Value added products of jute

Jute is the 2nd most important fiber crop. its uses has been a great diversity. Here is a glance of such diversified uses and hence its potential importance in the economy.

1. JUTE
Value added products

2. JUTE
•was an important foreign exchange earner for the producing countries
during '60s
•open up new possibilities to help to improve the economic conditions of
farmers (including women) and workers in producing countries
•However, bulk handling techniques and synthetic substitutes entered the
market and jute started losing its predominant position
•to overcome the declining market of jute, new technologies evolved for
bulk use of jute, and production of high value added and price
competitive intermediaries or final products
Jute fabric

3. Diversified Jute Products

4. Floor Coverings
•From the conventional carpet, jute moved up the value chain and is
used to make attractive floor coverings.
•improvements in dyeing and processing and market development
made this segment to grow.
•A traditional jute mat known as “Satranji”* has also received much
acclaim for a large market potential
•Floor coverings like piled/tufted carpet, rugs, runners, mats, mattings,
braided mats, durries etc. of jute alone or blended with other textile
fibres are used.

5. Jute Composites
•layered structure having more than one material component
with integrated interfaces.
•products presently being produced from jute composites are
Sheet/Board, Door, Window, Furniture, Corrugated Sheet,
Chequered Board etc
•Unbreakable, abundant, maintenance free, durable, Fire
retardant and water resistant, UV, termite, acid and alkali
resistant, Biodegrable, Renewable, Eco-friendly and Stronger
than wood

6. Home Textiles
•Fibres of jute used for coarse textile
•Table cloth, cushion covers, sofa covers, bed covers, curtain
cloth, table mats, prayer mats, napkins, aprons, blankets etc.
are made of jute or jute in combination with other textile
fibres.
•It can replace cotton fabrics either by itself or as a blend with
cotton for home textile applications.
•Fabrics are strong, durable, both light and colour-fast,
attractive and cheaper than most fabrics, anti-static, UV
protective and naturally decomposable.

7. Paper and Pulp
•Jute containing cellulose has been found to be an excellent raw
material for making good quality pulp and paper.
•The technologies for making pulp and paper from whole jute as well
as from jute fibre are successfully developed.
•Attempts are being made to make it more cost-effective. Once
improving commercial viability, whole jute could become a major
source for “Tree free” pulp and paper
•Less chemical requirement than wood pulping, less energy
consumption than traditional wood pulp due to low lignin; treated
wastewater from jute paper mills used for irrigation.

8. Technical Textiles
•Technical Textiles are textiles used for specific applications in
agriculture or in industries like automobile, aviation, civil engineering,
chemical, electrical, leather, medical, transportation or for
environmental protection.
•Main features of technical textiles are rated on specific performance
parameters and not on aesthetics
•Jute fibre’s unique physical properties: high tenacity, bulkiness, sound
& heat insulation property, low thermal conductivity, antistatic
property etc.
•Hence more suited for the manufacture of technical textiles in certain
specific areas.

9. Jute Particle Board
•Used as substitutes for wood.
•The availability of the technologies for producing particleboards and
its high socio-economic value are arguments in favour of the future
development of this product
•The use of wood in house construction, furniture, etc is slowly being
discouraged due to environmental reasons.
•The use of jute particle board as a substitute has been found to be
quite acceptable both in terms of quality and price.
•Jute particle boards are now being made mainly at small-scale level

10. Jute Geotextiles
•One of the most important diversified jute products with a
potentially large-scale application.
•Applications like: soil erosion control, vegetation consolidation,
agro-mulching, reinforcement, and protection of riverbanks &
embankments, land reclamation and in road pavement
construction
•High moisture absorption capacity, Flexibility, Drainage
properties, Ease of installation, Bio-degradable properties

11. Handicrafts
•Produced from jute fibre, yarn and fabric.
•Products vary from cushion covers to lamp-shades, from hats to footwear and from hand
bags to fashion accessories, candle holders, hand bags, jewellery boxes etc.
•Jute yarn is converted to have wool like appearance and feel by chemical modification,
dyeing and finishing, may be used for making sweaters, cardigans etc.
•It is free from health hazards and also free from hydrocarbons and provides adequate
warmth and is cheaper than wool and acrylic based products
•Considering the value addition and the employment such handicrafts offer, this segment can
grow significantly

12. Handicrafts