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

Manufacturer Year Sales Quantity Sales Value Installed capacity
Uniproducts 2007-08 3,833 MT Rs 79.77 crore 4,000 MT
Birla Corporation 2007-08 0.461 million sq m Rs 6.8 crore 4.86 million sq m
Royal Cushion Vinyl Products
Ltd.
2007-08 10.991 million sq m
Rs 75.78 crore
NA
Premier Polyfilm Ltd. 2007-08 14.34 million sq m Rs 65.26 crore 16,200 MT
Supreme Non-woven* 2005-06
2.45 million
meters**
15,000 MT
2007-08 15,000 MT** 25,000 MT
Source: Capitaline, Industry survey
* Includes other non-woven products as well
** Production figures
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
capacity from 15,000 MT in 2005-06 to 25,000 MT in 2007-08 and is expected to increase to 40,000
MT by the end of 2008-09.
Market size and key growth drivers
The Indian carpets, floor coverings and wall coverings industry is mainly export oriented. With the
boom in IT industry and commercial establishments (like hotels, restaurants, airports, offices, etc),
wall to wall carpets and non-woven carpets are gaining demand in India too. The industry is expected
to grow in line with the building and construction industry at around 10-12% year on year.
The domestic usage of the floor and wall coverings has been estimated based on discussion with the
industry players and published information about the production and sales of the key players in India
as well as the imports and exports statistics.
The current and future forecast of floor & wall coverings industry size is given below:-
Floor & wall coverings
Domestic usage
Floor & wall coverings Quantity
2007-08 2012-13
67 million sq
m
108 million sq
m
Floor & wall coverings Value Rs 425 crore Rs 685 crore
Source: Industry survey, IMaCS Analysis
The domestic usage of floor & wall coverings is expected to increase from 67 million sq m in 2007-08
to around 108 million sq m by 2012-13. No inflationary increase has been assumed for the price of
these products. In value terms, the market size of the floor & wall coverings in India is expected to
increase from Rs 425 crore in 2007-08 to around 685 crore by 2012-13.
Imports & Exports of Floor & wall coverings