Polymers such as PET & PVC and petrochemicals such as DMT, PTA & polyester chips. Minerals such as bentonite, alumina, ebonite, magnesite, mineral ores like nickel etc. Agro products such as wheat, rice, starch, lactose & sugar. Chemicals viz., carbon black, dyes, intermediates and fertilizers, oil cakes (powder form), detergents. Goat meal, clay, mica, feldspar, cement, pharmaceuticals and fish meal.

Advantages:

1. 1.Low cost of material handling from the manufacturer to the end user inclusive of wastage of material.The wastage factor due to spillage in case of PP FIBC is only 0.5%


2. 2.Easy filling and discharge.For 1 ton of product, 20 to 40 times filling is to be done whereas in case of PP FIBC the filling is to be done only once


3. Savings in loading/unloading time due to ease of handling. The average time taken for loading/unloading of PP FIBC is only 3 minutes per ton of product


4. PP FIBCs weighing 2.5 kgs to 3 kgs in which material upto 1 ton can be packed


5. Built in safety factor of atleast 5:1 on nominal load. In PP FIBCs is 5:1(Safety factor means in a bag suitable for 1 Ton, when pushed inside 5 tons, the bag breaks which indicates the safety factor as 5:1)


6. Transportation of empty FIBCs is cheap and space saving. Weight to bag area is less in comparison to jute


7. Can be used for storage in open air under shade (if not uv stabilized). UV stabilized PP FIBC lasts for 2 years in open storage


8. No requirement of pallets when compared to small bags-self supportingPP FIBCs are designed in a manner, that no pallets are required


9. Good chemical and organic resistance. PP FIBCs are organic resistant i.e. the natural degradation due to bacteria does not occur


10. Eco friendly, since product is recyclable

For packing Fertilizer, Cement, Chemicals, Sugar, Tea, Foodgrains, Refractory, Salt, Pesticides, Animal feeds, Fruits, Vegetables. Spices, Tobacco etc.

Advantages:

PP/HDPE woven sacks are found superior in tensile test, stretchability (creep) test and drop test. The following are the merits of packaging above goods in HDPE/PP woven sacks which are mainly-

1. Prevention of spillage and pilferage thereby reducing the wastage


2. Better protection of properties of the material packed


3. Better restriction of moisture permeation and insect penetration


4. Higher moisture in the grain would evaporate through pores, therefore, higher moisture at the time of procurement would not pose any problem


5. Temperature at the periphery of the bags being low and thereby resulting in less generation of insects


6. Better insecticide persistency would reduce the number of applications and the cost involved


7. Odour and taste of the commodity stored is not altered


8. As for entomological aspects are concerned woven sacks would perform better and could be used for storage of grains