To address the shortage of coconut fibre in the coir sector, the State government will set up a Coir Fibre Bank, Coir Minister P. Rajeeve has said. Speaking at the Coir Corporation auditorium in ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a significant intervention to revive Kerala’s struggling coir sector, the state government has announced the formation of a yarn bank to tackle the acute shortage of coir fibre.

The soil and climate in Pollachi are ideal for coir manufacturing Pollachi, one of the world’s largest exporters of coir fibre and pith, is facing a setback like never before. Coir manufacturers are ...

COIMBATORE: The West Asia war involving Israel, the US and Iran has dealt a major blow to coir pith and coir fibre exports from Tamil Nadu, with manufacturers in Pollachi and nearby areas of ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to the husk of coconut trees? If not, then it is time you plan a trip to the International Coir Museum in Alappuzha in the state of Kerala. Set amid the lazy ...

Kerala Budget, presented on February 2, had assured a second restructuring plan for coir sector, with a plan omnibus to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore for coir industry. (IE) Coir sector in Kerala has ...

Remember the olden days when every house had its own coir rope cots, people used to sit around in the verandah and chit-chat. The coir products were really ‘in’ then. From rope cots to mattings, to ...