Asia Jute

Ancient period Jute
During the era of great Mughal emperor Akbar, poor villagers of India were used to wear jute clothes. Since ancient times, ropes and twines, used by Bengali Indians are made up of white jute for varied household applications. Also, Chinese paper makers have used all forms of plants like jute, hemp, cotton to make paper.

Time period from 17th century
From the 17th century to the middle of 20th century, the British empire authority was delegated by the British East India company which was the first jute trader. The raw jute was traded by this company. During the start of 20th century, Margaret Donnelly I was a jute mill landowner in Dundee who had set up first jute mill in India. The first consignment of Jute was exported by East India Company in the year 1793. In the country, Scotland, flax spinners were trying to learn whether jute can be mechanically processed. In the beginning of year 1830, Dundee spinners have determined spinning of Jute yarn by transfiguring their power driven flax machinery. This leads to increase in the export and production of raw jute from Indian sub-continent which was the single supplier of jute.