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30-750: Adamjee Jute Mill was a jute mill in Bangladesh. It was established in Narayanganj in 1950 by the Adamjee Group . It was the second jute mill in East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) after Bawa Jute Mill, which was the first Jute Mill in East Pakistan. Gradually, the mill became the largest jute mill in the world, exceeding the jute mills of Calcutta (now Kolkata ), India, and Dundee , Scotland. The mills were nationalised after

60-613: A totem for Ayivu, one of the Lugbara clans . In the Philippines , especially in Ilocano -dominated areas, this vegetable, which is locally known as saluyot , can be mixed with bitter gourd , bamboo shoots , loofah , or a combination of these ingredients, which have a slimy and slippery texture. Vietnamese cuisine also use edible jute known as rau đay . It is usually used in canh cooked with crab and loofah. In Haiti,

90-594: A tufting surface, while secondary CBC is bonded onto the primary backing for an overlay. Jute packaging is sometimes used as an environmentally friendly substitute for plastic . Other jute consumer products include floor coverings, high performance technical textiles , geotextiles , and composites. Jute has been used as a home textile due to its anti- static and color- and light-fast properties, as well as its strength, durability, UV protection, sound and heat insulation, and low thermal conductivity . Corchous olitorius leaves are used to make mulukhiya , which

120-409: A dish called "Lalo" is made with jute leaves and other ingredients. One version of Lalo includes lalo with crab and meat (such as pork or beef) served on a bed of rice. Fabrics made of jute fibers are carbon neutral and biodegradable, which make jute a candidate material for high performance technical textiles. As global concern over forest destruction increases, jute may begin to replace wood as

150-504: A process in which jute stems are bundled together and immersed in slow running water. There are two types of retting: stem and ribbon. After the retting process, stripping begins. In the stripping process, workers scrape off non-fibrous matter, then dig in and grab the fibers from within the jute stem. Jute is a rain-fed crop with little need for fertilizer or pesticides , in contrast to cotton 's heavy requirements. Production in India

180-402: A strong battle for survival, Adamjee Jute Mills was officially closed down in 2002 despite huge protests from local policy makers and political opponents. In that place, a new industrial zone has been installed, Adamjee Export Processing Zone . In August 2011, the jute and textiles ministry sent a proposal to the prime minister of Bangladesh seeking her approval for rebuilding the second unit of

210-416: Is a variety thought to be native to South Asia . It is grown for both fiber and culinary purposes. People use the leaves as an ingredient in a mucilaginous potherb called " molokhiya " ( ملوخية , of uncertain etymology), which is mainly used in some Arabic countries such as Egypt , Jordan , and Syria as a soup-based dish , sometimes with meat over rice or lentils . The King James translation of

240-598: Is called the " golden fiber " for its color and monetary value. The bulk of the jute trade is centered in South Asia , with India and Bangladesh as the primary producers. The majority of jute is used for durable and sustainable packaging , such as burlap sacks . Its production and usage declined as disposable plastic packaging became common, but this trend has begun to reverse as merchants and even nations phase out or ban single-use plastics . The jute plant needs plain alluvial soil and standing water . During

270-568: Is concentrated mostly in West Bengal . India is the world's largest producer of jute, but imported approximately 162,000 tonnes of raw fiber and 175,000 tonnes of jute products in 2011. India, Pakistan , and China import significant quantities of jute fiber and products from Bangladesh, as do the United Kingdom , Japan , United States , France , Spain , Ivory Coast , Germany and Brazil . Jute and jute products formerly held

300-924: Is sometimes considered the Egyptian national dish, and is also consumed in Cyprus and other Middle Eastern countries. These leaves are an ingredient in stews, typically cooked with lamb or chicken. In India ( West Bengal ) and Bangladesh , in the Bengali cuisine , the fresh leaves are stir fried and eaten as path saak bhaja (পাঠ শাক ভাজা) along with a mustard sauce called kasundi (কাসুন্দি). The leaves are also eaten by making pakoras (পাঠ পাতার বড়া) with rice flour or Gram flour batter. In Nigeria , leaves of Corchorus olitorius are prepared in sticky soup called ewedu together with ingredients such as sweet potato , dried small fish, or shrimp . The leaves are rubbed until foamy or sticky before they are added to

