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

• AGM glass battery separators
• Coated abrasives (TT component)
• Ropes & cordages
• Composites (technical textiles component)
• Printed circuit boards (TT component)
• Computer printer ribbon
• Paper making fabrics
• Filteration Products
Technical textiles consumption under Indutech in India is estimated at around Rs 2,326 crore.
Prineted circuit boards, AGM battery separators and other applications of fibre glass constitute around
one-third of the technical textiles usage in Indutech valued at Rs 743 crore in 2007-08 and are
expected to grow at over 17% year on year. Ropes and cordages account for around 30% share in the
Indutech segment valued at Rs 669 crore in 2007-08. Computer printon ribbon, filteration products,
conveyor belts & drive belts, cigarette filters are the other key products in the segment each
accounting for around 8-10% of the segment.
Overall, the domestic consumption of technical textiles under Indutech is expected to increase from
around Rs 2,326 crore in 2007-08 to around Rs 4,090 crore by 2012-13 growing at a CAGR of around
12%.
The total segment imports are Rs 859 crore and account for one third of the total domestic
consumption. The exports are worth Rs 762 crore and account for around 35% of the total production.
Summary of the market-sizing for Indutech
Conveyor
belts (TT
component)
Drive belts
(TT
component)
Cigarette
filter rods
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Production Imports Exports
2007-08 2012-13
Domestic
Consumption
Domestic
Consumption
6,040 MT 400 MT 2,500 MT 3,940 MT 6,062 MT
Rs 160
crore
Rs 11
crore
Rs 66 crore Rs 105 crore Rs 162 crore
6,018 MT 1,237 MT 2,178 MT 5,067 MT 7,288 MT
Rs 86
crore
Approx
14,310
million
Rs 34
crore
Approx
90 million
nos.
Rs 36 crore Rs 84 crore Rs 121 crore
Around
400
million
14,000 million
nos.
17,000
million nos.
Export
Potential
Rs 106
crore
Rs 40
crore