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                                   Pilot plant and Processing Division:

1.     Division introduction	Pilot plant and processing Division of Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) is involved with jute pilot scale production of different product and processing.  The division also involved with innovation and development of diversified jute products.
2.     Objective of division	Provide overall support to the Director (Technical) through research planning, review and evaluation.     Coordinating departmental research activities and assisting in the actual implementation of the results obtained.     Develop yarn, oven, non-oven and knitted fabrics from jute.     Jute goods manufacturing process improvement through exchange of technology and views with various organizations.
3.     Manpower	Post Manpower Existing manpower Chief Scientific Officer 1 1 Principal Scientific Officer 3 0 Senior Scientific Officer 4 4 Scientific Officer 4 3 Staff 17 12
4.     Department information	Ø  Wet processing department Ø  Jute waste processing department Ø  Yarn and Fabric production department Ø  Chemical Processing department
5.     Department manpower	Wet processing department     1.    To complete all pretreatment process i.e. desizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerization etc.      2.     To complete dyeing and finishing process of jute and jute blended fabric  Manpower:   Sl. No. Post No. of post Existing Manpower 1. PSO 1 0 2. SSO 1 1 3. SO 1 1 4. Staff 2 1   Yarn and Fabric production department Increase the diversified use of jute. To make jute knitted fabric. By using jute yarn invention of ecological friendly technology.   Manpower: Sl. No. Post No. of post Existing Manpower 1. PSO 1 - 2. SSO 1 1 3. SO 1 1 4. Staff 7 6   Jute waste processing department      1.     Research on jute stick which are     2.     In jute industries specially spinning and weaving factories they produce 25-30% jute waste (unused during processing), Research is going on to use them effectively.      3.     Research on to develop the low-quality jute fibre and jute caddies.   Manpower: Sl. No. Post No. of post Existing Manpower 1. PSO 1 - 2. SSO 1 1 3. SO 1 - 4. Staff 4 2   Chemical Processing department 1.     Increase the diversified use of jute. 2.     To resolve different problems related to chemical treatment of jute yarn and jute diversified products. 3.     Giving technical service to different factories for determining the percentage of different chemicals content by jute fabric and yarn. Manpower: Sl. No. Post No. of post Existing Manpower 1. SSO 1 1 2. SO 1 1 3. Staff 1 1

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