Due to global warming, awareness has come about saving the environment all over the world. This is the reason why people are now turning to natural products. India has directly benefited from the increasing demand for natural products. In fact, India’s jute industry after being neglected for a long time is now progressing once again. Many big brands of the world like Walmart, Marks & Spencer, Tesco etc. are using jute bags in the market of America, Japan and Europe.
1000 crore exports
The Indian Jute Mills Association says that in the year 2016, India exported jute bags worth Rs 350 crore. At the same time, in 2021 this figure has increased to about one thousand crore rupees and many big brands are buying shopping jute bags from India. Bengal has the largest number of industries of jute bags in India. According to statistics, out of the total 93 jute mills in India, 70 are in Bengal alone. Bengal accounts for 80 percent of India’s total jute bag exports.
Plastic substituted by jute
The way an environment is being created against plastic bags all over the world and there is a demand to ban them in many places. In view of this, the jute bag market will increase from Rs 18,800 crore to Rs 27,700 crore in the next 5 years. The biggest market for India’s jute bags is still America, where jute bags worth Rs 820 crore were exported last year. In the coming days, we will see even more increase in it. About 1.3 million tonnes of jute is produced in India every year. Experts say that a jute bag can last as much as 600 plastic bags.
Know how jute is made
Most of the jute cultivation in India is done in West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Assam and some lowland areas of Uttar Pradesh. Jute plants are made into bundles and put them in water to rot. After this the fibers are extracted from the jute plants and bags, sacks and other items are made from these fibers. Jute is cultivated on about 16 lakh acres of land in the country and about 67 percent of its production is used in India. The rest is exported. Jute fibers are used to make bags, sacks, rugs, tents, tarpaulins, sackcloth, ropes, cloth and paper.