After cotton fibre, jute is the most used natural fibre on the global market. It is used as reinforcement material in all sorts of applications.

Jute is cultivated mainly in India and Bangladesh, the two largest distributors.

Jute fibre is long, soft and shiny. Its main components (plant cellulose and linguine) are similar to wood components.

Fibre jute respects the environment as the crop rotation allows for improving soil fertility for the next crop.

Jute and composite materials

Jute was first used for ropes, travel and packaging bags. But jute fibres are being rediscovered and are now used in the composite industry. For example, in Bangladesh, some associations use their ancestral know-how and the local resources to develop and promote technical solutions using jute fibres with better performing mechanical properties.

Lighter and with a lower density (1.3-1.5 g/cm3), jute is a good alternative to fibreglass.

An ethical and social approach

Developing jute production in Bangladesh helps support the socio-economic situation in this developing country, and face the competition of synthetic materials.

An international agreement was signed, and an international jute study group whose main mission is to ensure the promotion of this fibre was set up.