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History of Jute Fabric
Filed Under (Textile) by admin on 27-04-2010
Tagged Under : jute, jute fabric, Textile, Textile fabrication
Production of jute is an age old practice in a country like India. Ethnic is basically the heart of the country and somehow gets developed by the varied range of raw material available around. Jute is one of the most important materials that create variety of hand-loom and related products.
Basically, importance of jute was found by English traders who regarded it as an effective substitute of flax and hemp that are very much expensive kind of fabrics. Kolkata located in West Bengal was at first regarded as a hub for production of jute fabric is raw material was easily available here.
So, in the year 1855, the first jute mill came into existence during 1855 in Kolkata. By the year 1869, 5 mills were there for which the number rose to 38 mills during 1910.
After the partition of Indian and Pakistan, most of the jute growing areas went to the other country but soon after, India made a significant growth in the raw material production.
At this point of time, the industry has grown above to much better level and most of the needs of the manufacturers, exporters and suppliers of jute fabric are being taken care properly by the concerned association.
In order to promote the industry to even better levels, Government and the Jute Manufactures Development Council is taking corrective actions.
