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In addition to the imports listed above, based on the information based on the information from the<br />

industry survey, additional imports <strong>of</strong> fabrics is Rs. 5.85 crore which results in total fabric imports <strong>of</strong><br />

Rs. 7.2 crore. Around 95% <strong>of</strong> the imports <strong>of</strong> non-woven fabric for surgical disposables are from Saudi<br />

Arabia. The remaining imports are from USA.<br />

India exports disposable non-woven shoe covers to USA as given below:-<br />

HS Code Description Imports Imports<br />

2007-08(E) 2007-08(E)<br />

63079090<br />

DISPOSABLE NON-<br />

WOVEN SHOE COVERS<br />

Around 15<br />

million pieces<br />

Rs 3 crore<br />

approx.<br />

Source: IBIS, IMaCS Analysis<br />

The exports are approximately 60 MT. These exports will grow at a CAGR <strong>of</strong> 9% for the next five<br />

years and reach a size <strong>of</strong> around Rs 4.5 crore in 2012-13<br />

Raw-materials and machineries<br />

The raw material for the medical disposables is PP spunbond non-woven fabric. These products are<br />

made on Taiwanese or Chinese fully automatic machines. The machines are made by companies in<br />

China and Taiwan under the tag <strong>of</strong> non-woven converting machine manufacturers. The leading non-<br />

woven converting machine manufacturers are:<br />

1. NCM Non-woven Converting Machinery Co. Ltd.<br />

2. Chang Hong Machinery Co. Ltd.<br />

3. Dong Guan PNL Non-woven Converting Machinery Co. Ltd<br />

4. BroadFair Non-woven Converting Machinery Co. Ltd.<br />

Quality Control and Standards – There are no Indian standards. The gowns and drapes<br />

manufactured in India are compliant with AAMI PB 70 (Association for the Advancement <strong>of</strong> Medical<br />

Instrumentation) standards. For the mask products - ASTM F2101-01 is used as standard for the<br />

bacteria filtration efficiency. The Delta-P standard is used to set the breathing resistance and ASTM<br />

1862 is used to set the splash resistance.

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