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Coir
The thickest and most resistant of all
commercial natural fibres, coir is a coarse, short fibre extracted from the
outer shell of coconuts. Its low decomposition rate means is a key advantage
for making durable geo-textiles.
The plant
Coir is extracted from the tissues surrounding the seed of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), which is grown on 10 million ha of land throughout the tropics.
Coir is extracted from the tissues surrounding the seed of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), which is grown on 10 million ha of land throughout the tropics.
The fibre
Coir fibres measure up to 35 cm in length with a diameter of 12-25 microns. A coconut harvest occurs once in 45 days. From 1000 coconuts it would be possible to extract 10 kgs of coir. Among vegetable fibres, coir has one of the highest concentrations of lignin, making it stronger but less flexible than cotton and unsuitable for dyeing. The tensile strength of coir is low compared to abaca, but it has good resistance to microbial action and salt water damage and needs no chemical treatment.
Coir fibres measure up to 35 cm in length with a diameter of 12-25 microns. A coconut harvest occurs once in 45 days. From 1000 coconuts it would be possible to extract 10 kgs of coir. Among vegetable fibres, coir has one of the highest concentrations of lignin, making it stronger but less flexible than cotton and unsuitable for dyeing. The tensile strength of coir is low compared to abaca, but it has good resistance to microbial action and salt water damage and needs no chemical treatment.
There are two types of coir: the
more commonly used brown fibre, which is obtained from mature coconuts, and
finer white fibre, which is extracted from immature green coconuts after
soaking for up to 10 months. Mature coir fibres contain more lignin, a complex
woody chemical, and less cellulose than fibres such as flax or cotton.
Environmental benefits
Coir is a material which is widely used to overcome the problem of erosion. When woven into geotextiles and placed on areas in need of erosion control it promotes new vegetation by absorbing water and preventing top soil from drying out. Coir geotextiles have a natural ability to retain moisture and protect from the suns radiation just like natural soil, and unlike geo-synthetic materials, it provides good soil support for up to three years, allowing natural vegetation to become established.
Uses of coir
Traditionally the coconuts were left to cure in water for several months (or in brine for a longer period for white fibres) then the coir was extracted. However with technology there is an increased use of coconut husk defibering machines.
Coir is a material which is widely used to overcome the problem of erosion. When woven into geotextiles and placed on areas in need of erosion control it promotes new vegetation by absorbing water and preventing top soil from drying out. Coir geotextiles have a natural ability to retain moisture and protect from the suns radiation just like natural soil, and unlike geo-synthetic materials, it provides good soil support for up to three years, allowing natural vegetation to become established.
Uses of coir
Traditionally the coconuts were left to cure in water for several months (or in brine for a longer period for white fibres) then the coir was extracted. However with technology there is an increased use of coconut husk defibering machines.
Typically, white coir spun into yarn is
used in the manufacture of rope and, thanks to its strong resistance to salt
water, in fishing nets. Brown coir is stronger and more widely used than white
coir. Applications include sacking, brushes, doormats, rugs, mattresses,
insulation panels and packaging.
Geotextiles
Recognition of coir for sustainable vegetation and erosion control arises from the fact that it is an abundant, renewable natural resource with an extremely low decomposition rate and a high strength compared to other natural fibers. Coir is woven into thick textiles which are applied like blankets on the ground in erosion prone areas. Geotextiles made from coir are durable, absorb water, resist sunlight, facilitate seed germination, and are 100% biodegradable. These blankets have high strength retention and a slow rate of degradation meaning they last for several years in field applications.
Recognition of coir for sustainable vegetation and erosion control arises from the fact that it is an abundant, renewable natural resource with an extremely low decomposition rate and a high strength compared to other natural fibers. Coir is woven into thick textiles which are applied like blankets on the ground in erosion prone areas. Geotextiles made from coir are durable, absorb water, resist sunlight, facilitate seed germination, and are 100% biodegradable. These blankets have high strength retention and a slow rate of degradation meaning they last for several years in field applications.
Coir is widely used in the upholstery
industry, and it is a healthy substitute for processed synthetic rubber. It is
also used as a combination with natural rubber and is used for filling up
mattresses, automobile seats, sofas, settees, and seating systems. European
automobile producers upholster cars with pads of brown coir bonded with rubber
latex. Coir is used for insulation and finds application in panels, cold
storages, food industry, etc.
