Claim substantiation
Eight of eleven partners have ready-to-share supplier documentation that survives third-party recyclability audit. The other three are 'in process' — treat as risk for any near-term launch.
The audit-ready pack typically includes: supplier resin specification, recyclability assessment by an accredited body, end-of-life pathway documentation.
Capacity bands
Combined weekly capacity across the eight audit-ready partners is ~750,000 pouches. Individual partner capacity ranges from 40,000 to 180,000 per week.
Highest-capacity partners (3 of 11) handle multi-SKU brands with frequent SKU rotation; smaller partners typically optimise for fewer SKUs at higher run length.
Pack-format breadth
Standard flat pouch: 11 partners
Stand-up pouch with bottom gusset: 11 partners
Spout pouch (recap closure): 9 partners
Pouch with degassing valve: 4 partners
Pouch-in-box bag: 6 partners
- ›Mono-PE verified: 8 / 11 (73%)
- ›Audit-ready documentation: 8 / 11 (73%)
- ›Combined weekly capacity: ~750,000 pouches
- ›Average min batch: 40,000 – 60,000 pouches
- ›BIS IS 4707 fill compliance: 11 / 11 (100%)
- ›Multi-SKU rotation capability: 5 / 11 (45%)
Trade-offs
Mono-PE adds ₹2 – ₹3 per pouch over multi-layer laminate. Bake into landed cost from day one.
Watch fill-line uptime — old laminate lines convert slowly. Newer mono-PE lines run 12 – 18% higher uptime than retrofitted lines.
§ KEY TAKEAWAYS
- 01Demand the audit-ready documentation pack before quoting
- 02Mono-PE adds ₹2 – ₹3 per pouch — bake in
- 03Watch fill-line uptime — old laminate lines convert slowly
- 04Degassing valve capability rare (4/11) — book early for premium
- 05Multi-SKU rotation concentrated in 5 partners
- 06BIS IS 4707 compliance is universal — score on next layer
§ GLOSSARY
Technical jargon, acronyms and scientific terms used in this file — decoded.
- Mono-material PE
- Pouch made entirely from polyethylene layers so it can be recycled in existing PE streams.
- Form-fill-seal
- Inline machine that forms pouches from roll-stock film, fills them and seals in a single pass.
- Barrier metallised film
- Polymer film coated with a thin aluminium layer to block oxygen and moisture; not mono-material.
- Recyclability claim
- Substantiated statement that packaging is collectible and reprocessable in mainstream Indian PCR streams.