Year

1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971

Installed Capacity (Metric Tonnes) Production (Metric Tonnes)

720
516
1800
984
1800
1068
1800
1188
1800
1680
1800
1658
3600
1932
5400
2796
6000
2206
6000
3588
6000
3600
6000
4476
6000
4416
6000
5616
6000
5580
6000
5340
6000
5064
7200
6067

Cellulose Films - Demand Estimates

1968-69
Category
Wraps

Products
Biscuits
Cigarettes
Pharmaceuticals, Liquor and Others
Toilet, Agarbatti, and other cosmetics
Fireworks Industries
Other non-food
Textile, yearn
Other food items
Twist Wraps
Confectionery, Coffee, etc.
Bags/Laminates Tea, Coffee & Food products
Pouches etc.
Textile, Hosiery and Others
Release Agent
For paper, fibreglass laminates
Adhesive Tape Cellotape
Tear off
Tapes and Ribbons
Strip Packing
Pharmaceutical tablets and Others

190
1440
70
216
61
275
1800
75
540
150
75
36
150
36
180
5294

1973-74
306
2020
115
350
98
490
2200
375
760
105
240
50
240
56
540
7945

Demand from current user industries

Textiles
Cigarettes
Confectionery
Pharmaceuticals
Fireworks
Biscuits
Chewing Tobacco
Tea and Coffee
Adhesive Tapes
Tea Tapes Ribbon
Over wraps (misc.)
TOTAL
Add 10 % wastage
TOTAL Production Required

1972
2200
1625
730
150
170
110
120
75
130
25
665
6000
600
6600

1973
2200
1863
675
170
187
120
132
83
150
30
750
6360
640
7000

1974
2300
1972
700
222
206
124
145
93
170
32
836
6800
680
7480

1975
2300
2085
720
278
226
130
160
102
190
34
925
7150
715
7865

1976
2375
2200
745
350
249
136
175
112
210
37
1011
7600
760
8360

1977
2400
2317
765
400
275
140
195
122
230
40
1116
8000
800
8800

1974
2300
1820
620
655
98
466
115
335
240
56
1205
7910
791
8701

Textile Production and Per Capita Availability

Mill Sector
Year
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970

3727
4205
4461
4570
4658
4852
4862
4505
4504
4616
4701
4560
4423
4554
4567
4239
4097
4366
4168
4157

Production
Per-Capita Availability
Cotton Textiles Handloom
Total
Man-made Fibre Textiles
Cotton Textiles
Man-made Fibre
Million Metre
000 Metre
Metre
1013
4740
299487
10.99
1313
5518
190853
13.46
1410
5871
245340
14.03
1512
6082
313679
13.83
1620
6278
335854
14.35
1663
6515
436192
14.71
1811
6673
424390
14.50
1968
6473
400813
14.28
0.92
2075
6579
495323
13.72
1.15
2013
6629
549579
13.80
1.20
2372
7073
572160
14.74
1.15
2412
6972
602063
14.30
1.16
2876
7299
651087
14.60
1.24
3066
7720
835168
15.10
1.61
3056
7643
870284
14.57
1.71
3097
7336
852646
13.78
1.63
3179
7276
881600
13.37
1.72
3530
7896
992700
14.12
1.86
3538
7706
894000
13.52
1.76
3692
7849 NA
Prov.

Man-made Fibre

Demand for Premium Packaging Material for Textile Industry

Year Total cotton textile production
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977

8400
8700
9000
9250
9550
9850

Cotton textile requiring premium packaging (%)

50
51
52
53
54
55

Non-cotton textile production

1105
1150
1190
1235
1280
1325

Total Packaging material required

2970
3130
3285
3435
3605
3770

Cellophane Shares
%
Tonnes
74
2200
70
2200
70
2300
67
2300
65
2375
64
2400

Production and Capacity of Cigarette Industry

Year
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971

Installed Capacity (Million Pieces)

Production (Million Pieces)
24249.6
19827.6
24249.6
22828.0
24249.6
26302.8
31878.0
28892.4
31878.0
28892.4
44307.6
32166.0
44307.6
36970.8
44307.6
39465.6
42987.6
41124.0
42987.6
40736.4
45228.0
46200.0
47388.0
54036.0
56088.0
58236.0
55000.0
54516.0
56400.0
60372.0
56400.0
59714.4
56400.0
62169.4
64858.8

Demand for Cellophane from Cigarette Industry

Year
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977

Cigarette Production Wrapping Proportion Cellophane demand Wrapping Proportion

64860
50
1620
50
65880
50
1625
50
73055
51
1863
49
75850
52
1972
48
78650
53
2085
47
81440
54
2200
46
84240
55
2317
45

Cellophane demand
1620
1625
1790
1820
1850
1875
1895

Demand for Confectionery and Cellophane

Year

Organized Sector Unorganized Sector Total Cellophane Requirement PVC Share

1972
16750
30000
670 Neg.
1973
17750
31500
710
5%
1974
18800
33400
750
7%
1975
19900
35400
800
10%
1976
21100
37500
845
12%
1977
22400
39750
900
15%
Growth Rate
6%
5%
Year

Organized Sector Unorganized Sector Total Cellophane Requirement PVC Share

1972
16750
30000
596 Neg.
1973
17750
31500
631
5%
1974
18800
33075
668
7%
1975
19900
34729
706
10%
1976
21100
36465
748
12%
1977
22400
38288
793
15%
Growth Rate
6%
5%

Net Cellophane Requirement

670
675
700
720
745
765

Net Cellophane Requirement

596
599
621
636
658
674

Pharmaceutical Market and Cellophane Requirement

Year

Total Pharmaceutical market

Tablet markets
%

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977

302.5
332.7
366
402.6
442.8
487

25000
27500
30250
33275
36600
40250

Strip Pack Share

Strip Pack Share (%) of
Million
Foils & Laminates
50
12600
66.7
52
14300
65
54
16335
60
56
18635
55
58
21230
50
60
24160
50

Strip Pack Share (%) of

Paper poly Cello & Laminates Cellophane Requirements Paper poly Cello & Laminates
5.7
27.6
150
5.7
27.6
6
29
170
8
27
7
33
222
10
30
9
36
278
13
32
10
40
350
14
36
10
40
400
15
35

Cellophane Requirements
150
158
202
247
315
350

Demand for New Uses

Tea Chest Lining

Meat & Poultry
Convenience Foods
Snack Foods
Cashewnuts
Sea Foods
High Protein Snacks
Spices and Pickles
Supari
Contraceptives
Release Agent (Formica etc)
Release Agent (Fibrelglass sheets)
Total
Add 10 % wastage
Total Production required

275

200

200
180
55
25
935
95
1030