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Every year, about 350,000 metric tons (MT) of coir is produced around the globe. India and Sri Lanka account for 90% of the coir production. From India, Kerala handles 85% of India’s coir production.

The manufacturing of coir began during the post-Vedic period, as mentioned in the Ramayana. What once was distributed and exported via the traditional merchant, then transformed into a full-fledged industry with the influx of the Portuguese and other travellers from across the world. Colonialization ignited the establishment of coir factories, and laid the foundation of coir production, as it is today.

Coir is a natural fibre that comes from coconuts. Found in the layers that surround the seedpod also known as the husk, coir fibre cells have thick walls that are made up of cellulose which are narrow, and shallow. Derived from the Malayalam word “kayar”, the use of coir dates back to ancient times. Indian sailors who travelled to Malaya (Malaysia), Java (Indonesia), China, and the Gulf of Arabia used coir to make ropes for their ships.

Depending on whether they are pulled out of a ripe or an immature husk, coir fibres are eminent in two ways.