USA- NONWOVENS ROLL GOODS IN

MEDICAL MARKETS- $ 600 Million

USA - NONWOVENS CONVERTED PRODUCTS

IN MEDICAL MARKET- $ 2.8 Billion
 (Market Value) $ MILLION
 Surgical Drapes / Drape Packs 1100
 Wound care and surgical 400

 Gowns 425
 Staff Apparel 327
 Surgical Masks 280
 Surgical Footwear 241
 Towels & Bedding 51
Total 2824
 BIG LOCAL MARKET- > Rs.10000 CRORES
 GOOD EXPORT MARKET IN USA AND
EUROPE
 AVAILABILITY OF LOCAL RAW MATERIALS
 IMPORTED MATERIALS AT
INTERNATIONALLY COMPETITIVE PRICES
 CHINESE PRODUCTION COSTS
INCREASING
 INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS LOOKING
FOR ALTERNATIVE SUPPLIERS
 IMPORTANT ASPECTS

 CLEAN FACTORY ENVIRONMENT

 HYGENIC EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES

 CONSISTENCY IN QUALITY

 ATTENTION TO PACKAGING
 SLITTING
 SEWING
 LAMINATION & ADHESIVE COATINGS
 CUT AND FOLD
 PRE-MEDICATION
 PRODUCT MAKING- MASKS, SHOE COVER
SPONGE GLOVES ETC.,
 PACKAGING
 PRINTING ON NONWOVENS
 TYPICAL RAW MATERIALS

 TREATED WOVEN FABRICS

 SPUNBOND NONWOVENS

 SPUNLACE NONWOVENS

 NEEDLEPUNCH NONWOVENS
ENABLES WEB PRODUCED IN LARGE
ECONOMICAL SIZES TO BE REDUCED TO
MORE MANAGEABLE FORMS FOR

TRANSPORTATION OR

FOR FURTHER PROCESSING

 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF
SLITTING
 ACCURATE WIDTHS
 PERFECT EDGES
 GOOD QUALITY WINDING
 ACCURATE ROLL LENGTHS
 BEST COMPROMISE BETWEEN TENSION
AND PRESSURE TO GET OPTIMUM
LENGTH TO VOLUME RATIO
 TYPES OF SLITTING

 GUILLOTINE

 SHEAR TYPE

 ULTRASONIC

 LASERS
 BUSINESS OPPORTUNTIES

 IN - HOUSE PROCESS

 CONTRACT SLITTING
 INVESTMENTS

 SHEAR SLITTERS - 2 LAKHS TO 15 LAKHS

 ULTRASONIC SLITTER- 10 TO 50 LAKHS
 LASER SLITTERS- 100 LAKHS AND
ABOVE

 ( PRICES DEPEND ON SPEED AND WIDTHS)

ULTRASONIC AND LASER
SLITTER
 USEFUL FOR CUTTING WITH PRECISION
 HIGH QUALITY EDGES
 CUTTING AND SEALING LAMINATED
PRODUCTS
 SEWING OPERATION

 CUTTING

 PLAIN STITCHING MACHINE

 OVERLOCK STITCHING

 INSPECTION AND PACKING

 SEWN PRODUCTS

 SANITARY GOWNS
 PATIENT GOWNS
 NURSE GOWNS
 SURGICAL GOWNS
 DRAPES
 PROTECTIVE FABRIC S
 INVESTMENT AND COSTING

 DEPENDS ON CAPACITY
 80 MACHINES GIVE A CACPITY OF 4000
GARMENTS PER SHIFT
 OPERATORS 100
 COST OF SEWING RS. 6 TO 8 PER PIECE
 LAMINATION

 HOT LAMINATION
 ADHESIVE LAMINATION

 SOLVENT BASED ADHESIVE

 AQUEOUS BASED ADHESIVE
 HOT MELT ADHESIVE
TYPICAL NONWOVEN
LAMINATIONS
 NONWOVEN TO PAPER

 NONVWOVEN TO FILM

 NONWOVEN TO METAL FOIL

 NONWOVEN TO FOAM
LAMINATES IN MEDICAL USES

 BURNT WOUND CARE BANDAGES

 ABDOMINAL SWABS
 EYE PADS
 PROTECTIVE GOWNS
 SURGICAL GOWNS
 DRAPES
INVESTMENT IN LAMINATION

 HOT MELT LAMINATION 2 .0 MTR WIDE

50 TO 100 LAKHS
 CALENDER LAMINATION 2.0 MTR WIDE
25 TO 50 LAKHS
 FLAT BELT LAMINATION
500 TO 1000 LAKHS
 AQUEOUS ADHESIVE LAMINATION
20 TO 50 LAKHS
( investment in Rupees)
 CUTTING AND FOLDING

