A technical textile is a textile product manufactured for non-aesthetic purposes,where function is the primary criterion .Technical textiles include textiles for automotive applications, medical textiles,geotextiles, agrotextiles, and protective clothing .it is a large and growing sector and supports a vast array of other industries . The global growth rates of technical textiles is about 4% per year greater than the growth of home and apparel textiles,which are growing at a rate of 1% per year .Currently technical textile materials are most widely used in filter clothing ,furniture ,hygiene medicals and construction material .. Day by day the consumptions of technical textile are increasing and it is going to make Asia-Pacific the world’s largest market for technical textiles by the period 2017-2027 .. The technical textiles available in the global market are indutech,mobiltech,oekotech,hometech etc.. Though the demand for technical textile is increasing undoubtedly ,,it has to face some problems too in the global market .. But ,,technical textile is kind of blessing for us.It is making our work easy and making sector for lot of people .It can also make unemployed people employed.
Asif Mahbub , Editor – Textilebangla24.com Department-Fabric Engineering Batch – 41
