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

Seat belts webbings
Effective domestic
consumption#
Number of seat belts
(Domestic consumption +
Exports)
Seat belt webbings Quantity
(Domestic usage - effective)*
Seat belt webbings Quantity
(Domestic usage - actual)
2007-08 2012-13
5.1 million number 10.34 million number
13.9 million meters 28.1 million meters
10.56 million meters 21.3 million meters
Value (Domestic usage - actual) Rs 10.63 crore Rs 22.1 crore
Source: Industry survey, IMaCS Analysis
* including webbings as direct imports of seat-belts
# Effective domestic consumption includes seat belt webbings used in direct exports of seat belts
The potential market for seat belts webbing in 2012-13 is estimated at Rs. 22.1 crore up from Rs.
10.63 crore in 2007-08 (E). No inflationary increase has also been assumed for the price of the
webbing material. In volume terms, the domestic usage of seat belt webbing is expected to grow from
10.6 million meters in 2007-08 to 21.3 million meters in 2012-13. The growth in the seat belts usage
is expected to be more than the overall growth in passenger cars/UVs/MPVs due to the stronger
growth of the high-end cars with more seat-belts.
The direct imports of seat-belts account for around 1.23 million seat-belts out of 5.1 million seat-belts
(approx 24%). Hence, the webbings usage for automotive seat-belts is around 10.6 million meters.
Imports account for around 60% of webbings usage for seat-belts. The domestic production of seat
belt webbings is around 4.3 million meters.
Key manufacturers and exporters
Some of the major seat belt global players have presence in India through JVs. The major
manufacturers of seat belts in India are IFB Autoliv India, Abhishek Auto Industries, Bond Safety
Belt and Rane TRW.
IFB Autoliv has its main facility for seatbelt assembly in Bangalore. The company’s is today the clear
leader in the Indian seatbelt market with a market share of more than 50%. Major customers include
Suzuki, Telco and Hyundai and sales totalled approximately Rs 200 crore in 2006-07.
Seat belt Manufacturers Year Capacity Production
Quantity
Sales Value
IFB Autoliv 2006-07 Rs 200 crore
(seat-belts)
Rane TRW 2006-07 1 million 0.686 million Rs 27.7 crore
numbers seat belts
Bond Safety Belts 2005-06 0.3 million seat
belts
Rs 6.5 crore