What Shankar Packagings does

Shankar Packagings Limited (SPL) is an Indian manufacturer of Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBCs), commonly known as jumbo or bulk bags, along with complementary technical textile products. The firm produces a diversified FIBC portfolio — including standard four-loop, form-stabilised, conical, cross-corner, ventilated, U-panel, tunnel loop, tubular, UN-certified, and conductive variants — plus LDPE/HDPE liners, PP woven geotextiles and ground covers. Manufacturing is fully vertically integrated in-house from polypropylene tape extrusion through twisting (Bermag), warping, weaving (Dornier and Sulzer), sewing, and 100% online quality inspection with statistical trend analysis, supporting traceability from order to inspector.

The company sells primarily on a B2B enterprise basis into Agro Tech, Indu Tech, Pack Tech, Geo Tech, and Food & Pharmaceutical verticals, with customers requiring bulk packaging for dry-flowable materials, hazardous goods (UN bags), food-grade applications (ISO 22000/FDA-compliant), and explosive-atmosphere environments (conductive bags). Go-to-market combines dedicated domestic and international sales personnel (Mr. Jainendra Rana and Mr. Ajesh Kumar) with regional entities in Poland and South Africa and direct exports to 23+ countries. Multi-language website presence (English, Spanish, Danish, French) and trade-show participation support international lead generation.

SPL is a privately held, family-influenced company (Pandya family members on the CSR committee), headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat, with a workforce in the 1,001–5,000 range. The company is certified to ISO 9001:2000, ISO 22000:2005, SA 8000, FDA 21 CFR Title 21.177.1520 (food-grade polymers), and Labordata (Germany). Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Shankar Packagings

Legal name

Shankar Packagings Ltd.

Website

https://shankarpack.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Shankar Packagings Limited is an Indian manufacturer of FIBC (jumbo) bags, liners, and PP woven technical textiles, exporting to 23+ countries and serving agro, industrial, packaging, geotechnical, and food/pharmaceutical customers from its vertically integrated Vadodara facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pietermaritzburg

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. FIBC Bag Sales: Manufacture and sale of Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC), jumbo bags, and bulk bags for storage, transport and handling of granular or dry materials. Revenue generated from direct product sales to industrial customers.
2. Geotextile Products: PP woven and non-woven geotextiles for civil construction applications including filtration, stabilization, reinforcement, separation, drainage and isolation of soils.
3. Ground Covers: Polypropylene woven ground covers for landscaping, weed control, and horticultural applications.
4. FIBC Liners: LDPE and HDPE liners for FIBC bags, available in various designs including normal, bottle shaped, glued or sewn options.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Shankar Packagings Limited manufactures Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC), also known as jumbo or bulk bags, along with complementary technical textile products such as geotextiles, ground covers, and PE liners. The company operates a fully integrated production system with in-house extrusion, twisting, warping, and weaving of polypropylene woven fabrics, serving industrial customers across agrochemical, chemical, food, pharmaceutical, and civil construction sectors. Products are exported to 23+ countries via offices in India, Poland, and South Africa.

