COIR FIBER

Coir Fiber

• Coconut fibre, is a natural fibre extracted from the husk of coconut and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes and mattresses.
• Coir is the fibrous material found between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a coconut. Other uses of brown coir (made from ripe coconut) are in upholstery padding, sacking and horticulture.
• The fibrous husks are soaked in pits or in nets in a slow-moving body of water to swell and soften the fibres. The long bristle fibres are separated from the shorter mattress fibres underneath the skin of the nut, a process known as wet-milling.
• White coir, harvested from unripe coconuts, is used for making finer brushes, string, rope and fishing nets.
• Coir fibre is also the main product used in manufacturing the geotextiles. Geotextiles have a wide range of uses. But it is mainly used in limiting the soil erosion. Soil erosion has become one of the most prevalent problems of our society.
• Although there are various methods for limiting it but the erosion can be successfully kept in check by the use of geotextiles. Moreover, the geotextiles are also used in various types of road works and for surrounding the dams.