What it is
Bags woven from polypropylene or HDPE tape, laminated or plain, for cement, fertiliser, foodgrains, sugar and polymers.
Laminated and unlaminatedBlock-bottom valve sacks for cementBy mesh, GSM and capacity (10 to 50 kg)
Where India produces it
- Madhya PradeshIndore
Woven sacks are part of Indore's plastic packaging cluster.
Rules before you buy or sell
- Woven sacks QCOs: IS 14887 (50 kg foodgrains), IS 16208 (10-30 kg foodgrains), IS 14968 (sugar), IS 14252 (sand), IS 9755 (fertiliser), IS 11652 and IS 16709 (cement), IS 16703 (polymers), IS 17399 (mail sorting).
- Plastic packaging brand owners, producers and importers must register for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) under the Plastic Waste Management Rules on the CPCB portal.
Storage and handling
Keep bales out of sunlight; UV light weakens PP tape unless it is UV-stabilised.
Businesses that use it
PP Woven Bag Making (Printing, Cutting, Stitching) →Ready-Mix Concrete (Dry Mix in Bags) →