Fourth-gen heir’s bold pivot from sugar to bioplastics

Saraogi to position bioplastic as eco-friendly alternative

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would also be asignificant challenge.

But the biggest hurdle for Saraogi would be to convince the 50-year-old company’s board of directors. It took her “only four-and-a-half years” to convince them to greenlight the bioplastic plant. At an investment of t2,850 crore, it will be India’s first large-scale PLA factory.

Saraogi plansto position the bioplastic producedat the plant asan eco-friendly alternative to single-use plastics such asbags, straws, sticks and water bottles.