Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, family Malvaceae.
Jute is one of the cheapest natural fibres, and is second only to cotton in amount produced and variety of uses. Jute fibres are composed primarily of the plant materials, cellulose (major component of plant fibre) and lignin (major components wood fibre). It is thus a ligno-cellulosic fibre that is partially a textile fibre and partially wood. It falls into the bast fibre category (fibre collected from bast or skin of the plant) along with Kenaf, Industrial Hemp, Flax (Linen), Ramie, etc. The industrial term for Jute fibre is Raw Jute.
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Industries Pvt., Ltd - India. Manufacturers of hand and power loom woven, yarn and batch dyed, printed and finished fabrics for bagging and furnishing applications, from jute. Also, jute mattings and bags.
Birla Corp - India. Diversified group of manufacturing companies, active in cement, flooring, textiles, automotive trimming, wire and cable, and chemicals. Yarns, fabrics and finished textile products, from jute. Also, raw white and dyed yarns for knitting and weaving, from natural and man-made fiber blends.
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Cotheeka Jute Industry - Bangladesh. Manufacturers of woven fabrics for carpet backing, geotechnical, footwear and home textile applications, from jute. Also, bags, footwear and handicrafts.
Meta Description: [ Cotheeka Jute Industry is the most reliable Jute Products supplier in Bangladesh. Jute Sacks Bags Hessian Cloths Bags Jute Yarn Twine Jute Sole Espadrilles and Handicrafts are the main jute goods exported by Cotheeka Jute Industry. ]
Kamarhatty Co., Ltd - India. Vertically integrated textile manufacturers. Yarn spinning. Weaving, dyeing and finishing of fabrics for bags manufacturing and cover applications, from jute. Also, custom made consumer and industrial bags.
Meta Description: [ Kamarhatty Company Limited, a trusted name for jute products,
textiles, yarns, hessian, twill, canvas and tarpauline since 1877 ]
Pubali Jute Mills, Ltd - India. Vertically integrated textile manufacturing company. Natural and dyed, twill and plain woven hessian, canvas and tarpaulin cloth for bags, upholstery and furnishing, from jute. Also, bags and sacks, cushion covers and curtains. Short history of jute.
Sonali Aansh Group - Bangladesh. Vertically integrated group of textile manufacturing and trading companies, active in fibers, yarn and textiles, and fish processing. Satin, twill and plain woven, greige, yarn and solid dyed, and finished fabrics for apparel, fashion accessories and furnishing, from jute.
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