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MOBILTECH<br />

Mobiltech segment <strong>of</strong> <strong>technical</strong> textile products includes applications in automotive and automotive<br />

components (including aircrafts and railways). The Mobiltech products can be broadly classified into<br />

two categories – Visible components and Concealed components. The visible components include –<br />

seat upholstery, carpets, seat belts, headliners, etc. The concealed components include – Noise<br />

Vibration and Harness (NVH) components, tyre cords, liners, etc.<br />

The <strong>technical</strong> textile products covered under mobiltech are as give below:-<br />

• Nylon tyre cord<br />

• Seat belt webbing<br />

• Airbags<br />

• Car body covers<br />

• Seat upholstery/fabric<br />

• Automotive carpets<br />

• Headliners<br />

• Insulation felts (NVH components)<br />

• Sunvisors / sunblinds<br />

• Helmets<br />

• Airline disposables<br />

• Webbings for aircrafts<br />

• Aircraft upholstery<br />

• Railways seating fabrics<br />

Technical <strong>textiles</strong> <strong>consumption</strong> under Mobiltech is estimated at around Rs 3,161 crore. Nylon tyre<br />

cord accounts for over 60% <strong>of</strong> the total <strong>technical</strong> textile <strong>consumption</strong> in the segment followed by seat<br />

upholstery / fabric with a share <strong>of</strong> around 13%. Insulation felts and helmets have share <strong>of</strong> around 5-<br />

10% each in the total <strong>consumption</strong>.<br />

The usage <strong>of</strong> <strong>technical</strong> <strong>textiles</strong> in tyres (Nylon tyre cords) is estimated as Rs 2,000 crore approx in<br />

2007-08 which is expected to increase to Rs 2,425 crore by 2012-13. Around 40% <strong>of</strong> the demand for<br />

nylon tyre cord is met through imports. The potential market for seat belts webbing in 2012-13 is<br />

estimated at Rs. 22.1 crore up from Rs. 10.6 crore in 2007-08. The potential market for seat covers<br />

fabric / upholstery industry in 2012-13 is estimated at Rs. 868 crore up from Rs. 402 crore in 2007-08.

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