About sports composites market:

• Sports composites usage in India includes
  1. Boxing equipments,
  2. Inflatable balls and
  3. Protective equipments for cricket.

1. Boxing equipmentsconsist of

• Boxing Gloves,
• Boxing Punching Gloves,
• Boxing Head Guards,
• Boxing Punching Pads,
• Abdominal Guard,
• Speed Ball,
• Punching Bag etc.

2. Inflatable ballsconsist of

• Football,
• Volleyball,
•  basketball,
• Handball etc.

[Footballs account for 50% of the market of inflatable balls. Footballs have varying sizes i.e. Size-3, Size-4 and Size-5. Circumference for size 5 is 68.5cm to 69.5cm. Official weight of the football is 420~445 grams with ball pressure of 0.8 bar.]

3. Protective equipmentsfor cricket comprise of

• Leg-guards,
• Batting gloves,
• Wicket keeping gloves,
• Thigh pads,
• Helmets,
• Caps & hats,
• Cricket kit bags etc

Raw materials and manufacturing process:

• The major steps involved in the manufacture of sports composites are cutting and stitching.
• The small cottage units make these composites by hand stitching where as the bigger units go for sewing machines.
• Boxing equipments are manufactured from
• PU laminated / PVC coated fabrics,
• Woven polyester fabric,
• Nylon coated with PVC on both sides.
• PU/PVC coated fabrics.
• Leg guards are made of PU laminated / PVC coated fabric in front and cotton fabric on the inner side as the impact of the cricket ball is on the outside surface.
• Batting gloves are made of PU laminated fabric.
• Wicket keeping gloves are made of PVC coated fabric as they are subject to more wear and tear.