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Fibre Grading System |
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The existing jute and allied fibre grading systems and the names of the different
grades of fibres, as being practiced in the different major producing countries, are given
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| Grading is done
after the barky ends are cut off. There are six grades both for White and Tossa jute. The
characteristics specified for various grades are given below. |
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| Characteristics
of different grades of White Jute |
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Grade |
Characteristics |
BW special |
White/creamy white.
Fibre of the finest texture. Very strong and very good lustre. Completely free from any
defect, clean cut, well hackled and entirely free from red ends. |
BWA |
White to light
cream. Fibre of fine texture. Strong and very good lustre. Completely free from any
blemish. Clean cut, well hackled and entirely free from red ends. |
BWB |
Light cream to straw
colour. Fibre of good texture, strong and good lustre, free from blemish. Clean cut and
well hackled excluding red ends. |
BWC |
Light grey/light
reddish to straw colour. Clean fibre of sound strength and average lustre. Free from hard
specks and croppy, hard gummy tops. Well-cut, well hackled, free from black roots, red
soft ends permissible. |
BWD |
Any colour, average
strength, occasional bark and specks. Slightly croppy and gummy tops. Well-cut and well
hackled, red ends permissible. |
BWE |
Any
colour, any strength but free from perished fibre. Free from any unretted jute &
sticks but bark and hard center permissible. Rough cut and well hackled. |
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