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 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 SWAB MAKING MACHINES  CAPACITY PCS OF 7.5 X 7.5 CM INVESTMENT Rs. 100 LAKHS  PRE-MEDICATION OF SWABS INVESTMENT Rs. 25 LAKHS

MISCELLENEOUS RELATED PRODUCTS  MASKS  SHOE COVERS  PILLOW SLIPS  HEADREST COVER  SURGICAL CAPS  ADHESIVE BANDAGES

TYPICAL INVESTMENTS  MASK MAKING M/C- Rs 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

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