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Ropes and Cordages
Synthetic ropes and cordages are substitutes to traditional ropes and cordages made from jute and
cotton. The synthetic ropes and cordages are primarily made from polypropylene and polyethylene.
The 3-Strand and 4-Strand ropes required for fisheries, electricity boards, defence, ports and
shipbuilding yards, stevedoring companies, steel pipe industries, sugar factories, engineering and oil
exploration. The company also makes 8-Strand ropes that are ideal for marine applications like
mooring lines, towing lines, messenger lines and on-board oil rigs. These products are manufactured
to desired specifications.
Product characteristics
The ropes are generally available in 3-strand, 4-strand and 8-strand with standard lengths of length
110, 220, 330 and 440 metres and other customer specifications. The diametre of the ropes varies
from ½ inch to 7 inches. The functional specifications of ropes are
• Excellent strength
• Controlled elongation
• Abrasion resistance
• Heat resistance
• Non-corrosive
• Light weight
• High flexibility
• Inert to chemicals
The ropes are made from polypropylene and HDPE polymer fibers.
Key manufacturers
The manufacturers of synthetic ropes are given below:
• Garware Wall Ropes – Production – 11674 tonnes/annum;
• Tufropes – Production – 4800 tonnes/annum
• Sona Ropes
• Krishna Filaments – Capacity – 21000 tonnes/annum; Production – Nil
• Axel Polymer Ltd. – Capacity – 3000 tonnes/annum
In addition to the organised there are large numbers of producers in the un-organised sector located
mainly in Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.