Product overview

Shankar Packagings Limited is a manufacturer of Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC), also known as jumbo bags or bulk bags. The product portfolio centers on FIBC bags as the core product line, with ten distinct bag types: Standard Bag (four-loop workhorse design), Form Stabilised Bag (with inner baffles for shape retention), Conical Bag (for tacky/free-flowing materials), Cross Corner Bag (loops stitched on body), Ventillated Bag (breathable stripes for produce), U Panel Bag, Tunnel Loop Bag, Tubular FIBC (circular cloth construction), UN Bag (for dangerous materials transport), and Conductive Bag (for explosive environments). Supporting products include Liners (PE polymer inserts in various configurations), Geo Textiles (PP woven fabrics for civil construction), and Ground Covers (PP woven fabrics for weed control and landscaping). The company also offers a range of options and features including Loop Patterns (various lifting loop designs), Sewing Patterns (dust-proofing levels), and Inlets & Outlets Closures (filling and discharge configurations).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard FIBC Bag The standard four-loop FIBC bag is the workhorse design for handling all types of bulk materials, intended for industrial customers requiring reliable bulk packaging.
• Form Stabilised Bag FIBCs with inner construction of baffles sewn to the main fabric so that the bags retain shape after filling, offering savings in space, higher stability, and retention of rectangular shape for industrial bulk material handling.
• Conical Bag Shaped as a cone at the bottom, suitable for packing tacky (not so free flowing) products such as clay and slurries, providing a gradient for materials to flow towards the outlet spout.
• Cross Corner Bag Cross Corner loop bag has loops stitched on the body of the main fabric, designed for retaining the shape of the lifting loop, especially popular for Tubular FIBCs.
• Ventillated Bag Breathable FIBCs where the fabric has breathable stripes, useful for products that breathe while packed, especially fruits and vegetables.
• U Panel Bag FIBC bag with U-shaped panel construction, offered as a distinct bag configuration for industrial bulk material handling.
• Tunnel Loop Bag FIBC bag with tunnel loops, excellent for ease of lifting and manipulating the FIBCs with a fork-lift.
• Tubular FIBC Made from circular cloth, a popular design for FIBCs offered as a standalone bag type.
• UN Bag Special types of bags used for transportation of dangerous materials, designed and tested in accordance with United Nations Recommendations on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Orange Book).
• Conductive Bag Bags that conduct charges generated at the time of filling and emptying of products, essential in explosive environments or where products generate charges that could lead to explosion hazards.
• FIBC Liners Produced from virgin PE polymers (LDPE and HDPE), available in normal, bottle shaped, glued or sewn options. Can be sewn or glued with outer bag. Custom options include coloured liners, co-extruded liners, conductive liners, and antistatic liners.
• Geo Textiles High-strength polypropylene woven geotextiles widely used to filter, stabilize, reinforce, separate, drain and isolate soils in civil construction applications. GSM ranging from 100 to 200 and widths up to 5.2 meters.
• Ground Covers Polypropylene woven ground covers used for weed control and landscaping, offering UV stabilization, thorough seepage for air and water, high tensile strength, widths up to 5.2 meters, and various GSM ranges.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% traceability from order number to production date and Quality Inspector
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Flexituff Ventures International: Indian-listed FIBC and woven polypropylene packaging manufacturer with global exports, overlapping directly with SPL on standard and specialty FIBC bags, geotextiles, and ground covers.
• Emmbi Industries: Indian manufacturer of FIBC/jumbo bags, woven polypropylene sacks, geotextiles, and ground covers — a direct competitor serving the same industrial and agricultural end-markets as SPL.
• Plastene India: Indian manufacturer of FIBC bulk bags and woven PP fabrics, competing directly with SPL in domestic and export markets on standard and specialty bulk packaging.
• Rishi FIBC Solutions: Specialist Indian FIBC/jumbo bag exporter serving agro, chemical, and construction end-markets, with overlapping product portfolio in standard and UN-certified bulk bags.
• BAG Corporation: US-headquartered FIBC specialist manufacturer offering standard and specialty bulk bags (UN, conductive, food-grade) that directly overlap with SPL's core FIBC product family.
• Kanpur Plastipack: Listed Indian FIBC and woven polypropylene packaging producer exporting globally, with product overlap on standard, UN-certified, and food-grade FIBCs, plus technical textiles.

Broad incumbents

• Greif (FIBC / Industrial Packaging): Global industrial packaging giant with FIBC and bulk container product lines; competes with SPL on cross-border sales to large chemical and agricultural customers.
• Conitex Sonoco: US-based FIBC and bulk packaging manufacturer serving similar industrial end-uses, with comparable specialty bag and liner offerings to SPL's portfolio.
• LC Packaging: Large European-headquartered FIBC and industrial packaging distributor and producer with extensive global reach, comparable to SPL on bulk bag products and on international customer access.
• Berry Global (Industrial Packaging): Global diversified packaging company with a substantial FIBC and woven polypropylene segment; broad portfolio overlap with SPL on bulk bags, liners, and technical textiles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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