Domestic technical textiles Industry Segment-wise consumption of ...

Headliner fabrics domestic
usage
Quantity
2007-08 2012-13
4.41 million
sq m
9.13 million
sq m
Value Rs 28.7 crore Rs 59.3 crore
Source: Industry survey, IMaCS Analysis
The potential market for headliners industry in 2012-13 is estimated at Rs. 59.3 crore up from Rs.
28.7 crore in 2007-08 (E). No inflationary increase has been assumed for the price of the headliner
fabric. In volume terms, the usage of headliner is expected to grow from 4.41 million square meters in
2007-08 to 9.13 million square meters in 2012-13.
Key manufacturers of automobile headliners
The production figures of major headliners manufacturers are as given below:-
Manufacturer Year Production
Quantity
( million Nos)
Quantity
( million Nos)
Krishna Maruti 2007-08 ~0.6 ~0.6
Multivac India 2007-08 ~0.2 ~0.2
Total 2007-08 ~0.8 ~0.8
Source: Krishna Maruti, MultivacIndia
Krishna Maruti has around 12-14% market share in the headliners market (indicating total headliners
market of around 4.5 million headliners per annum).
Uniproducts (I) Ltd and Supreme Non-woven Pvt Ltd are the key manufacturers of headliner fabric in
India. The production of Uniproducts (I) and Supreme Non-woven are as given below:-
Manufacturer Product Year Production
Quantity
Installed
capacity
Uniproducts* Non-woven
light weight
2007-08 214 MT 650 MT
Supreme Non- Non-woven 2005-06 2.45 million 15,000 MT
woven** fabrics
meters
Non-woven
fabrics
2007-08 15,000 MT 25,000 MT
Source: Capitaline, Ministry of Textiles
* Includes moulded carpets, chemical & thermo bond nonwovens and roof liners
** Includes other non-woven products as well
Automobile products account for around 50% of Supreme Non-woven production. The estimated
capacity utilisation of Supreme Non-woven is around 60%. Supreme non-woven has increased its