Category: Industry

Today sports in India have achieved a peak in terms of popularity and as a career option. Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, SAF Games, Wimbledon and many other world sports tournaments see Indians as one of the most leading sports participants in the world. From Tendulkar, Paes, Bhupathi, Anand, Geet Sethi, Karthikeyan to Sania Mirza lead the present sports generation of India. Cricket, Hockey, Football, Snooker, weightlifting, Kabaddi, Kho Kho and Archery are the sports of India that have been deep seated into an Indian psyche, whether of a sports person or a sports lover. Not only physical strength, power and satisfaction but also a strong alternative of recreation; sports in India have covered a long way towards the road of success and have made themselves a hallmark in the world of sports.

Sports footwear includes appropriate shoes for different sports. Keeping in view the movement of feet and the type of surface on which a sport is played, the shoes uppers and soles are designed to meet the varying performance requirements.

Textile components form an integral part of sports and sporty look footwear. In terms of value, approximately 20 percent of the components used in sports shoes are textiles, while the remaining cost is contributed by non-textile components such as soles, polyurethane, foam leather on uppers, counters, eyelets etc. Shoe uppers and lining on the counter, socks below the shoe uppers are made of textiles and constitute nearly 95 percent of the total textiles used in sport shoes. Other textile components, though consumed in minor quantities, are nonwoven textiles, laces, tapes, threads, lables, elastic etc. The shoe uppers and linings used in the inner part counters and socks are made of laminated fabrics. Nonwoven fabrics are used as interlinings. The laminated fabrics for shoe uppers may comprise fabric laminated with foam, polyurethane, rubber etc. In the premium range of shoes, sandwiched meshes may be used instead of fabric-foam laminated uppers.

Three different kinds of fabrics, knitted, woven and non-woven are used for sports shoes. The fibres used for such fabrics are polyester, polyester-viscose, cotton and nylon. Sandwiched mesh also known as high-tech three dimensional fabrics Consisting of micro filaments sandwiched between two layers of meshes is also used as alternative to foam laminated fabrics. Fibres used in these fabrics wick moisture away from the skin to the outer layer of the fabric, thereby facilitating faster evaporation. However, such high performance fabrics are used only in some variants of premium range of sports shoes produced by branded companies. Polyester, polypropylene, nylon and cotton are used for Sportech. However, the predominant use is that of polyester since it is cheap. Nylon is used for the premium range of shoes. Cotton is used predominantly in canvas shoes and childrens shoes.

The Indian sports footwear industry is labour intensive and is concentrated in small and cottage industry sector. Nearly 95 percent of sports footwear is produced in the small / cottage units concentrated in and around Delhi and mere 5 percent in the organized sector.

Sports shoes are available in a wide variety at prices lower than leather footwear. These shoes are comfortable and can be worn for different purposes such as jogging, casual wear, leisure wear etc. The increasing use of sportswear as leisure wear has also been positively impacting the demand of sports shoes. As a result, the sports footwear industry has witnessed a healthy growth of around 10-15 percent per annum during the last decade and has grown to a 595 mn. Pairs of sports shoe market, valued at about Rs.5950 crore. The annual consumption of laminated fabrics by sports footwear industry is about 120 mn. Sq. mtrs and 80 percent of the same is sourced indigenously.

Little things are often what are missed the most. How would you clean your teeth for instance? Toothbrushes are made out of plastics. You would not even wake up in time in the morning. Have a look at your alarm-clock. How many parts made out of plastics does it have? Without plastics there would not be any means of transport. A huge number of parts for airplanes, cars, ships and trains are made out of plastics. But where do plastics come from?

The first synthetic plastic was made from the plant material cellulose. In 1869, John Wesley Hyatt, an American printer and inventor, found that cellulose nitrate could be used as an inexpensive substitute for ivory. The mixture could be plasticized with the addition of camphor. Celluloid, as this new material was called, became the only plastic of commercial importance for 30 years. It was used for eyeglass frames, combs, billiard balls, shirt collars, buttons, dentures, and photographic film. In 1951, two young research chemists for Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville, made discoveries that revolutionized the plastics world. Today, the plastics they discoveredpolypropylene and polyethyleneare used to produce the vast majority of the thousands of plastics products all over the world. The raw material for plastics is petroleum.

The word plastic comes from the Greek word plastikos, meaning “able to be molded.” Plastics can be processed in many ways. The main process used to form plastics is called extrusion molding. A heated plastic compound is forced continuously through a forming die made in the desired shape (like squeezing toothpaste from a tube, it produces a long, usually narrow, continuous product). The formed plastic cools under blown air or in a water bath and hardens on a moving belt. Rods, tubes, pipes, and sheet and thin film (such as food wraps) are extruded then coiled or cut to desired lengths.

