Textile Machinery

The Indian textile machinery industry is a significant component of the capital

goods industry.This industry comprises of over 1446 machinery and components
manufacturing units with over 600 units producing complete machinery,and the
remaining parts and accessories. The range includes textile machinery required
for sorting,cording, processing of yarns/ fabrics and weaving.The industry is
gearing itself to avail of opportunities of supplying machines required to cater to
the export target of garment manufacturers post Multi Fibre Agreement
(MFA).The industry is also de-licensed and foreign direct investment (FDI) upto
100 per cent under automatic route as well as technology collaboration,is
allowed freely.Import of old and new machineries too is allowed freely.
As per Textiles Machinery Manufacturers Association (TMMA) with a capital
investment of US$ 1,415.38 million and an installed capacity of US$ 1,650.87
million per annum , their current production, imports as well as exports are as
under:
Figure in US$ Million
Year

Production

Exports

Imports

2007-2008

6155

640

5255

2008-2009

4063

607

4411

2009-2010

4245

525

4500

Material Handling Equipment

The range of equipments manufactured includes crushing and screening plants,
coal/ore/ash handling plant and associated equipment such as stackers,
reclaimers, ship loaders/ unloaders, wagon tipplers, feeders etc. catering to the
growing and rapidly changing needs of the core industries such as Coal,Cement,
Power, Port, Mining, Fertilizers and Steel plants.
This industry is also de-licensed and foreign direct investment (FDI) upto 100 per
cent,under automatic route as well as technology collaboration,is allowed freely.
Import
of
old
and
new
machineries
too
is
allowed
freely.
There are 50 units in the organised sector for the manufacture of material
handling equipment. Besides, there are a number of units operating in the smallscale sector. The industry is self-sufficient in meeting the domestic demand and
is also capable of meeting global competition.
As per Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S)
the export and import figures for the last three years are as under:
Figure in US$ Million
2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

Import

236.29

365.27

394.54

Export

40.49

28.81

27.15