While jute and burlap are often used interchangeably, these two terms actually refer to different materials, which can make a ...

, June 29 -- Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday said the government has taken initiatives to revive a number of state-owned textile and jute mills through public-private ...

Bangladesh can earn billion dollar from the domestic market by ensuring proper use of jute geo-textile (JGT) in preventing soil, river and embankment erosion and landslide in hilly areas instead of ...

The government expects all state-owned jute mills to resume production under private management by December this year, ...

The production of jute textiles has fallen significantly over the past two years due to a drop in exports and the government's failure to strictly impose the mandatory packaging law that led to ...

With the National Jute Board strongly recommending the use of geo-textile for road construction, the R6,500-crore Indian jute industry could hope for a revival. The application of jute for protection ...

No evident progress has been seen in the last couple of years to finish constructing the Sheikh Hasina Specialized Jute Textile Mill, according to various sources. The project is built under the ...

The Indian Road Congress has accepted certain patterns of jute as a geo-textile that can be used for laying/ building of roads. The move is expected to give a boost to the jute industry, 87 per cent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of braided jute fibers - Abhishek Mehta/Getty Images Jute and burlap aren't quite the same thing, but it's not surprising ...