Little choice for beverage cos but to import paper straws as deadline looms

Cost of importing paper straws goes up significantly as India doesn't have capacities to manufacture paper straws yet

Fast-moving consumer goods companies have been compelled to start importing paper straws, as the government’s deadline to ban plastic straws draws closer. The ban is effective from July 1.

Parle Agro, which sells beverages such as Frooti in small tetra packs, has already started importing paper straws. Dabur India, which sells its fruit juices in tetra packs under the brand Real, is also considering importing paper straws.
 

Parle Agro said in an email that it has begun to import paper straws to ensure that it meets requirements when the new rule is enforced, but it added that importing was not