Stretched polypropylene tapes fanning out across a roller on the tape line at the Al-Sharq plant

Polypropylene woven bags, made in Egypt

Al-Sharq Plastic Manufacturing turns polypropylene into woven bags at its plant in 10th of Ramadan City: white or coloured, printed with your brand or plain. We supply packers and traders in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East.

Choose the colour, choose the print

Every bag starts as the same woven polypropylene fabric. Two decisions make it yours: the colour of the fabric, and whether it carries your print.

YOUR BRAND Product name

Sample drawing, not a stock design

Fabric
Print

White PP woven bags

Woven polypropylene bags in white fabric: the standard choice for food staples and a clean ground for print.

Coloured PP woven bags

Woven polypropylene bags in coloured fabric, or in white fabric with coloured stripes, to tell products and grades apart.

Printed PP woven bags

Woven polypropylene bags printed with the customer’s own design: brand, product name, weight and handling marks.

Unprinted PP woven bags

Plain woven polypropylene bags with no print, in white or coloured fabric, for general packing.

From polypropylene to finished bag

The photos on this site were taken on our own production floor. This is the route every bag takes across it.

Polypropylene tapes passing over the rollers of the tape stretching line

1 Tape extrusion

Polypropylene is melted, formed into flat tapes and stretched to give them strength.

A long row of winders taking up polypropylene tape onto bobbins

2 Winding

Each tape is wound onto its own bobbin, ready for the looms.

Circular looms weaving polypropylene fabric, the woven tube rising from each loom

3 Circular weaving

Circular looms weave the tapes into a seamless tube of fabric.

A roll of white woven polypropylene fabric

4 Fabric on the roll

The fabric is taken up in rolls: white, coloured, or white with coloured stripes.

A plain white polypropylene woven bag with a sewn bottom

5 Cutting, sewing and printing

Rolls are cut to bag length, the bottom is sewn, and printed orders receive the customer’s design.

See the factory at work

What woven polypropylene bags carry

Woven polypropylene is strong for its weight, resists tearing and stacks well, which makes it the usual bag for dry goods sold by the sack. Typical contents:

  • Flour and milled grain
  • Sugar and salt
  • Rice, wheat, maize and pulses
  • Animal feed
  • Fertiliser
  • Seeds
  • Chemicals and minerals in powder or granules
  • Sand and other building materials

Supplying Egypt, Africa and the Middle East

Our plant stands in 10th of Ramadan City, one of Egypt’s main industrial cities, on the desert road between Cairo and Ismailia. From there we supply buyers in Egypt and customers in other African and Middle Eastern countries.

  • Egypt: Packers, mills and traders supplied from 10th of Ramadan City.
  • Africa: Export orders for buyers in other African countries.
  • Middle East: Export orders for buyers across the region.

Questions buyers ask

What does Al-Sharq Plastic Manufacturing make?

Polypropylene (PP) woven bags. The range covers white and coloured bags, each supplied printed or unprinted, made to the buyer’s requirements at our plant in 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt.

Can the bags be printed with our brand?

Yes. Printed bags are made to the customer’s own design. Send us your artwork with the bag size and quantity, and we will confirm it with you.

Which colours can you make?

White is the standard fabric. Coloured fabric, and white fabric with coloured stripes woven in, are also made: the photos on this site show red fabric and red, blue and green stripes. Tell us the colour you need and we will confirm it.

Where is the factory?

Plot 176, Southern Developers Area (6 Million m²), 10th of Ramadan City, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt.

Do you export?

Yes. Besides buyers in Egypt, we supply customers in other African countries and in the Middle East. Tell us the destination when you ask for a quotation.

What do you need from us to quote?

The bag size (width and length), what the bag will hold and the weight per bag, the fabric colour, whether it is printed (with the artwork), the quantity and the destination. Send them by WhatsApp, phone, e-mail or the enquiry form.

Tell us the bag you need

Send the size, what the bag will carry, the colour, your print and the quantity. We reply with a quotation.