Domestic technical textiles Industry Segment-wise consumption of ...

Jute Hessian and Sacks (including Food grade jute bags)
Jute Hessian
Jute Hessian also termed as Burlap is a finer quality jute fabric that has been long used as the most
preferred packaging material for all kinds of goods. Hessian is used for bags and many other coarse
fabric uses, such as wrappers, wall coverings, etc. Presently, shopping bags are being made out of
hessian fabrics. It is also used in the upholstery and home furniture. Also available in "dyed" or
"bleached" form and treated with vegetable oil, Burlap meets the latest international standards for
food safety.
Product characteristics
A plain weave cloth made wholly of Jute with single warp and weft interwoven, weighing not more
than 576 g/m 2 . Hessian fabrics are lighter than sacking fabrics.
Jute Sacks
A range of heavy jute fabrics either in plain or twill weaves manufactured by using coarse jute fibre in
larger percentage than used for manufacturing tarpaulin, hessian or such light fabrics.
Sacking refers to the coarser and heavier cloth, used primarily for sacks for packing materials, which
do not need special protection, but has higher weight.
Jute bagging material is in demand because of the openness of the weave, which allows air to
circulate while protecting the contents.
Sacking bags, specifically used for the purpose of storing agro-based products, are known as Hydro
carbon free bags that have been treated with vegetable oils to destroy the harmful effect of
hydrocarbons. Thus sacking bags have great demand not just in the cement industry but also in the
agro-based industries.
Different categories of sacking are:-
• A-Twill
• B-Twill
• L-Twill
• D.W. Flour
• D.W. Salt