Coir

Uses/Applications

     Bristle fiber is made into brush, air filters, humidifier pads, evaporative cooler pads, automotive breathers, pollution control parts and attic ventilation pads.  Once produced as rope and twine, it is made into carpets, rugs, doormats, bags, sacks, fishnets and other fibercraft items. 

     Mattress fiber is widely used as padding material for bed mattresses, furniture and upholsteries and for car seats and automotive breathers.     It is also utilized as insulation material, caulking material for boats, filtration pads and briquettes, filtering materials for drainage, wallboards and panel boards for homes and high-rise buildings.

     Rubberized coir sheet is suitable for packaging scientific, electronic and other delicate equipments and products that require excellent protection and safety.

     Coir is likewise used in horticultural purposes as it is made into plant liners, pots, plant pads, containers for growing various kinds of outdoor and indoor plants and other garden products.  In recent developments in biotechnologies, coir geotextiles or coconets and bio-logs (also called coco fiber rolls or fascines) are now widely used for soil erosion control, slope protection and land stabilization by both private and government projects.  The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), is now using coir geotextiles instead of concrete materials because it is cheaper, durable and biodegradable.

 
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     Coir dust or coco peat, a residual powder-like particle produced from the extraction of coir has gained economic importance. While coir dust used to be a major problem for disposal by decorticating plants because of the volume involved and for environmental consideration, it is now exported and used as substitute for peat moss, soil mulching, soil conditioner, animal bedding, manure composting and for other agricultural purposes.