Definition
Jute is one of the cheapest natural fibers. Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. Jute is known as the ‘Golden Fiber’ due to its golden brown color and its importance. Jute is one of the most affordable natural fibers, and second only to cotton in the amount produced and variety of uses. Jute fibers are composed primarily of the plant materials cellulose and lignin.
Jute is an annual crop grown mainly 80% in Bangladesh & India in the fertile Ganges Delta. It is classified in the lime tree family (Tiliaceae) by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens but jute has sometimes been placed in Malvaceae with cotton or more recently in Sparrmanniaceae.
End Uses of Jute Fiber
- It mostly is used for clothing, cordage, Packaging, sacking, Fancy Bags and Handicrafts, Molded Products, Flexible fiber mats.
- Now it’s used also increased in Fashion Fabric. Jute is also often blended with other fabrics like cotton (called JUCO) that are ideal for clothing, accessories and home furnishing. In order to make sophisticated products like fashion garments, jute needs to be blended with fibers like wool, nylon, rayon, acrylic or polypropylene.
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