RAW MATERIALS

 PLAIN SPUNLACE
 APERTURE SPUNLACE
 SPUNLACE + COTTON WADDING
 LAMINATED NONWOVENS
 SPUNBOND
 NEEDLEPUNCH THERMOBOND NONWOVENS
 WOVEN / KNITTED CLOTH
INVESTMENTS IN CUTTING AND
FOLDING
 MISCELLENEOUS RELATED
PRODUCTS

 MASKS
 SHOE COVERS
 PILLOW SLIPS
 HEADREST COVER
 SURGICAL CAPS
 ADHESIVE BANDAGES
 TYPICAL INVESTMENTS

 MASK MAKING M/C- Rs.15-25 LAKHS

 SURGICAL CAP MAKING M/C- Rs.25 LAKHS
 SHOE COVER M/C- Rs. 20 LAKHS
 PILLOW SLIPS M/C- Rs. 25 LAKHS
 HEAD REST COVER M/C- RS. 15 LAKHS
 AUTO SPONGE GLOVES PLANT-Rs. 40
LAKHS
 PACKAGING AND PRINTING

 STERLIZING EQUIPMENT
 STANDARD PACKAGING EQUIPMENT
 PRINTING ON NONWOVENS-
FLEXOGRPAHIC OR OFFSET TYPE
 INVESTMENT IS BASED ON COLOURS,
SPEED ETC.,
 WHY DISPOSABLE ARE BETTER

 ASSURANCE OF HYGIENE
 NO POSSIBILITY OF CROSS INFECTION
 NO COST S ON ADDITIONAL INSPECTION /
TESTING AS IN RESUE PRODUCTS
 GENERALLY CHEAPER
 MOST REUSABLE PRODUCTS ARE DISPOSED BY
INCENERATION
 LOWER DEMANDS ON LIFE OF PRODUCT
ENSURING USE OF BIO-DEGRADABLE
MATERIALS
 TYPICAL COSTING FOR
ISOLATION GOWNS
COSTING FOR SIMPLE ISOLATION GOWNS WOVEN NONWOVEN

CLOTH AREA 3 SQ M 3.0 SQ M

FABRIC WEIGHT 190 GSM 30 GSM
PRICE PER MTR 55 3.60
COST OF FABRIC 165 10.80
COST OF STITCHING 50 10
TOTAL COST OF GOWN 215 20.8
MARKET PRICE OF GOWN 215 35
WASHING AND IRONING COST PER WASH 10
LIFE CYCLE WASHES 20 0
COST OF WASHING AND IRONING FOR LIFE CYCLE 200 0
INVENTORY CARRYING COST PER GOWN FOR LIFE 5 0
TOTAL COST PER USE DURING LIFE 440 35
COST PER USE 22 35
VALUE OF ADDITIONAL INVENTORY 430 35
 MEDICAL DISPOSABLES

 MEDICAL MASKS HAVE TO BE SINGLE USE

AND SINGLE USER
 OPERATING TABLE DRAPES HAVE TO BE
SINGLE USE TO ENSURE ZERO INFECTION
 SURGICAL GOWNS HAVE TO BE SINGLE USE
TO PREVENT CROSS INFECTION
 SINGLE USE GOWNS CAN BE ENGINEERED TO
HAVE BARRIER PROPERTIES BETTER THAN TO
DURABLE AND RESUABLE GOWNS ON
CONSISTENCE BASIS
 SUMMARY…

 GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING

LOCAL BRANDS IN A GROWING HEALTHCARE
MARKET WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TOUCH $ 34
BILLION

 EXPECTED DISPOSABLE CONSUMPTION IS

15% OF TOTAL MARKET

 AVAILABILITY OF VARIOUS TYPES OF

NONWOVEN ROLL GOODS INCREASING
 SUMMARY

 MAJOR WORLD PLAYERS ENTERING INDIAN

MARKET AND EDUCATING POTENTIAL
CUSTOMERS GIVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PRIVATE LABEL PLAYERS
 SCOPE FOR MANY REGIONAL PLAYERS
WITH SMALL INVESTMENT AND SHORT
PAYBACK COMPARED TO OTHER PROJECTS
 SCOPE FOR EXPORTS AS INDIA CAN BE
COMPETITIVE AGAINST CHINA IN THESE
PRODUCTS