDAGES 10% NIL 1%

3307 1090

WET WIPES / PATIENT MITTS

10% NIL 5%

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There is immense potential for exports of medical textile products from India. However, no DEPB / DD rates are declared for most of the products, to cover the local duties paid. Some examples are -

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THANK YOU