Coir Ply
A substitute to plywood, coir ply is an innovative product that when is added together with resin and limited pre-treated timber veneers. In India the product has been well accepted by the market as an alternative to plywood. Substituting coir for other timber products could also save a substantial amount of tropical trees being logged for this purpose.
A substitute to plywood, coir ply is an innovative product that when is added together with resin and limited pre-treated timber veneers. In India the product has been well accepted by the market as an alternative to plywood. Substituting coir for other timber products could also save a substantial amount of tropical trees being logged for this purpose.
Coir ply has all the properties of
phenol-bonded ply with the added strength of fibre reinforced phenol bonding.
It has high degrees of surface abrasion resistance and resists contraction/
expansion due to variations in temperatures.
By products
The waste product from milling the coir is peat or pith which makes for high quality mulch and fertilizer. Coir peat compost developed from coir waste is an excellent organic manure and soil conditioner applicable to agricultural crops.
The waste product from milling the coir is peat or pith which makes for high quality mulch and fertilizer. Coir peat compost developed from coir waste is an excellent organic manure and soil conditioner applicable to agricultural crops.
Production and trade
The coir industry is fully developed only in India and Sri Lanka, but economically important in Brazil, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Coconuts are typically grown by small-scale farmers, who use local mills for fibre extraction.
The coir industry is fully developed only in India and Sri Lanka, but economically important in Brazil, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Coconuts are typically grown by small-scale farmers, who use local mills for fibre extraction.
Globally around 650 000 tonnes of
coir are produced annually, mainly in India and Sri Lanka. India and Sri Lanka
are also the main exporters, followed by Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Vietnam, and the Philippines. Around 80 percent of the coir produced is
exported in the form of raw fibre. Smaller quantities are exported as yarn, mats,
matting and rugs.
Market outlook
India has made considerable efforts to promote coir industry including establishing an annual International Coir Festival. The efforts support the market expansion for coir and India hopes to further increase production by streamlining the fibre collection process to meet demand. Research and development efforts are continuing to focus on the use of coir in geotextiles and other new applications as the market shows promising prospects. Coconuts are grown in more than 93 countries in the world and therefore there is considerable scope to develop coir industry in further countries.
India has made considerable efforts to promote coir industry including establishing an annual International Coir Festival. The efforts support the market expansion for coir and India hopes to further increase production by streamlining the fibre collection process to meet demand. Research and development efforts are continuing to focus on the use of coir in geotextiles and other new applications as the market shows promising prospects. Coconuts are grown in more than 93 countries in the world and therefore there is considerable scope to develop coir industry in further countries.
Coir Developments
Much of coir production is done by small holders meaning production is scattered and at small volumes. Integrated farm level processing as a community/cooperative approach would help to facilitate greater availability of technology to process the husk and extract the fibre in volumes needed for industrial buyers. Since many of the developing countries growing coconuts are not utilizing coconut husk to produce value added products, providing such facilities can go along way to provide employment, increase the income of coconut farmers and reduce poverty and provide environmental benefits associated with use of the nutrient rich waste product.
A Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) funded project in Sri Lanka established a R & D and Training Center in a rural area to demonstrate best practices in coir processing. Improved production (increased quantities and higher quality) is to be matched with improvements in the working conditions and production environment currently prevalent, ultimately resulting in higher levels of profitability at the bottom-end of the coir production chain.
Much of coir production is done by small holders meaning production is scattered and at small volumes. Integrated farm level processing as a community/cooperative approach would help to facilitate greater availability of technology to process the husk and extract the fibre in volumes needed for industrial buyers. Since many of the developing countries growing coconuts are not utilizing coconut husk to produce value added products, providing such facilities can go along way to provide employment, increase the income of coconut farmers and reduce poverty and provide environmental benefits associated with use of the nutrient rich waste product.
A Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) funded project in Sri Lanka established a R & D and Training Center in a rural area to demonstrate best practices in coir processing. Improved production (increased quantities and higher quality) is to be matched with improvements in the working conditions and production environment currently prevalent, ultimately resulting in higher levels of profitability at the bottom-end of the coir production chain.