330-401: Is used in the manufacture of fabrics, such as Hessian cloth, sacking, scrim , carpet backing cloth (CBC), and canvas . Hessian is lighter than sacking, and it is used for bags, wrappers, wall-coverings, upholstery , and home furnishings. Sacking, which is a fabric made of heavy jute fibers, has its use in the name. CBC made of jute comes in two types: primary and secondary. Primary CBC provides

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360-662: The Bangladesh Liberation War and it was nationalized after the Independence of Bangladesh. During the war, Bengali workers were replaced by Bihari workers in the. After the war ended, the Bihari workers in the factory were protected by the Indian Army. It employed over 25,000 workers when it was closed on 30 June 2002. Since the nationalization, the mill had accumulated 12 billion taka in losses. After

390-665: The Book of Job (chapter 30, verse 4), in the Hebrew Bible , mistranslates the word מלוח maluaḥ , which means Atriplex as "mallow", which in turn has led some to identify this jute species as that what was meant by the translators, and led it to be called ' Jew's mallow ' in English. It is high in protein , vitamin C , beta-carotene , calcium , and iron . Bangladesh and other countries in Southeast Asia , and

420-523: The South Pacific mainly use jute for its fiber. Tossa jute fiber is softer, silkier, and stronger than white jute. This variety shows good sustainability in the Ganges Delta climate. Along with white jute, tossa jute has also been cultivated in the soil of Bengal where has been known as paat since the start of the 19th century. Coremantel, Bangladesh, is the largest global producer of

450-640: The independence of Bangladesh in 1972. It was operated by the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation before being closed down in 2002. Adamjee Jute Mills was set up by Abdul Wahid Adamjee , Pakistan's foremost industrialist, and scion of the wealthiest family in the country. Initially, the said project was a partnership between the Adamjees and the PICIC (the government's industrial arm). The Adamjee family, however, soon took control of

480-488: The monsoon season , the monsoon climate offers a warm and wet environment which is suitable for growing jute. Temperatures from 20 to 40 °C (68 to 104 °F) and relative humidity of 70%–80% are favorable for successful cultivation. Jute requires 5–8 cm (2.0–3.1 in) of rainfall weekly, and more during the sowing time. Soft water is necessary for jute production. Historical documents (including Ain-e-Akbari by Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak in 1590) state that

510-622: The Adamjee Jute Mills in Narayanganj on 11 acres of land at an estimated cost of Tk 6087.2 million. Jute Jute fibers, composed primarily of cellulose and lignin , are collected from bast (the phloem of the plant, sometimes called the "skin") of plants like kenaf , industrial hemp , flax ( linen ), and ramie . The industrial term for jute fiber is raw jute . The fibers are off-white to brown and range from 1–4 meters (3.3–13.1 ft) long. In Bangladesh, jute

540-497: The Centre for Chemical Biology, University of Science Malaysia and University of Hawaii , to research different fibers and hybrid fibers of jute. The draft genome of jute ( Corchorus olitorius ) was completed. Jutes are relatively cheap and versatile fiber and have a wide variety of uses in cordage and cloth . It is commonly used to make burlap sacks . The jute plant also has some culinary uses, which are generally focused on

570-412: The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries ("jute weaver" was a recognized trade occupation in the 1901 UK census ), but this trade largely ceased by about 1970, being substituted for by synthetic fibres . In the 21st century, jute has become a large export again, mainly in Bangladesh. The jute fiber comes from the stem and ribbon (outer skin) of the jute plant. The fibers are first extracted by retting ,

