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

Sunvisors / Sunblinds
The sunvisors are located in the interiors of a four-wheeler just above the windshield. The sunvisors
are used to block the light from the sun from entering through the windshield. The blinds can also be
turned to the front side window to reduce lateral sun exposure. There are two sunvisors in a car, one
for driver and the other for the co-passenger. However, the high end car models have up to four
sunvisors.
Product characteristics
Sunvisor needs to effectively reduce the sun obstruction to the driver and passenger. Nowadays, a
small mirror is also fitted on one of the two sunvisors (on one side). The blinds are primarily made of
three parts, the synthetic backbone made of polypropylene or kenaf fibres, scrim – coarse woven
reinforcement fabric and upholstery – typically artificial leather.
Key manufacturers of sunvisors in India
The key manufacturers of automobile sun blinds are:
1. Krishna Grupo Antolin Pvt. Ltd., Pune
2. Mayur Industries Ltd., Haryana
3. The Krishna Polymer Technologies, Noida
Consumption norms, market size and future forecast
The usage of sunvisors varies from 2-4 sunvisors per car based on vehicle model.
Unit UVS MPV
A1 A2
Passenger cars
A3 A4 A5 A6
Value
(Rs/unit)
Sun blinds Nos 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 175
Source: Industry survey
The current and future forecast of sunvisors domestic usage is given below:-
Sunvisors
Domestic usage
Quantity
2007-08 2012-13
4.23 million
nos.
8.83 million
nos.
Value Rs 74 crore Rs 154 crore
Source: Industry survey, IMaCS Analysis
The potential market for sunvisors industry in 2012-13 is estimated at Rs. 154 crore up from Rs. 74
crore in 2007-08 (E). No inflationary increase has been assumed for the price of the sunvisor material.