RAW JUTE
Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fibre, golden or silvery in colour, which can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is one of the most affordable natural fibres and presently is the 2nd most important. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus and the fibre is produced from both the cellulose (major part of plant) and lignin (woody part of plant). It is thus part textile, part woody fibre and is therefore extremely strong. Worldwide jute fabrics are often named as hessian and the sacks as gunny bags whereas in North America jute fabrics is commonly known as burlap.
The two most common types are white jute (Corchorus capsularis) and tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius). White jute was traditionally used to make ropes and twines and also a low cost, low quality, fabric for clothes of the poor in the regions where it was produced. Tossa jute fibre is softer, silkier, and stronger than white jute. This variety grows mostly in the Ganges Delta, ie. in West Bengal and Bangladesh where it is known as paat from the start of the 19th century. Currently, the Bengal region West Bengal and Bangladesh are the largest global producers of the tossa jute variety.
| Bangla White | Bangla Tossa |
| Bangla White 'A' BWA | Bangla Tossa 'A' BTA |
| Bangla White 'B; BWB | Bangla Tossa 'B; BTB |
| Bangla White 'C' BWC | Bangla Tossa 'C' BTC |
| Bangla White 'D' BWD | Bangla Tossa 'D' BTD |
| Bangla White 'E' BWE | Bangla Tossa 'E' BTE |
| Bangla White 'R' BWR | Bangla Tossa 'R' BTR |
| Bangla White Cutting 'A' BWCA | Bangla Tossa Cutting 'A' BTCA |
| Bangla White Cutting 'B' BWCB | Bangla Tossa Cutting 'B' BTCB |
MESHTA-A
MESHTA SPECIAL
MESHTA C
MESHTA B CUTTINGS
MESHTA A CUTTINGS