600-644: The government of Pakistan a proposal for the jute plant. The capital for the mills were to be provided by Adamjee Brothers and the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation 50-50 equally. Siddhirganj was chosen as the site of mill due to the good river, road, and rail communication facilities. The first of three 1000-loom mills started production on 19 December 1951, the second in December 1952. In May 1954, violence clashes took place between Bengali and Bihari workers at

630-528: The jute mills. The Police and East Pakistan Rifles were deployed to control the situation. In the clashes, 90 were killed and 250 injured. The third mill went into production in March 1956. In 1964, the firm added 128 broad looms to produce wide hessian cloth for which there was strong demand in the United States as backing cloth for tufted carpets. The Adamjee family lost control of the mill in 1971 during

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660-538: The leaves. Due to its durability and biodegradability, jute matting is used as a temporary solution to prevent flood erosion. Researchers have also investigated the possibility of using jute and glucose to build aeroplane panels. Individual jute fibers can range from very fine to very coarse, and the varied fibers are suited for a variety of uses. The coarser fibers, which are called jute butts , are used alone or combined with other fibers to make many products: Finer jute fibers can be processed for use in: Jute

690-447: The poor villagers of India used to wear clothing made of jute. The weavers used simple hand- spinning wheels and hand looms , which they also used to spin cotton yarns . History also suggests that Indians, especially Bengalis , used ropes and twines made of white jute from ancient times for household and other uses. Jute is highly functional for carrying grains or other agricultural products. Tossa jute ( Corchorus olitorius )

720-575: The project, and eventually built it into the largest jute mill in the world. In 1947, when India was partitioned, there were 108 jute mills in Bengal but all were located in West Bengal which went to India. After the Independence of Pakistan, Muslim entrepreneurs were asked by the government of Pakistan to create proposals for a jute mill in East Bengal. The Adamjee Group in December 1949 presented

750-509: The soup. Among the Yoruba people of Nigeria, the leaves are called Ewedu , and in the Hausa -speaking northern Nigeria , the leaves are called turgunuwa or lallo . The cook shreds the jute leaves adds them to the soup, which generally also contains meat or fish, onions, pepper, and other spices. The Lugbara of Northwestern Uganda also eat jute leaves in a soup called pala bi . Jute is also

780-552: The top position among Bangladesh's most exported goods, although now they stand second after ready-made apparel . Annually, Bangladesh produces 7 to 8 million bales of raw jute, out of which 0.6 to 0.8 million bales are exported to international markets. China, India, and Pakistan are the primary importers of Bangladeshi raw jute. In 2002, Bangladesh commissioned a consortium of researchers from University of Dhaka , Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) and private software firm DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Ltd., in collaboration with

810-529: The tossa jute variety. In India, West Bengal is the largest producer of jute. Jute has been used for making textiles in the Indus valley civilization since the 3rd millennium BC. For centuries, jute has been a part of the culture of Bangladesh and some parts of West Bengal and Assam . The British started trading in jute during the seventeenth century. During the reign of the British Empire , jute

840-517: The trenches of World War I , and to the American South for bagging cotton. It was used in multiple industries, including the fishing , construction , art, and arms industries. Due to its coarse and tough texture, jute could initially only be processed by hand, until someone in Dundee discovered that treating it with whale oil made it machine processable. The industry boomed throughout

870-551: Was also used in the military . British jute barons grew rich by processing jute and selling manufactured products made from it. Dundee Jute Barons and the British East India Company set up many jute mills in Bengal, and by 1895 jute industries in Bengal overtook the Scottish jute trade. Many Scots emigrated to Bengal to set up jute factories. More than a billion jute sandbags were exported from Bengal to

900-416: Was historically used in traditional textile machinery because jute fibers contain cellulose (vegetable fiber) and lignin (wood fiber). Later , several industries, such as the automotive , pulp and paper , furniture, and bedding industries, started to use jute and its allied fibers with their non-woven and composite technology to manufacture nonwoven fabric , technical textiles , and composites. Jute

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