So far so good. Now close your eyes and immagine your every day life without plastics. What would you miss most? Your television, your cellular phone, your eyeglasses or would it be safety? Most kind of safety protections are made out of plastics.

The amount of humidity in the air can have a good deal to do with how we feel and also effect the machinery we are using every day, especially the sensitive computers, visual and photographical equipment and many business operations and machines to name a few. The humidity is the amount of water vapour in the air, measured by dew point meters and humidity meters.

If the temperature drops below the freezing point, it can cause changes in how the linear motion and seals operate in machinery, especially within motion picture cameras and sensors, by increasing the formation of ice or vapour within the operating systems. This can result in the shutdown or failure of the circuit boards or control panels.

HVAC systems are another place where it is important to measure humidity in order to keep the cooling systems of buildings in working order and not burn out the compressors or motors of the units. By recording and keeping track of the humidity, the controls can be adjusted to compensate for the changes in the humidity and keep the HVAC units operating correctly.

The reason these transmitters are so important is that many of the food, pharmaceuticals, and computer chip manufacturers use them to keep track of the water vapour in the air or food. The latest technology of these sensors uses computer chips to measure over 2000 different values of the humidity in the environment and other factors that could influence the production of the foods, medicine or industrial products.

The meters are used in areas where it is important to identify the amount of water vapour that enters into a part of the manufacturing process, such as using compressed dry air or gaseous mixtures to manufacture the components of seals used in various linear motion devices.

A dew point meter gives an up to date continuous recording of the dew point temperature of a selected target or target area. The dew point meter can be used to record the temperature of gasoline while it is being pumped into the automobile. The variety of dew point meters are all engineered to be utilized in different areas of whichever manufacturing process is required.

One fact to remember when using humidity and dew point meters is that the higher the outside temperature or the temperature of the room the more water vapor will be inside the room or picked up by the meters.

The relative humidity is measured by RH units and that varies with the air or gaseous medium being measured. When combined with the monitors of a computer program, the meters can keep track of a very narrow range of data. This data is usually used in technology that requires very delicate and limited ranges of tolerance in the air or gaseous quality; for example as regulating the water vapor as parts per hundred, million or even billion.

The use of both types of measuring systems is useful in determining if there is dangerous weather in the next few days. As the outside temperature rises, the amount of water vapor can contribute to the chance of tornados developing. This is useful when considering the weather forecast that would be in place when the space shuttle lifts off, for example.

In addition to the technology uses, they are used to measure humidity in the air in the world famous museums, to protect and preserve priceless artifacts from damage. Photographic collections can also be affected by the increases in humidity. Photographers use the instruments to also keep their equipment safe, as the condensation of the interior of an expensive camera can be costly.

Country Liquor has the highest market share in India making currently the most consumed alcoholic beverage in India and has a commanding presence in the northern states of India. Though in the short run, country liquor is still expected to have the major market share, in the long run, their market share will decrease to ~% by FY2015 and will be overtaken by the IMFL segment. The segment is expected to sustain the market leadership to a longer period only to some extent by increasing quality, proper branding and promotions.

Beer is a rapidly expanding segment in the Indian Alcoholic Beverages industry. It is the third largest market and second fastest growing market in the Indian alcoholic beverages industry. Beer market has been segmented into strong beer and mild beer on the basis of their alcohol content. Strong beer which has alcohol content more than 5%, dominates the Indian market accounting for ~% of the total beer consumed in India, stating its popularity and preference.

IMFL is the second largest segment in the Indian alcoholic beverage industry. This market has been further bifurcated into Whisky, Rum, Brandy, Vodka and Gin. This industry is growing at a steady pace and had a consumption volume of around ~ million cases in FY2010 from a consumption of around 135 million cases in FY2005.This industry has grown at an overall steady pace triggered by increasing population and disposable income, and also the fact that it is increasingly gaining social acceptance.

Vodka is the fastest growing IMFL segment in India. Its growth is rapidly increasing due to increase in pubs, hotels, restaurants, evolving nightlife and consumer preferences. It has grown over the past 5 years at a CAGR of 44.4%.

Wine industry in India is just in its birth stage Wine is the fastest growing segment in the Indian Alcoholic Beverages industry. Indian wine industry is estimated to reach a consumption of ~ million cases consumption by FY2015 by growing at a CAGR of ~% under the base case scenario.

