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

Cloth backing consumption norms (coated abrasive industry)
Coated abrasive – approx. (million
square meters)
16.7
Total fabric used (million square meter) 16.7
Woven fabric (million square meter)
approximately
10.9
Non woven (million square meters) 5.8
Total fabric used (M Sq. meters) 16.7
The current and future forecast of coated abrasive industry is given below:-
Source:Capitaline, Industry survey, IMaCS Analysis
Market size of coated abrasives 2007-08 2012-13
Coated abrasive
(in million square meters)
Woven abrasive
(in million square meters)
Non-woven abrasive
(in million meters)
Coated abrasive value
(in Rs. crore)
16.7 26.9
10.9 17.5
5.8 9.4
Rs 366 crore Rs 590 crore
Backing Cloth (in Crore) Rs 89 crore Rs 143 crore
Source: Industry survey, IMaCS Analysis
The potential market for coated abrasive industry in 2012-13 is estimated at Rs. 590 crore up from
Rs.366 crore in 2007-08 (E). No inflationary increase has been assumed for the price of the material.
In volume terms, the usage of backing cloth is expected to grow from 16.7 million square meters in
2007-08 to 26.9 million square meters in 2012-13.
Export and Import of abrasive backing cloth
The abrasive backing cloth is traded under the HS code: 55121900. There have been no imports and
exports under this category code.
Raw materials and machinery
The backing cloth is made from polyester, rayon and cotton fibres. The fabrics are generally woven at
90 degrees to each other; another method of manufacturing backing cloth is stitching together an