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

Bolting Cloth
Bolting cloth is a mesh fabric used primarily for screen printing in Textile industry. The fabric also
has applications in filtration.
Product characteristics
Bolting cloth is a woven fabric manufactured from polyester and nylon yarns and is available in a
variety of mesh sizes.
Market dynamics and key growth drivers
Bolting cloth is majorly used for screen printing in textile processing industry. The advent of new
printing technology in India has reduced the use of screen printing, thus, impacting the demand for
this fabric negatively.
Market size of Bolting cloth and future forecast
Based on discussions with the industry experts, the market size for bolting cloth is estimated at around
6 lakh square meters valued at Rs. 25 crore. According to industry trends, the demand for bolting
cloth is estimated to grow at 3% year on year. Thus, the market size of bolting cloth is expected to
increase to 7 lakh square meters by 2012-13. The market potential in 2012-13 is estimated to be Rs 30
crore.
The current and future forecast of bolting cloth consumption is given below:
Market size for Bolting Cloth 2007-08 2012-13
Quantity
6 lakh square
meters
7 lakh square
meters
Value Rs 25 crore Rs 30 crore
Key manufacturers of Bolting Cloth
The manufacturers of bolting Cloth are:
• Bombay Bolting Centre, Mumbai
• Surat Bolting, Surat
• Khanna Bolting, Surat
• Mithil Corporation, Mumbai
• Biyani Industrial Textile (P) Limited, Indore
• Deekay Nylobolt Industries Pvt. Ltd., Pune
• Tejas Fabrics, Surat
Source: Industry survey, IMaCS analysis