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Bangladesh Wants to Supply Us with Jute

May 10, 2019 By Nadeem Muaddi 3 Comments

The Hog Ring - Bangladesh Wants to Supply Us with Jute

Bangladesh aims to become the world’s leading provider of automotive jute.

The South Asian country hopes to parlay foreign interest and investment in sustainable, plant-based materials to make it happen.

NatUp Fibres is one of several companies interested in helping Bangladesh realize its goal.

The French company manufactures automotive components out of natural fibers, such as flax (linen), hemp, kenaf (mesta) and jute. It currently makes dashboards, door panels and other interior trim out of flax.

However, NatUp CEO Karim Behlouli recently told The Daily Star there’s a cost benefit to abandoning flax for jute. While flax costs $1.23 per kilo, jute is only $1.12 per kilo. It’s a small difference, but adds up quickly.

Experts say Bangladesh is an ideal supplier because it’s replete with jute plants. In fact, locals call it the country’s “golden fiber.”

While German automakers — namely Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz — already turn to Bangladesh for their jute needs, exporters have set their sights on the wider market.

The global car industry needs 80,000 to 100,000 tons of jute a year, said Mushtaq Hussain, managing director of Golden Fibres Trade Centre, a leading jute exporter. Bangladesh supplies 10,000 to 12,000 tons of that jute.

With some help from NatUp Fibres and other foreign investors, Bangladeshi exporters hope to close that gap. If automakers continue pivoting from plastics to sustainable, plant-based materials, it’s likely to happen.

To read the full article, see: “Making car interior components: Jute fibre shows huge potential“

Filed Under: Archive, Green Upholstery Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior, Jute, NatUp Fibres

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  1. Victor Tupiza says

    May 11, 2019 at 12:48 am

    I say it’s a great idea, it’s about sustainability not just luxury

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  2. My Lib says

    May 15, 2019 at 7:14 am

    We are famous raw jute exporter in Bangladesh; we collect best type of raw jute from local area in Bangladesh. After that we export it many countries. We want to grow up our business over the world. If any one like to interest about business with us then you can contact following this number and e-mail address as well.

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  3. S.M.Khalilur Rahman says

    March 5, 2020 at 8:11 am

    We are one of the oldest leading & renowned exporters of Processed Jute & all types of Jute Products to all over the world since 1990. From Bangladesh we started export of cut & processed jute for Automobile Industries since 1990 to Spain, France & Korea. Also we started export of Carded Jute Fiber on Rolls for Gypsum work to Tunisia since 2010. However, we have been exporting other Jute Products like different types of Jute Yarn (natural/coloured), Jute Cord, Ropes, Jute Hessian/Sacking Cloth & different types of Jute Bags
    including many styles/types of Jute, Jute+Cotton Shopping Bags, Jute Tote Bags, Jute Designers Bag etc. For the last couple of year we have also started Jute & Jute+Cotton, Jute-Coir Floor Coverings etc. If you require Cut Jute Fibres in length of 50mm and above for Automobile Industries, you are requested to contact us.

    Reply

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