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Leno Bags
Leno bags are excellent for packing & preserving vegetables like potato, onion, ginger, garlic,
cabbage etc. and fruits like pineapple, citrus fruits, raw mango, coconut etc.
Product Characteristics
The Leno bags have widths between 20cm to 72cm. The length also varies as per the
customer’s requirements. The mesh again is as per requirement with a maximum of 574 tapes
in the warp in different colours. Leno bags on an average weigh 50g (or less).
Size (In cm) Application
Width x height
56.0 x 105.0 50 Kg Potato/ Onion
45.8 x 84.0 25 Kg Potato/ Onion
30.5 x 66.0 10 Kg Potato / Onion
The Leno Bag is made of netted fabric of virgin Polypropylene (PP) with colour Masterbatch.
Advantages of a Leno Bag
• Superior aesthetics
• Excellent mechanical properties
• Chemically Inert
• Ease in handling & storage
• Reuse & recyclable
• Cost Effective
Market dynamics and key growth drivers
There is great potential for the leno bags in India and few reasons of the same are mentioned below:
• Suitable for dry skin vegetables (Potato (3 rd biggest producer), Onion, Garlic etc.)
• India is the 2 nd biggest producer of fruit and vegetables in the world, which has still not been
captured by Leno bags
• Suitable for cold storage
• High output from a single loom: Output of single loom = 3.3 MT/month