Coir fibre is obtained from the fruit of the palm wherein lies a fibrous tissue between the tough exocarp or outer covering and the hard shell or endocarp which surrounds the kernel. These coir fiber using to produce ropes and yarns, brushes, bristles, mattress, door mats, coir netting and rugs etc., are included in the list of things mad of coir fiber and it goes on.
Coir is now being widely used for geo textiles (coir nets), Stitched erosion control blankets, vegetation fascines, Roof greening and sediment control drainage.
The natural characteristics of coir fibre, namely high water absorption, great tearing strength , biodegradability, solar radiation absorption and being environmentally friendly, have made coir fibre an excellent raw material for soil erosion control , filtration, slope stabilization, sediment control drainage and horticultural applications.
