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SPORTECH<br />

Sportech segment comprises <strong>of</strong> <strong>technical</strong> textile products used in sports and leisure. The <strong>technical</strong><br />

textile products covered under Sportech are as give below:-<br />

• Sports Composites<br />

• Artificial turf<br />

• Parachute Fabrics<br />

• Ballooning fabrics<br />

• Sail cloth<br />

• Sleeping bags<br />

• Sport nets<br />

• Sport shoes components<br />

• Tents<br />

• Swimwear<br />

The <strong>technical</strong> <strong>textiles</strong> usage in the Sportech segment is valued at Rs 2,632 crore in 2007-08.The sports<br />

footwear components account for around 85% <strong>of</strong> the total segment value followed by <strong>technical</strong><br />

<strong>textiles</strong> usage in sports composites with around 11% share.<br />

The sports footwear components are valued at Rs 2,250 crore and are expected to grow at around 11%<br />

y-o-y over the next 5 years. The <strong>technical</strong> <strong>textiles</strong> usage in sports composites is valued at Rs 293<br />

crore. Sport composites include inflatable balls (footballs, volleyball, basketballs, etc), cricket<br />

protective equipments and boxing equipments. Around 30% <strong>of</strong> the sports composites are exported.<br />

Artificial turfs are valued at Rs 26 crore and account for about 1% <strong>of</strong> the segment only. The artificial<br />

turfs are not manufactured in India and the demand is met through imports.<br />

The usage <strong>of</strong> <strong>technical</strong> <strong>textiles</strong> in parachute fabrics, sleeping bags and hot air balloon fabrics is<br />

estimated as Rs 18.4 crore in 2007-08 which is expected to increase to Rs 28 crore by 2012-13. The<br />

<strong>consumption</strong> <strong>of</strong> sail cloth in India is negligible.<br />

Sports nets, high performance swimwear and tents account for the remaining <strong>technical</strong> <strong>textiles</strong><br />

<strong>consumption</strong> in Sportech with market size <strong>of</strong> Rs 5 crore, Rs 0.84 crore and Rs 39 crore respectively in<br />

2007-08. India exports around 40% <strong>of</strong> its sports nets production and around 25% <strong>of</strong> its tents

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