Jute is a natural fiber known as the "Golden Fiber" that comes from the stem of the jute plant. It is the second most produced textile fiber in the world after cotton. Bangladesh is the largest cultivator and producer of raw jute. Jute requires a warm, humid climate and is harvested between 120-150 days after planting. It is composed mainly of cellulose and lignin. Jute is used to make sacks, packaging cloth, carpets, and mixed with wool for clothing due to its strength and low cost. While jute processing can cause pollution, the fiber is biodegradable and adds nutrients to soil. Its global harvest and sale amounts to over 3 million tons annually worth

1. WELCOME TO PRESENTATION

2. Jute Fiber
Submitted By:
Tonmoy Bhoumik
Dept. of Textile Engineering
Jessore University of Science & Technology

3. Introduction
Jute is a natural fiber popularly
known as the “Golden Fiber”.
Jute fiber comes from the stem of
a herbaceous annual plant
“Corchorus”.

4. • Jute is the second in the world’s production of
textile fibers after cotton.
• India , Bangladesh are leading producers of Jute.
• Jute is almost entirely a market oriented crop.
• Bangladesh is the largest cultivator of raw jute.
• The plant has a height of 8 to 12 feet.

5. Cultivation and Harvesting of Fiber
• Jute is a rainy season crop sown from
March to May according to rainfall
and types of land.
• Jute requires a warm and humid
climate with temperature between
24ċ to 37ċ.
• Jute is harvested any time between
120 days to 150 days when the
flowers have been shed, early
harvesting gives good healthy fibers.

6. Structure of Fiber
• Commercial jute varies from yellow to brown
to greyish in color.
• The bundle of fibers held together by gummy
material;
Lignin which plays an important role in
structure of plant.

7. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF JUTE
•Jute is a cellulosic
fiber. Jute is composed
of 65% cellulose and
35% natural wages,
oils and cements
(lignin)

8. The Chemical Composition of Jute is given below:
Components Percentage (%)
Cellulose 65.2
Hemi-cellulose 22.2
Lignin 10.8
Water soluble 1.5
Fat and wax 0.3

9. Uses
• Jute is cheap and reasonably strong and is available in large quantities.
Generally used in:
Sacks & Packing Cloth.
Food Storage.
Backing cloth for carpets.
Used in Geotextiles, technical textiles and textile composites.
Mixed with wool, used in cheap clothing.

10. Jute Products

11. Processing: Environmental Impact
Advantages
• 100% biodegradable.
oReduction in use of plastics
goods.
• Unused “waste” parts of plants
add nutrients to the soil
Disadvantages
• Jute mill runoff causes
sound/water/soil pollution.

12. Processing: Economical
• 2nd most important
vegetable fiber.
• Large mills employ around
4000 workers.
• Demand for 100% raw
material fibers decreases,
causing mill shut downs.

13. Worldwide Harvest and Sale
• 3.5 million tons produced
annually.
• 2.5 to 3 million tons sold for
about 200 million dollars.

14. Major Buyers And Sellers
• Bangladesh is the world
largest exporter of jute.
• India, Pakistan, and China
are the primary buyers.

15. The future of jute?
• As we drive to transition to a bio-based economy, the jute industry
will also grow for years to come
• Will be essential in multiple industries, such as automotive and
clothing
• Growing among consumers as a favorable substitute to synthetic
resources, which make the future of jute very bright.

16. Summary
• Important economical fiber.
• Versatile fiber with many
uses.
• Agriculturally beneficial.
• Demand will increase in the
future

17. Thank YOU