USA- NONWOVENS ROLL GOODS IN MEDICAL MARKETS- $ 600 Million USA - NONWOVENS CONVERTED PRODUCTS IN MEDICAL MARKET- $ 2.8 Billion

       (Market Value) Surgical Drapes / Drape Packs 1100 Wound care and surgical 400 Gowns 425 Staff Apparel Surgical Masks Surgical Footwear Towels & Bedding $ MILLION 327 280 241 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

SWAB MAKING MACHINES  CAPACITY 24000 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.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 FABRIC WEIGHT PRICE PER MTR COST OF FABRIC COST OF STITCHING TOTAL COST OF GOWN MARKET PRICE OF GOWN WASHING AND IRONING COST PER WASH LIFE CYCLE WASHES COST OF WASHING AND IRONING FOR LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY CARRYING COST PER GOWN FOR LIFE TOTAL COST PER USE DURING LIFE COST PER USE VALUE OF ADDITIONAL INVENTORY 3 SQ M 190 GSM 55 165 50 215 215 10 20 200 5 440 22 430 3.0 SQ M 30 GSM 3.60

10.80

10 20.8

35 0 0 0 35 35 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…

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GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING LOCAL BRANDS IN A GROWING HEALTHCARE MARKET WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TOUCH $ 34 BILLION

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EXPECTED DISPOSABLE CONSUMPTION IS 15% OF TOTAL MARKET

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AVAILABILITY OF VARIOUS TYPES OF NONWOVEN ROLL GOODS INCREASING

SUMMARY

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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