About shoe laces:

• To hold the shoe with foot shoe lace is used as a band.
•  A shoelace consists of two components:
• A tape that pulls the shoe tightly together, and
• An aglet, the hardened taped end that fits through the eyelets on a shoe or boot.
• Shoe laces are also known as shoe-strings or boot -laces
• Shoe Laces also find application in
• Garments (kids wear),
• Shopping bags,
• Office stationary,
• Home decoration etc.
• However the consumption in these applications is negligible as compared to that in the footwear industry.

Product characteristics:

• Shoe laces are primarily made of Polyester, Cotton and Nylon. Polyester shoe laces dominate the market because of higher durability and better anti-slip properties.
• Cotton shoe laces are waxed to improve their performance and appearance.
• Shoe laces are manufactured in variety of colors, shapes and sizes.
• Shoe laces are available in colors such as white, black, brown, blue, green, red, orange, yellow, etc. as well as color combinations and patterns based on customer requirements.
• The product can be flat, round or oval in shape.
• Round laces are generally used for leather/formal shoes where as flat laces find majority of its application in sport/casual shoes.

• Shoe laces are manufactured in standard sizes of 24”, 30”, 36”, 48”etc. as well as custom made as per the required length which depends on the application. The 24” and 30” sizes constitute 80% of the market.

Raw materials

• Polyester, Cotton and Nylon are the main raw materials used for shoe laces.
• Polyester shoe laces have the largest market share and their share has been increasing over the years.
• These laces are manufactured from polyester filament yarn of 300 denier.
• Cotton shoe laces are manufactured using cotton yarn of counts 6s, 10s, 20s and 40s.
• Dyed yarn is used for manufacturing standard colored shoe laces like black, brown, blue etc.

Technology:

Braiding