Reaffirmed 2024

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard prescribes requirements of spun bond polypropylene (PP) nonwoven fabric sacks for packaging bulk commodities, such as, rice, wheat, soya beans, grains, pulses, cereals, sago, tapioca, coffee beans, dried fruits and nuts, seeds, flour, milk powder,sugar, salt, animal feedstuff, chemicals, detergents and fertilizer etc. This standard covers sacks of nominal capacities 20, 25, 30, 45 and 50 kg.

1.2 This standard defines terminology commonly used, nonwoven fabric construction details and specification, sack description, sack dimensions, testing and analysis and performance criteria for spunbond nonwoven fabric sacks.

1.3 This standard does not cover sacks produced from PP nonwoven fabric laminated with paper.

2. References

The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions which through reference in this text, constitute provision of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards.