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

54071032 DYED TENT FABRICS * 0.67 0.01 348.32 140.35
54071042 PRINTED TENT FBRCS* 0.01 0.00 0.20 0.00
54071092 OTHR TENT FBRCS * 0.00 0.002 0.00 0.06
Total
Exports 13.6 11.1 1235.4 638.9
Source:DGCIS, IMaCS
Analysis
*The quantity is approximated into tonnes by assuming a GSM of
200
The Indian made tents are exported to Malaysia, Australia, Luxembourg, UK, France, Germany, and
Italy. These countries account for about 75 % of the exports. These exports in the year 2012-13 are
estimated to be around Rs 12.1 crore.
Govt. of India recognized 2Star export house exports fire retardant tents for defence applications. It
has a production of 50,000 linear metres per month of fire retardant fabrics.
Type of Raw materials
The tents are generally are made of the following fabrics:
• Cotton canvas
• Polyester/Poly cotton
• Jute
• Nylon/Ripstop nylon
Pure cotton canvas and polyester cotton blended canvas (Polyester/cotton 30/70 or 50/50) are the most
widely used material for making tents. Canvas cloths of 8-15 Oz per square yard are generally used
for tents.
The camping tents are generally made of synthetic materials as they have a higher strength to weight
ratio. Nylon is a very popular material because of its excellent strength, abrasion resistance, ease of
drying, flexibility and resistance to attack by insects and micro-organisms. The fabric is woven
ripstop when rip proof tents are desired. Nylon, which is also used in the hot-air ballooning and
parachute industries, is primarily utilized in fabrication of dome tents and ridge tents.
Water proofing is commonly imparted by a coating of paraffin emulsion and alum acetate. Synthetic
fabrics like nylon are coated with one or more polyurethane coatings in order to provide
waterproofing. The flame retardant tents are generally made of polyester and have a vinyl coating.