Putting Jute Bags into limelight

History of Jute:

The golden fibre has been in use in India for centuries now. The golden brown color is the reason behind it’s name. The fields of utilization of jute gain it the golden title. Not just in India but throughout the world, the consumption of jute is in many directions. Jute plants being a very effortlessly and fast growing plant, make jute a very affordable fibre. From the making of strong sacks to fancy cloths, jute has managed to enter many production sectors. The another good reason to support this is, it’s eco-friendly nature.

Jute was exported first in the 1880s to support the weaving system in Scotland. And now, Scotland even has a jute museum there. After that period, jute was used widely throughout the globe. Jute is yearly produced in the quantity of 22 million tons. Somehow from some past decades, jute has been replaced by other materials but despite this, it has maintained it’s value. Especially jute bags with plastic bags.

Jute mainly comes in different shades naturally. It can be anything from white, off white, grey, yellow, brown to golden. Although, the presence of sunlight may cause a change in color. Since jute is very easy to dye, it is used for the production of some lifestyle stuff like fancy shopping bags, jute bags, jackets and fancy wears in different colors. It does get affected with high acidic exposure and is hygroscopic in nature.

Characteristics of jute:

Coming to the properties that together make jute a golden product. Jute is mainly known for it’s strength. The reason why it has been highly in use for making sacks and jute bags since very long time is it’s strength. The strength of the material ultimately results in an extremely durable and stable material. Hence it is always preferred to make products like jute bags, ropes, mats and carpets. These products last longer than other materials. Jute, due to it’s easy to developing and maintenance property, is a better choice than cotton and linen. It is actually more in use than both cotton and linen.

Jute mainly comes in different shades naturally. It can be anything from white, off white, grey, yellow, brown to golden. Although, the presence of sunlight may cause a change in color. Since jute is very easy to dye, it is used for the production of some lifestyle stuff like fancy shopping bags, jute bags, jackets and fancy wears in different colors. It does get affected with high acidic exposure and is hygroscopic in nature.

The uses are not limited till this. There are some very important uses where jute works as a geotextile fabric which is laid over the soil to stabilize it to avoid landslides and also to control erosions.

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Hi everyone, My name is Pooja Maurya. I love to write about everything and anything, but I really love to write about on Ecological product and Environmental Issues.