Demand estimation of PP in woven sacks manufacturing; NOCIL

Abstract

Plastic woven sacks are used where the conventional competitor is jute. The most important end use sectors for these two competing materials are cement and fertiliser. The outlook for the two major competitors - jute sacks and plastic woven sacks - is skewed heavily in favour of the latter. Lack of modernisation, limited raw jute availability and poor financial condition of the mills will likely to restrict the growth of jute in commodity packaging. The woven sacks industry is at cross - roads today. Since, jute is likely to be posing lesser competition, the future for plastic woven sacks industry looks brighter. While High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) dominates the synthetic woven sacks industry today primarily due to historic reasons, Polypropylene (PP) will going to pose a serious challenge in near future. The key factor for this inter - polymer competition is the easy availability of appropriate lamination grade PP at an economical rate.