Large Coir Pots
Product:
The CoCo Coir Pot is a biodegradable cultivation pot made of
plant(CoConut) fibers. It is used for horticulture, in ornamental plant, vine
and tree nurseries, as well as for the domestic gardening market. It has
exceptionally high permeability to water, air and roots. CoCo Coir Pot is used
by those looking for faster cultivation, an excellent root system and
re-establishment without any shock from transplanting.
Advantages of CoCo Coir Pots.
The CoCo Coir Pot is easily Bio Degradable and transforms into
Organic Matter in due course Containers impermeable to roots all cause
deformation to the roots. The severity of this depends on the shape of the pot
and the development of the plants. The most common problem is coiling of roots,
roots gathering in corners, roots growing upwards, crushed roots, etc.
When plants are grown in a CoCo Coir Pot, the roots quickly penetrate the pot walls. Contact with the air stops the roots from growing, root buds start to appear and secondary roots start to develop throughout the pot. This phenomenon is known as "aerial root prunning".
The volume of the pot is used 100% by a dense network of root hairs of the plant . In containers with impermeable walls, a few very long roots use all the area around the pot.
When a plant grown in a CoCo Coir Pot is planted or repotted, without removing the pot, the dormant root buds set during aerial containment are immediately activated. There is no shock from transplanting, this difference is particularly marked when ground conditions are difficult (cold, drought, adverse season, etc.).
When plants are grown in a CoCo Coir Pot, the roots quickly penetrate the pot walls. Contact with the air stops the roots from growing, root buds start to appear and secondary roots start to develop throughout the pot. This phenomenon is known as "aerial root prunning".
The volume of the pot is used 100% by a dense network of root hairs of the plant . In containers with impermeable walls, a few very long roots use all the area around the pot.
When a plant grown in a CoCo Coir Pot is planted or repotted, without removing the pot, the dormant root buds set during aerial containment are immediately activated. There is no shock from transplanting, this difference is particularly marked when ground conditions are difficult (cold, drought, adverse season, etc.).
Specifications:
- Item no.: B6
- Products: Coir Pots
- Origin: Vietnam
- Moisture: + / - 15%
- Clarity: + / - 5%
- Pot Size: According to customer requirements
- Packing: Overlap, belt with plastic / carton
- Waterproof Dimension (WxLxH): 160x160x225cm
- Type of Container: 20DC, 40DC
- Height: 24 cm
- Diameter of top: 32.2 cm
- Diameter of bottom: 22 cm
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Phone: (08) 35119579
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Medium Coir Pots
Product:
Coir Pots
are made out of coconut husk fibers, coco pots are 100% natural biodegradable.
The user planted in the ground it will biodegradable. So no need to remove
plant from the pot. Coco pot is used as potting soil, mainly for horticulture,
in ornamental plant cultivation, vine and tree nurseries and in domestic
gardening.
When plants
are grown in coco coir pot, the roots quickly penetrate the pot walls and
contact with air stops the root from growing, root buds start to appear and
secondary roots start to develop through the pot. The volume of the pot is used
100% by a dense network of root hairs of the plant.
Coco pots
enable faster cultivation, excellent root system and re-establishment without
any shock from transplanting.
Advantages:
- 100% Biodegradable
- Hold more Water
- Roots have a Good Protection
- The Pots are used for all Indoor and Outdoor Plants Hydroponics Application.
Application of Coir
Pots:
- Used to grow seeding before getting planted in the soil
- It is used for replanting in nurseries Horticulture, ornamental plants.
- Item no.: B7
- Products: Coir Pots
- Origin: Vietnam
- Moisture: + / - 15%
- Clarity: + / - 5%
- Pot Size: According to customer requirements
- Packing: Overlap, belt with plastic / carton
- Waterproof Dimension (WxLxH): 160x160x225cm
- Type of Container: 20DC, 40DC
- Height: 15.8 cm
- Diameter of top: 16.5 cm
- Diameter of bottom: 12.5 cm
Contact us:
Address: 20/5 Dinh Bo Linh Str., Ward 24, Binh Thanh Dist., Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
Phone: (08) 35119579
Fax: (08) 35119559
Email: info@vdelta.com.vn
Small Coir Pots
Product:
Plants growing in some
traditional pots such as plastic, clay or other materials that can cause the
roots systems do not take full advantage of growing area.
