Nonwovens are defined as flat structured fabrics such as sheets or webs not made by weaving but by bonding and entangling fibers by means of mechanical thermal or chemical processes The major nonwoven technologies now available are needlepunching thermalbonding air laid spunbonding melt blowing and spun lacing hydroentanglement The nonwoven materials produced under these processes are extensively used for technical applications such as surgical gowns diaper cover stocks automotive linings and military applications such as decontamination wipes and geotextiles such as insulating tanklake bunds India firmly wellestablished in commodity textiles such as apparelsmadeups at the rear of its tough cotton economy has to promote itself into highvalue products such as technical textilesnonwovens Nonwoven textiles inside the overall technical textiles is likely to grow globally at an average 8 per cent with the AsiaPacific region being expected to show a vigorous 96 per cent annu