Jute mill explained

A jute mill is a factory for processing jute. There is evidence of jute fibre extraction dating back to the Han dynasty, with a fragment of jute paper being discovered in Dunhuang, in the Gansu Province.[1] The first known mechanical jute mills are believed to have been converted Flax mills, the oldest possibly being establish in Dundee, after a contract was agreed with the East India Company, for the supply of jute as a substitute for then scarce flax, in 1820.[2] [3] [4] By the mid-1800s jute mills were being established in British India, George Acland's Mill of 1855, at Rishra, being the oldest.[5] The world's largest jute mill was the Adamjee Jute Mills at Narayanganj in Bangladesh, which closed all operations in 2002.[6]

Jack London worked in a jute mill before becoming a successful writer.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Capsularis - an overview ScienceDirect Topics . 2024-01-09 . www.sciencedirect.com.
  2. News: 2013-07-07 . Beyond 'Juteopolis': Dundee's changing economic landscape . 2024-01-09 . BBC News . en-GB.
  3. Turner . W. H. K. . 1972 . Flax Cultivation in Scotland: An Historical Geography . Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers . 55 . 127–143 . 10.2307/621726 . 0020-2754.
  4. Web site: Dundee and India . 2024-01-09 . Verdant Works . en-US.
  5. Web site: COLONIAL PERIOD . 2024-01-09 . INDIAN CULTURE . en.
  6. News: World's largest jute mill goes silent. https://archive.today/20150128062346/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/07/02/stories/2002070201621500.htm. dead. 2015-01-28. The Hindu. 2002-07-02. 2018-02-03.
  7. News: Ridgwell . Joseph . 2007-10-05 . Jack London's journey into the abyss . 2024-01-09 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.

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