Coconut coir is the
fiber layer outside of the coconut shell. From this material resource, the
coconut coir is produced to make environmentally friendly products like coconut
coir pots.
Coir pot is not only
producing environmentally friendly product. It can fix the disadvantage of
traditional pots (plastic, clay): easily biodegradable and transforms into
organic.
Performance benefits:
1. Faster and better
growth
2. Root systems
develop strongly
3. will not pull
moisture away from pots
4. No weed and disease
5. Avoid transplant
shock by using others pot when trees growth
Environmental benefits
1. Coir pot will biodegradable
2. Coir has no harmful
environment impact
3. Has no disposal
issues
4. Protect natural
resources
Specifications:
- Decription: Coir pots round large
- Item no.: B9
- Products: Coir Pots
- Origin: Vietnam
- Moisture: + / - 15%
- Clarity: + / - 5%
- Pot Size: According to customer requirements
- Packing: Overlap, belt with plastic / carton
- Waterproof Dimension (WxLxH): 160x160x225cm
- Type of Container: 20DC, 40DC
- Height: 9.5 cm
- Diameter of top: 11.5 cm
- Diameter of bottom: 6.5 cm
Contact us:
Address: 20/5 Dinh Bo Linh Str., Ward 24, Binh Thanh Dist., Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
Phone: (08) 35119579
Fax: (08) 35119559
Email: info@vdelta.com.vn
Coir Pots
Product:
Various sized pots manufactured with coir fibre and moulded with
an organic rubber compound.. Pots will maintain their shape for up six months
while plants are growing. The plant can then be planted in the ground with the
pot. The pot will decompose over time.
Coconut fiber potare made from coconut fiber products. As good
crop products and environmental protection.
Products can be ordered in bulk, the size depending on the needs
of our customers.
- Item no.: B8
- Products: Coir Pots
- Origin: Vietnam
- Moisture: + / - 15%
- Clarity: + / - 5%
- Pot Size: According to customer requirements
- Packing: Overlap, belt with plastic / carton
- Waterproof Dimension (WxLxH): 160x160x225cm
- Type of Container: 20DC, 40DC
- Height: 8.5 cm
- Diameter of top: 9 cm
- Diameter of bottom: 6.5 cm
Contact us:
Address: 20/5 Dinh Bo Linh Str., Ward 24, Binh Thanh Dist., Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
Phone: (08) 35119579
Fax: (08) 35119559
Email: info@vdelta.com.vn
Large Round Coir Pots
Product:
Plants growing in some
traditional pots such as plastic, clay or other materials that can cause the
roots systems do not take full advantage of growing area.
Coconut coir is the
fiber layer outside of the coconut shell. From this material resource, the
coconut coir is produced to make environmentally friendly products like coconut
coir pots.
Coir pot is not only
producing environmentally friendly product. It can fix the disadvantage of
traditional pots (plastic, clay): easily biodegradable and transforms into
organic.
Performance benefits:
1. Faster and better
growth
2. Root systems
develop strongly
3. will not pull
moisture away from pots
4. No weed and disease
5. Avoid transplant
shock by using others pot when trees growth
Environmental benefits
1. Coir pot will biodegradable
2. Coir has no harmful
environment impact
3. Has no disposal
issues
4. Protect natural
resources
Specifications:
- Item no.: B5
- Products: Coir Pots
- Origin: Vietnam
- Moisture: + / - 15%
- Clarity: + / - 5%
- Pot Size: According to customer requirements
- Packing: Overlap, belt with plastic / carton
- Waterproof Dimension (WxLxH): 160x160x225cm
- Type of Container: 20DC, 40DC
- Height: 15.5 cm
- Diameter of top: 22 cm
- Diameter of bottom: 14.9 cm
Contact us:
Address: 20/5 Dinh Bo Linh Str., Ward 24, Binh Thanh Dist., Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
Phone: (08) 35119579
Fax: (08) 35119559
Email: info@vdelta.com.vn
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