1.6 Preferred Options for the Indian Jute Industry
1.6.1 The preferred options for the Indian Jute industry are summarized below:
i) Manufacture light weight all jute bags for packing of Food grains, Sugar and Oilseeds;
ii) Manufacture Polyjute bags for packaging of cement, Fertilizers and Urea;
iii) Manufacture diversified products i.e. JRP Laminated boxes / chests, Jute Geotextiles etc.
1.6.2 Demand Forecast
The demand for preferred jute products during the next few years is summarized below:
i) Light weight all jute bags
Year
|
Requirement
(million bags, each of 50 kg capacity) |
1991-92
|
1021
|
1995-96
|
1236
|
1999-2000
|
1523
|
ii) Polyjute bags
Year
|
Requirement
(million bags, each of 50 kg capacity) |
1991-92
|
164.4
|
1995-96
|
700.2
|
1999-2000
|
1332.8
|
iii) JRP Chests/Boxes
Year
|
Requirement
(million bags, each of 17 kg capacity) |
1991-92
|
30.5
|
1995-96
|
172.8
|
1999-2000
|
352.6
|
iv) Jute geotextiles
Year
|
Requirement
(Lac Tonnes) |
1991-92
|
0.03
|
1995-96
|
0.14
|
1999-2000
|
0.47
|
1.7 Production & Utilization of Jute Fibre
1.7.1 The anticipated production and utilization of jute fibre for production of Jute bags, polyjute bags, JRP Chests/Boxes and Jute geotextiles during the next few years are summarized below:
Year
|
Jute Fibre
|
|
Production
(Lac tonnes) |
Utilization
(Lac Tonnes) |
|
1991-92
|
12.7
|
8.22
|
1995-96
|
13.75
|
9.71
|
1999-2000
|
14.85
|
13.12
|