More trouble in store for Indian jute sector

  • 12/03/2008

  • Business Standard

EU directive seeks to blacklist suppliers failing to comply with eco-labelling norms. A European Commission (EC) directive on packaging and packaging waste has sought to blacklist jute bag supplying countries such as India if they fail to eco-label their products and conform to supply-disposal norms laid down in EU countries. This may land the already beleaguered Indian jute industry into further troubles as its materials are yet to be globally