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India’s First Carbon Fibre Tech Demonstration Plant At PM MITRA Park - Amravati

• By  Textile Excellence
• July 27, 2026

In a landmark development for India's advanced materials and technical textiles sector, The Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA) and the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishing a 120 TPA Carbon Fibre Technology Demonstration Plant at the PM MITRA Park, Amravati, Maharashtra.

The MoU was formally exchanged between Dr. P. Anbalagan, IAS, Principal Secretary (Industries, Investment & Services), Government of Maharashtra, and Dr. T. V. Sreekumar, Director, BTRA, in the esteemed presence of Dr. Sharad Kumar Saraf, Chairman, BTRA, marking a major milestone in India's journey towards technological self-reliance in high-performance materials.

The proposed state-of-the-art facility will serve as a National Centre for Carbon Fibre Technology Development, integrating:

-120 TPA Carbon Fibre Technology Demonstration Plant

-Advanced Research & Development (R&D) Centre

-World-Class Testing & Characterization Laboratory

-Technology Validation and Scale-up Facility

-Skill Development & Training Centre

-Industry Support and Technology Transfer Platform

The project has been conceived to bridge the critical gap between laboratory-scale research and commercial manufacturing by enabling pilot-scale production, process validation, product development, and industrial adoption of indigenous carbon fibre technology.

Carbon fibre is one of the world's most strategic advanced materials, finding extensive applications in aerospace, defence, automotive, renewable energy, infrastructure, railways, sports equipment, pressure vessels, hydrogen storage, and other high-performance engineering sectors. The proposed facility is expected to significantly reduce India's dependence on imported carbon fibre, promote import substitution, conserve valuable foreign exchange, and strengthen the country's strategic manufacturing capabilities.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. T. V. Sreekumar, Director, BTRA, emphasized that the initiative will accelerate indigenous technology development, facilitate industry–academia collaboration, support startups and MSMEs, and create a highly skilled workforce for the emerging advanced composites ecosystem.

The initiative is fully aligned with the Government of India's vision of "Atmanirbhar Bharat", Make in India, and the PM MITRA Scheme, promoting high-value manufacturing, innovation, and sustainable industrial growth.

The signing of the MoU also reinforces Maharashtra's position as a preferred destination for advanced manufacturing, research, and innovation while strengthening BTRA's seven-decade legacy of serving the textile, technical textile, and high-performance materials industries through research, testing, consultancy, and technology development.

This landmark collaboration is expected to catalyse a new era of indigenous carbon fibre manufacturing and position India among the leading nations in advanced composite technologies.

The signing of the MoU also reinforces Maharashtra's position as a preferred destination for advanced manufacturing, research, and innovation while strengthening BTRA's seven-decade legacy of serving the textile, technical textile, and high-performance materials industries through research, testing, consultancy, and technology development. This landmark collaboration is expected to catalyse a new era of indigenous carbon fibre manufacturing and position India among the leading nations in advanced composite technologies.