The global expansion of the jute industry

Considering the demand for domestic and international markets and the global expansion of the jute industry, the government has declared 282 types of attractive jute products as versatile jute products. A press release issued by the Ministry of Textiles and Jute on Sunday said that a list of the names of these versatile jute products has been released recently. According to the Jute Act, 2017, ‘versatile jute products’ means conventional jute products such as – Hesian, Saking, CBC and any such product other than jute yarn of six counts and above- in which the use of jute or jute products is at least fifty percent.