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

Director General of Ordinance Supplies (DGOS) which in turn are given based on the requirements of
Master General of Ordnance (MGO). OFB receives orders for these products from the MGO on an
annual requirement basis. OFB manufactures NBC suits, high altitude clothing (also known as
Extreme cold climate clothing or ECC clothing), fire-retardent clothing and tents. High altitude
clothing includes jackets, trousers, caps and gaiters. At present, only two types of tents are made -
Tent extendable and Arctic tents. By 2010, OFB also has plans to manufacture Bullet proof jackets to
meet the growing domestic demand. In addition, OFB also manufactures parachutes (supply dropping
parachutes, aircraft brake parachutes, parachutes for paratroopers and aircraft pilot ejection
parachutes), sleeping bags and mattresses which are not classified under protech applications.
OFB is the only indigenous manufacturer for the NBC suits and high altitude clothing in India. The
total fabric consumption of OFB is estimated as around 25,000 metres. OFB has a turnover of Rs 700
crore. Non woven and rubberized fabrics consumption is less than 2% of total fabric consumption.
Non woven fabric requirement is only for NBC suits.
Production details of OFB
Items Production
(2007-08)
Expected
growth rate
High altitude clothing 5,000-7,000 nos. 15%
NBC suits 22,000 nos. 15%
Sleeping Bags 50,000 nos. 5%
Mattresses (Kapok) 1.5 lakh nos. 5%
Tents 15,000 nos. 8-10%
Source: Industry survey
The technical textile products covered under Protech are as given below:-
1. Ballistic protective clothing – Bullet-proof jackets
2. Fire retardant apparels
3. Fire retardant fabrics (for furnishings)
4. Radiation protection textile/NBC suits
5. High visibility clothing/Foul weather clothing
6. Chemical protection clothing
7. Industrial gloves/Cut. Slash protection
8. High altitude clothing
The products in the Protech category are typically 100% technical textile products with the exception
of industrial gloves (where technical textile is fully or partly used in the end product). The technical
textile consumption under Protech is estimated as around Rs 1,259 crore. The key Protech products
are high altitude clothing, bullet-proof jackets and fire retardant fabrics which account for 52%, 20%
and 14% of the technical textile consumption respectively in Protech segment. The fire retardant