Coconut Fiber

Coconut Fiber - Herewith is about Coconut Fiber :

Product name

• German : Kokosfasern
• English : Coconut fiber, coir
• French : Fibre de coco
• Spanish : Fibra de coco
• Scientific : Cocos nucifera
• CN/HS number* : 5305 1 ff.

(* EU Combined Nomenclature/Harmonized System)

Product description

• Coconut fiber belongs to the category fibers/fibrous materials.
• Coconut fiber is obtained from the fibrous husk (mesocarp) of the coconut (Cocos nucifera) from the coconut palm, which belongs to the palm family (Palmae).
• Coconut fiber has a high lignin content and thus a low cellulose content, as a result of which it is resilient, strong and highly durable. The remarkable lightness of the fibers is due to the cavities arising from the dried out sieve cells.
• Coconut fiber is the only fruit fiber usable in the textile industry. Coir is obtained by retting for up to 10 months in water followed by sun-drying. Once dry, the fiber is graded into "bristle" fiber (combed, approx. 20 - 40 cm long) and "mattress" fiber (random fibers, approx. 2 - 10 cm long).

Quality / Duration of storage

• The best grade fibers are light in color, gold-yellow (fiber from not yet completely ripened nuts) or brown (fiber from ripe nuts).
• An excessively high water content within the bales results in self-heating and decay during long voyages. A moisture measurement must therefore be carried out before accepting the consignment and moisture-damaged bales must be rejected.
• Subject to compliance with the appropriate temperature and moisture conditions, duration of storage is not a limiting factor as regards transport and storage life.

Intended use

Coconut fiber is used to produce hawsers, ropes, cords, runners, mats, brooms, brushes, paint brushes and as stuffing for mattresses and upholstered furniture.
(Coconut Fiber Indonesia)