The Complete Book on Jute & Coir Products (with Cultivation & Processing) - 2nd Revised Edition
Jute is a natural fiber popularlyknown as the golden fiber. It has gained its name as olden Fibre due to itsshiny brown colour. The Fibre is affordable to all the consumers and iscompletely biodegradable. It is one of the cheapest and the strongest of allnatural fibers and considered as fiber of the future. Jute is second only tocotton in world's production of textile fibers. Jute fibers are composedprimarily of the plant materials cellulose and lignin. Jute is the name of theplant or fiber used to make burlap, hessian or gunny cloth.
Coir is a versatile natural Fibreextracted from monocarp tissue, or husk of the coconut fruit Generally Fibre isof golden color when cleaned after removing from coconut husk; and hence thename ” The Golden Fibre”.
Both coir and jute are natural fibersand come from sustainable products. Coir comes from the husks of coconuts thatwere typically discarded. It is harvested by hand and soaked in water to softenthe fibers, which are then woven together. Jute fiber comes from the stem ofthe jute plant and is the second most important vegetable fiber, after cotton,when it comes to production and use.