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

The domestic market for camping tents is in a nascent stage. The increasing popularity of outdoor
adventurous sports like trekking, camping etc augurs well for the industry. However, the customers
are very cost conscious when selecting a camping tent. The export market holds a better potential for
the time being.
The other applications include tents like wedding tents, resort tents, circus tents, exhibition tents etc.
The business model of wedding tents is quite different from other tents. The tents are rented out for
the purpose of various parties by service providers who offer a host of other services like furniture,
catering etc. The life of tent fabric is dependent on the usage and varies from 8 to 10 years. This
industry is facing threat from increasing number of hotels and banquet halls.
Market size of tents and future forecast
The market size of the Defence/Para military tents (also known as ‘choldhari’ tents) depends on
government spending and the requirement from various armed forces. The domestic market for these
tents is estimated based on the tenders floated by various government bodies and estimations by the
Director General of Supplies and Disposables. The estimated withdrawal (by DGSND) of tents and
accessories of tents (Tent Private MK-3, 80 Kg MK-3, store tents) for the year 2008-09 is Rs 7.3
crore. The demand for tents is inclusive of the spare parts like fly sheets.
The demand for tents from the government sector was 582 MT in 2007 – 08 valued at Rs. 15 crore
The State government of Rajasthan was one of the largest consumers of tents in 2007-08 with
estimated consumption of over Rs. 41 lakh. The police department of Andhra Pradesh consumed 1200
tents in the same year. The demand from the government sector is estimated to grow at the rate of 5%
based on our discussions with the industry players and tenders in the recent past. The market for tents
is estimated to increase to 743 MT by 2012 -13 thus, resulting in 595MT of demand for tent fabric.
The market potential for the tent fabric would be Rs 15.35 crore in 2012-13.
The demand for tents from the private sector depends on the number of social functions, popularity of
adventurous sports etc. The increasing spending on social functions is an encouraging factor for the
industry which is also facing competition from hotels, banquet halls etc. The demand is estimated to
have a growth rate of 7 %.
Based on industry survey, the demand is estimated to be 1,359 MT in 2007-08 valued at Rs 34 crore.
This translates into 1,085 MT of demand for fabric valued at Rs 27 crore. The market for tents in the
private sector is estimated to increase to 1,734 MT by 2012-13 thus, resulting in 1,388 MT of demand