BANGLADESH JUTE SPINNERS ASSOCIATION

JUTE THE NATURAL FIBER

The Bangladesh jute Spinners Association established in 1979 is an all country organization representing the jute spinning sector of Bangladesh. The Association has a total membership of 95 Jute spinning mills. The total production capacity of this sector is around 9, 50,000 M. Tons per annum. The Association is represented on various Advisory Councils/ Committee under different Ministries and Departments of jute, Govt. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

The Association is dynamic, vibrant and up-to-date entity providing relevant and useful information and other service to it’s members comprising the leading entrepreneurs and manufacturers of Jute Yarn & Twine. Each of these members have vast experience in commerce and industry.

The member mills produce a wide variety of jute Yarn and twine from the world’s best quality raw jute, meeting the international quality requirements the world over. It’s products are used for Carpet Weaving (Wilton & AX Minister Carpet), Wall Covering Jute Webbing, Fabrics for shopping Bags, Caps, Handicrafts, Jute cloth for various uses like Canvas, Decorative Fabrics, Laminated cloth, Safety Fuse for Explosive and many more other uses.

This industrial sector employs about 78,000 personnel, exporting nearly 100% of it’s products, and is one of the largest foreign exchange earners in the private jute sector. (Tk. 4,851 CR US$ 591 Million). The Jute Spinning Sector covers almost 68% of national export of jute goods in quantity (M. ton).

The Association has a well structured secretariat. It has a number of publications which are very popular in the country and abroad. It’s monthly publication “Spinners News” contains information on national and international issues related to Jute and Jute industry, statistics on exports, prices etc.