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JUTE INDUSTRY

Indian Jute Industry :-

Jute, "The Golden Fiber", is eco friendly and a unique gift of nature. It is truly one of the most versatile fibers, known to mankind. It is used to manufacture Hessian Cloth, Jute Shopping Bags, Jute Sacks, Food Grade Jute Bags, Jute Bags, Jute Soil Saver, Jute Yarn, Jute Sand Bags, and Other Jute Products.
Jute, the 'Golden Fiber' as it is called, is a plant that yields a fiber used for sacking and cordage. Known as the raw material for sacks the world over, jute is truly one of the most versatile fibers gifted to man by nature that finds various uses in the form of Handicrafts. Next to cotton, jute is the cheapest and most important of all textile fibers.
Jute is the cheapest lignocellulosic, long vegetable bast fibre available annually in the world. Jute cultivation provides work for millions of farmers, landless laborers, industrial workers and provides jobs for many others, indirectly.
The Versatile Option: Rapid expansion of jute into a wide range of life style consumer products has been made possible due to the versatility of Jute. Spinning of high quality yarns and weaving of light-weight fine-textured fabrics of uniform structure in exotic colors and designs are made in both jute factories and hand loom sectors. With vastly improved bleaching, dyeing and finishing processes and by blending jute with other natural or synthetic fibers, the finished jute products now ensure feel, luster, abrasion resistance and aesthetic appeal.
Jute HandicraftsThe traditional excellence of Indian craftsmen & artisans is reflected in a wide range of jute handicrafts of utility, decoration and novelty. A beautiful mosaic of Jute handicrafts that comprises of carpets & floor coverings, wall coverings & window dressings, table mats & table-wares, swings, hammocks, office bags, table covers, table mats, pen and pencil stand, wall hangings & room decor, bedspreads & bedroom slippers, blankets & shawls, skirts & jackets, shopping & travel bags and a host of other home textile made ups.
The jute handicrafts of Madhya Pradesh are a unique blend of aesthetic sense and utility. Craftsmen at Hasta Shilp Vikas Nigam have experimented with the fiber. Every artifact emanates a unique charm exclusive to it and the goods so produced are marketed through the MP state emporium, "Mriganayani". Bhopal, Raipur, Indore and Gwalior are major centers for producing jute handicrafts.

CHANGING SCENARIO:-

Today, jute can be defined as an eco-friendly natural fiber with versatile application prospects ranging from low value geo-textiles to high value carpet, apparel, composites, decoratives, upholstery furnishings, fancy non-wovens for new products, decorative color boards etc. Jute with its unique versatility, rightfully deserves to be branded as the "fiber for the future".
In coming decades, a number of jute mills and mini-jute plants will be seen engaged in a big way in production of jute and jute blended yarns, specially of finer accounts, through various routes of yarn manufacturing. The uses of jute are manifold although the traditional use remains in packing as sacking, hessian and carpet backing. These light weight yarns are to be used in value added textile applications like upholstery, furnishing, garments and bags etc are just a few examples.
Indian Jute IndustryJute is being cultivated in India for centuries. the landmark in the history of jute industry in India dates back to 1854 when the first jute mill as set up by George Auckland at Rishra in Hoogly district of West Bengal. Jute is predominantly a crop of eastern India. The major jute growing states are West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Orissa, Tripura, and Uttar Pradesh.
Currently the production of the fibre in India is around 100 lakh bales and about 73 jute mills are operating in the country at present. Besides, there are several small scale industries in the decentralized sector producing handicrafts, decoratives, twines, pulp & paper from jute and allied fibers and particle board from jute stick.

Industry Milestones:-

01. The largest producer of raw jute in the world.

02. The biggest manufacturer of jute goods in the world.

03. The capacity to manufacture the widest range of products, tailored to customers' requirements.

04. Comprehensive and world class research and development facilities in the area of jute agriculture , product development and machinery design.

05. Highly quality conscious employing most modern facilities for TQC . 06. Export history of raw jute and jute manufactures dates back to over 100 years.

07. Highly developed infrastructure like ports, shipping facilities etc.

08. A vibrant jute industry oriented to provide maximum customer satisfaction.

09. Indian Jute Industry has the capacity to produce and meet the International demand for food grade Jute bags and cloth.

10. Food grade Jute Bags and cloth manufactured in India - are a boon in the context of global environmental and ecological concern. Indian food grade jute bags have a twin edged advantage: preservation of food in the most natural way.

Jute Growing Areas :- Jute is a rainy season crop and hence sown from March to May according to rainfall and type of land, and harvested from June to September depending on whether the sowings are early or late.
Major Growing AreasJute thrives best in damp heat, and the climatic conditions prevalent in West Bengal in India are well suited for its cultivation. Indian states ideally suitable for the cultivation of jute are: - West Bengal - Bihar - Assam - Orissa - Uttar Pradesh
Mesta, or Kenif, botanically known as Hibiscus Cannabinus, is also grown in these areas as a textile fiber. Mesta is a coarser, more brittle fiber, and is used by the jute mills in admixture with jute to obtain certain desired properties.

Three main problems faced by the Jute Industry in India:-

• *PROBLEMS OF RAW MATERIAL – After independence most of the jute-producing areas went to Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan) resulting in acute shortage of raw jute. Although successful efforts have been made to increase the supply of raw jute since independence, it still falls short of our current requirements.
• * INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – Our jute industry has to face a very tough competition from synthetic packing materials of the advanced countries of Europe and North America. As such the market for jute goods has shrunk. Indian Jute industry is facing very stiff competition from Bangladesh, Philippines, Japan and Brazil.
• * LESS DEMAND – Due to synthetic substitutes in domestic as well as international markets the overall demand for jute products is gradually decreasing in the international market.

•*West Bengal is the home of jute. It produces the highest number of bales of the jute fibre.
• The industry consumes huge quantity of water which is easily available from the Hooghly river.

•4 countries of the world which are the leading importers of Indian jute goods-USA, Canada, Russia and Australia
Two steps taken by the govt to overcome the problems faced by the Jute industry in India are –
•The government is providing loans to the industry for purchasing raw material and other inputs.
•Some items have been exclusively reserved for the industry.
•The two jute products are – Gunny bags and ropes

•West Bengal is the largest jute producing state in India. Two important centres are Bally and Rishia