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

Market dynamics and key growth drivers
The market of ropes and cordages is primarily driven by growth in application areas. The main
application areas of synthetic ropes is as given below:
1. Fisheries – The biggest consumers of synthetic ropes
The Indian fisheries industry is the biggest consumer of synthetic ropes. There are a large
number of fishing vessels which carry around 80 kilograms of rope per vessel. Total number
of fishing vessels in 2008 is estimated to be 264134. The demand for synthetic ropes from
fisheries is estimated to be around 21976 tonnes. The growth in this sector generally tracks
the growth in fisheries which is approximately 3-4% per annum.
2. Shipping
The synthetic ropes required in shipping are primarily for mooring purposes. 8-strand rope is
generally used for this purpose. As of January 2008 the Indian fleet has a total of 850 vessels
of which 573 are coastal ships and 277 overseas. The coastal ships typically require 12 coils
of ropes and overseas ships require 22 coils. In tonnage coastal ships typically require 5-6
tonnes of rope and overseas ships require 9-10 tonnes of synthetic ropes. The total demand
from shipping is approximately around 5512 tonnes per annum. The sector is growing
approximately at around 7% per annum.
3. Marine ports
The marine ports have under development over the recent past and both the traffic and
efficiencies at ports in India has improved. India has around 12 major ports and 187 minor
ports. The minor port approximately require five to six tonnes of ropes and major ports
require around 80-100 tonnes of rope. The total demand from ports is approximately around
3200 tonnes.
4. Transport – Road trucks, Railways and Airports
The demand for ropes in transport is as given below:
(i) The transportation trucks require ropes which typically ranges around 10 kilograms
per truck. There are around 373907 trucks on road considering 15 years data which
would require around 1500 tonnes of synthetic ropes
(ii) Railways requires around 600-700 tonnes of ropes annually for cargo transport
(iii) Airport require about 50-60 tonnes of ropes annually. Indian has about 81 fully
operational airports which would result in demand of around 4000-4800 tonnes
The other major consumers of synthetic ropes are given below:
5. Defence – Navy and Army