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

Bombay Dyeing is the largest manufacturer of decatising wrapper with a market share of around 50%.
The company manufactures polyester/cotton (70/30) blended decatising wrapper in several varieties
with an average gsm of 400. Other manufacturers are:
• JKT Fabrics, Mumbai
• Noor Textiles, Panipat
In addition, a few players in Tarapur and Surat also manufacture this fabric.
Manufacturer Year Production Installed
quantity capacity
Bombay Dyeing 2007–08
0.66 million
meters
0.78 million
meters
Source: Industry survey
Imports and Exports of decatising wrapper
The estimated import figures for decatising wrapper are given below:-
HS Code Description
59113290, 59119090
Imports
Quantity
Imports
Value
2007-08(E) 2007-08(E)
Spare parts for Kier decatising
(Blowing wrapper)
Around 0.5 lakh
meters
~ Rs. 4 crore
Source: IBIS, IMaCS Analysis
Manufacturers of premium suiting fabrics like Raymonds are the importers of decatising wrapper. The
imports are primarily from Italy.
The exports of decatising wrapper from India are negligible.
Raw materials
Polyester/cotton decatising wrapper is woven from polyester cotton blended yarn. Warp yarn of 3/48 s
and weft yarn of 34 s is used for the same. The fabric is woven on Sulzer looms.
Quality control and standards
The parameters tested for decatising wrapper along with the test method are mentioned in the table
below:
Parameter Test Method
Air Permeability IS 11056:1984
Strength IS 1969-1985, ASTM D 5035-95
GSM IS 1964-2001, ASTM D 3776-96