Huge Potential for Geo-Textiles – Significance of Jute Felts from PARK Non Woven
                     Huge Potential for Geo-
Textiles – Significance 
of Jute Felts from PARK 
Non Woven
Geotextiles are primarily the permeable fabrics used in association with soil, 
increasing the ability to filter, separate and reinforce, drain, or protect. To enhance 
the strengths and increase durability, 
needle punched staple fiber manufacturing technique is produced which 
increases survivability. There has been renewed focus on the use of natural fibers 
like Jute as a geotextile for underlaying the rural roads and for soil erosion control.
India is one of the largest producers of natural fibers and their use in geotextiles 
has led to overall cost savings and good technical results.
Geotextile could be a synthetic material such as Jute, Polyester, Polypropylene, 
and others, is also used with soil, rock, and other geographical engineering-related 
material and is called geosynthetics. In the making of roads, in particular, these 
are used in high-standard all-season roads. Geotextiles extend the service like 
roads, incrand ease their load-carrying capacity. These Geotextile products have 
a wide range of applications and are currently used to advantage in many civil 
engineering applications including roads, railroads, embankments, retaining, 
structures, reservoirs, canals, dams, bank protection, and coastal engineering.
Here are some of the primary 
uses of Geotextiles, namely:
•Stabilization or Separation
•Drainage
•Soil Erosion Control
•Reinforcement
• Soil erosion is one form of soil degradation and a naturally occurring 
process on all lands. Hilly, deserts and coastal regions are more prone 
to severe soil erosion making them severely vulnerable. In hilly areas, 
the phenomenon of natural slope, hilly and coastal regions are severely 
vulnerable to it. Since it is a relatively slow process that goes unnoticed 
and occurs at an alarming rate causing serious loss of topsoil followed 
by land sliding. There is a serious loss of lives, livestock and 
infrastructure, houses, markets and structures due to this vulnerable 
soil. This clearly shows that the economic consequences of erosion are 
also becoming severe.     
Data Statistics:
• Globally, there are economies that have formulated clear guidelines for 
the implementation the technical textiles in their usages in specific 
applications. Our Government is also in the process of firming up 
guidelines and standards and specifications to use geo-textiles 
products and projects where they are used. Also, state Governments 
and Governments across nations have their own concessions on several 
features to invite investment and entrepreneurs in this field.
Natural Geotextiles Gaining 
Popularity
•Natural fibres such as jute and sisal are being in vogue into geotextile 
fibres in environmental protection projects. Jute is gaining immense 
popularity especially in Australia and other nations rather than the 
polymers in areas where their biodegradation is required while enabling 
seedling protection for hill slope protection.  
• Geo-synthetics are gaining popularity across the world in the waste 
management industry as they offer isolation and protection [prevent 
leakage] to the surrounding soil substrate. It goes without saying that 
geotechnical textiles are poised to command a big domestic market as 
more and more methods are utilized to make it popular.
Global Market Development
• The U.S. remains number one for geotextiles. Asia is comparable and 
followed by Europe and South America. In all these markets it is 
important to look at the specifics of demand in particular national 
areas, barriers and distribution. It is always important to pursue 
detailed market research covering markets now rather than in the past.
THE EXPECTATIONS
• At present, the expectation is that the current markets will continue to 
grow, and new emerging trends will offer long-term potential in addition 
to current markets. As for Jute Felt for geotextiles, there is a wide range 
of scope for use of existing products in road construction, golf courses, 
embankments, and other landscaping.    
• Jute Felt from PARK is a fabric of matted, compressed jute Fibers and 
sometimes mixed with Fibers. Jute Felt is extremely popular and 
rigorously being increasingly used as an industrial good, especially for 
insulation and Acoustic. These Jute felts are completely Biodegradable 
and strong products and degrade without leaving harmful traces. The 
Jute felt absorbs moistures, up to 5 times its own weight, which is 
useful for plantation, and landscaping in dry periods.       
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