Potential end-uses for jute-based
non-wovens* |
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| No. |
Category |
Specific example |
| 1 |
Interlinings |
Sew-in, fusible,
stiffeners |
| 2 |
Components for footwear and
leather goods |
Luggage and handbags,
sewn-in socks, shoe insoles and
liners |
| 3 |
Dry filtration |
Filter media |
| 4 |
Automotive applications |
Cushioning, noise
reduction layers, floor carpets, parcel
trays, dash-boards |
| 5 |
Household goods
(Furnishing, bedding and others) |
Floor coverings, wall
coverings, fillings, components for
furniture and bedding |
| 6 |
Agriculture and
Horticulture |
Crop covers, mulch
matting, pre-sown seed matting,
wind breakers, frost protectors and capillary mats |
| 7 |
Civil engineering and building
industry |
Geotextiles, liners, pipe
laggings, thermal and sound
insulation layers |
| 8 |
Other industrial
applications |
Cable wrappings, oil sorbents, load bearing
components, insulators, panels and packaging items,
bags and sackings, protective wrappings |
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* Nonwovens from jute/synthetic blends as environmentally
friendly products: A paper presented in
the International Consultation on Jute and the Environment held
in The Hague 26-29 Oct. 1993. |
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