Key Topics Covered in the Report:

1The market size of Indian alcoholic beverage industry and its segments including country liquor, IMFL (Whisky, Rum, Vodka, Brandy and Gin), beer and wine on the basis of consumption and per capita consumption
2Government regulations affecting the alcoholic beverage and its segments
3Market segmentation of the Indian alcoholic drinks industry and its segments
4Recent trends and developments in the industry and in its segments
5Competitive landscape of the various players operating in the country in beer, wine and IMFL market
6Company profiles of leading players in IMFL, beer and wine market
7Future outlook on the basis of assumed scenarios i.e. base case, worst case and aggressive case on alcoholic beverages, wine, beer, IMFL (Whisky, Rum, Vodka, Brandy and Gin) and country liquor consumption and per capita consumption in India, from 2011-2015
8SWOT analysis of the Indian alcoholic beverage industry

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Introduction

The textile industry in India is substantial, and largely diversified. It is hard to cover all its aspects even within hour-long presentation, however, research team of Fibre2fashion.com has attempted to gather significant pieces of massively complicated puzzle of this industry.

The Indian textile industry roots thousands of years back. After, the European industry insurrection, Indian textile sector also witnessed considerable development in industrial aspects. Textile industry plays an important role in the terms of revenue generation in Indian economy. The significance of the textile industry is also due to its contribution in the industrial production, employment. Currently, it is the second largest employment provider after agriculture and provides employment to more than 30mn people.

Prospect

Considering the continual capital investments in the textile industry, the Govt. of India may extend the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) by the end of the 11th Five Year Plan (till 2011-2012), in order to support the industry. Indian textile industry is massively investing to meet the targeted output of $85bn by the end of 2010, aiming exports of $50bn. There is huge development foreseen in Indian textile exports from the $17bn attained in 2005-06 to $50bn by 2009-10. The estimation for the exports in the current financial year is about $19bn. There is substantial potential in Indian exports of technical textiles and home-textiles, as most European companies want to set up facilities near-by the emerging markets, such as China and India.

The global demand for apparel and woven textiles is likely to grow by 25 percent by year 2010 to over 35mn tons, and Asia will be responsible for 85 percent output of this growth. The woven products output will also rise in Central and Southern American countries, however, at a reasonable speed. On the other hand, in major developed countries, the output of woven products will remain stable. Weaving process is conducted to make fabrics for a broad range of clothing assortment, including shirts, jeans, sportswear, skirts, dresses, protective clothing etc., and also used in non-apparel uses like technical, automotive, medical etc

It is been forecasted that the woven textile and apparel markets will sustain their growth from current till 2010. The imports of apparel and textiles will rise from developed economies like the USA and the western countries of Europe and Japan, along with some newly emerged economies, such as South Korea and Taiwan. Certainly, import growth has been witnessed vertical rise in the previous year.

Apparel is the most preferred and important of all the other applications. Woven fabrics are widely used in apparel assortments, including innerwear, outerwear, nightwear and underwear, as well as in specialized apparels like protective clothing and sportswear. Home textile also contributes considerably in woven fabric in products assortments like curtains, furnishing fabrics, carpets, table cloths etc.

Special kind of woven fabrics are utilized in medical as well as industrial applications. The medical applications include adhesives, dressing bandages, plasters etc.

Where as, industrial applications includes;

Geotextile – interior upholstery, trim, airbags and seat belts and lyre fabrics.
Sailcloth – tent and fabrics used architectures, transportation and tarpaulins.
And many more applications
The Indian Industry foresees huge demand for industrial woven products for medical and automotive applications. Demand for woven fabrics is anticipated to be rise vertically in the sector of home textiles.

Non woven sector has great future in terms of global demand, thus major facilities of cotton yarn are currently concentrating just on home textiles. It is mandatory, that the peak management of the cotton yarn manufacturers analyze the future prospect and growing graph of demand for non woven products.

Conclusion

Anticipating massive growth in medical and automobile sectors, these sectors assures substantial demand for non woven facilities in India. Albeit, home textiles also will lure higher demand, there are specific demands for home textile facilities also.

The 7th Five Year Plan has huge consideration on agricultural growth that also includes cotton textile industry, resulting a prosperous future forecast for the textile industry in India. Indian cotton yarn manufacturers should rush forward for joint ventures and integrated plans for establishing processing and weaving facilities in home textiles and technical textiles in order to meet export target of $50bn, and a total textile production of $85bn by 2009-2010.

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