20 Facts About Jute

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Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads.

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Jute is one of the most affordable natural fibers and second only to cotton in the amount produced and variety of uses.

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Jute fibers are composed primarily of the plant materials cellulose and lignin.

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Jute fiber falls into the bast fiber category along with kenaf, industrial hemp, flax, ramie, etc.

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Jute is called the "golden fiber" for its color and high cash value.

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Jute'story suggests that Indians, especially Bengalis, used ropes and twines made of white jute from ancient times for household and other uses.

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Jute is highly functional for carrying grains or other agricultural products.

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Jute was used for making textiles in the Indus valley civilization since the 3rd millennium BC.

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9.

Jute fiber comes from the stem and ribbon of the jute plant.

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10.

Jute is a rain-fed crop with little need for fertilizer or pesticides, in contrast to cotton's heavy requirements.

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11.

Jute is in great demand due to its cheapness, softness, length, lustre and uniformity of its fiber.

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12.

Jute matting is used to prevent flood erosion while natural vegetation becomes established.

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13.

Jute is the second most important vegetable fiber after cotton due to its versatility.

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14.

Jute is used chiefly to make cloth for wrapping bales of raw cotton, and to make sacks and coarse cloth.

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Jute has a long history of use in the sackings, carpets, wrapping fabrics, and construction fabric manufacturing industry.

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Jute was used in traditional textile machinery as fibers having cellulose and lignin .

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Jute is used in the manufacture of a number of fabrics, such as Hessian cloth, sacking, scrim, carpet backing cloth, and canvas.

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18.

Jute packaging is used as an eco-friendly substitute of plastic.

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19.

Jute has many advantages as a home textile, either replacing cotton or blending with it.

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20.

Jute is a totem for Ayivu, one of the Lugbara clans.

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