Polypropylene (PP)

What it is

India's most used plastic. Light and stiff. Used for woven sacks, injection-moulded buckets, chairs, containers, BOPP film and non-woven fabric.

Homopolymer — raffia, injection, film (BOPP), fibreRandom copolymer (clear containers, PPR pipe)Impact copolymer (buckets, crates, auto parts)

Where India produces it

1. GujaratJamnagarBharuchVadodara

   Reliance and ONGC Petro additions units.

2. HaryanaPanipat

   Indian Oil.

3. PunjabBathinda

   HPCL-Mittal Energy.

4. KarnatakaDakshina Kannada

   MRPL, Mangaluru.

5. West BengalPurba Medinipur

   Haldia Petrochemicals.

6. AssamDibrugarh

   BCPL, Lepetkata.

Where imports come from

Production 5,873.6 thousand tonnes against consumption of 7,055.3 thousand tonnes in 2024-25 (DCPC).

• United Arab Emirates
• Singapore
• Saudi Arabia
• Thailand
• China

Rules before you buy or sell

• BIS QCO for PP materials for moulding and extrusion (IS 10951:2020) was rescinded by S.O. 5138(E) on 12 Nov 2025.
• If you make HDPE/PP woven sacks for food grain or sugar, the sack itself needs BIS certification (IS 14887, IS 16208, IS 14968); cement and fertiliser sack QCOs (IS 11652, IS 16709, IS 9755) have dates in late 2026 and early 2027.
• Check the import policy of your exact 8-digit ITC(HS) code on the DGFT website before you import.

Storage and handling

Store bags dry, off the floor, away from sunlight and heat.

Businesses that use it

PP Woven Bag Making (Printing, Cutting, Stitching) →Plastic Injection Moulding (Containers) →Plastic Bucket Manufacturing →Plastic Cane (Wire) Chairs →Plastic Food Storage Containers →Moulded Plastic Lunch Box Unit →Non-Woven Bag Making →BOPP Adhesive Tape →Plastic Moulded Briefcases and Luggage →