Jute: Relationships

Every element and industry that Jute is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

• Polypropylene: Woven polypropylene sacks are cheaper, less bulky and more resistant to moisture than jute sacks, and Indian cement and fertiliser makers have long preferred them. Jute keeps the foodgrain sack market largely because the Jute Packaging Materials Act reserves 100% of foodgrains and 20% of sugar for jute bags. (researched)