Government approves alternative bags made of polymer to package foodgrainsThe COVID-19 related lockdown has affected the working in the jute mills thereby disrupting the production of jute bags. Textiles ministry ...
Commerce department recommends extension of anti-dumping duty on jute bags from BangladeshCurrently, the duty exists on jute yarn, sacking bags and hessian fabric (made from skin of jute plant) and imposed in the range of $6.3-35...
India may extend anti-dumping duty to jute clothes from BangladeshThe DGAD in a notification has said that it has found "sufficient prima facie evidence" of circumvention of the anti-dumping duties leviabl...
If government implements proposal, it would be a big boost for the jute bag industry: Hemant Bangur, Executive Chairman of GlosterThe sugar industry has practically defaulted for all these previous years under the jute packaging mandatory order and right now it is almo...
Jute industry needs innovation to battle the blues, say expertsIndian jute industry is bogged down by the fibre's association with old-style sacking for grain rather than the more aesthetic uses that it...
Job crisis in jute mills may further aggravateMills have been contesting price cap for sacking and urging the government to remove it as supply would not be possible with high raw mater...
Jute bags fair price raised to Rs 86,700/tonneIndian Jute Manufacturers Association (IJMA) had filed a case against the fair price of B-Twill sacking announced by the Jute Commissioner ...
CPI(M) demands stop to duty free import of jute sacks"I urge upon you to seriously review and reconsider such decision which is going have destructive impact on the jute industry," Sen said.
- 158 endangered turtles rescued in Auraiya
Around 158 endangered turtles were rescued while being smuggled to other parts of the country, in Auraiya district on Wednesday.
- Government to consult parties on grain storage
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee gave this assurance when an angry Opposition sought greater availability of jute sacks for wheat before t...
- Packtech market to grow to Rs 26K cr by 2012-13: IMaCS
The Rs 14,000-crore market for technical textiles used in packaging, commonly known as packtech, is estimated to grow to around Rs 26,000 c...
- Plastics helping meet India’s packaging needs
A study by Mckensey estimates that 30-40 per cent of agricultural produce in India goes waste, which amounts to a whopping Rs. 12,000 crore...
- Packaging and Handling of Food Grains: Weighing Options
The post harvest wastage in India for instance, is estimated to be as high as 26 per cent. This figure is just two per cent in the develope...
- Jute goods’ prices stable despite low demand
Mixed trends again prevailed on local gunny market this past week with prices of sacking showing no change, followed by hessian, in absence...
- Indian firms to set up Jute mills in Kumasi
To reduce Ghana's dependency on foreign players for jute sacks, two Indian companies have agreed to set up jute mill factories in Kumasi ci...
- Plastic woes still haunt jute players
Is the century-old jute destined for extinction, yielding its place to cheap and easily available plastic bags or will it thrive in years t...
- Govt clears decks for jute futures
East India Jute and Hessian Exchange have secured permission from the Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution to r...