About tarpaulins:

• A tarpaulin or tarp is a huge piece of tough, flexible, waterproof material.
• Traditionally tarpaulins were made out of cotton however currently nylon and polyester fibre fabrics are being increasingly used in manufacturing tarpaulins.
• Tarpaulin is widely used for rain water protection in
• Sheds,
• Transportation - trucks & other automobiles,
• Storage go downs,
• Boats,
• Snowmobiles,
• Construction sites,
• Lumber,
• Grain storage,
• Temporary storages,
• Tents,
• Ground-sheets, etc.
  
  
• Tarpaulins are categorized as given below:-
• Cotton canvas tarpaulins
• HDPE/PP/Nylon tarpaulins

Raw material:

• Tarpaulins are sheets made out of polyethylene, cotton canvas, jute, etc.
• Polyethylene tarpaulin is also well known as HDPE Tarpaulin, Laminated Tarpaulin, Plastic Tarpaulin, etc.
• Usually, cotton canvas had been the more recognizable structure of tarpaulins, however, recently, HDPE woven and laminated fabric and polyethylene pieces have substitute canvas in many of the end uses.

Technology used:

• Weaving
• Laminating
• Coating