With the rise in sustainable and health-conscious shopping, more people are turning to natural alternatives to chemical-based materials when looking for their next mattress. While you’ve likely heard ...

On this St. Patrick's Day maybe you were wished the luck of the Irish. Maybe you dined on a typical Irish meal like a shepherd's pie. Did you wear your "kiss me, I'm Irish" pin? My thoughts move away ...

Unless you’re a bona fide green thumb, you’ve likely never heard of coco coir before. Pronounced “coco coy-er,” it’s the fibrous husk that comprises the outer layer of a ripe coconut. Gardeners often ...

For many, Pollachi may bring to mind tall coconut trees, mounds of coconut husks being dried in large plots of land. One of the largest producers of coconut in the country, the district is yet to reap ...

Pollachi, one of the world’s largest exporters of coir fibre and pith, is facing a setback like never before. Coir manufacturers are stocking thousands of tonnes because the prices have fallen to a ...

LEGAZPI CITY – A coconut coir twining machine has been developed in answer to the need for a highly mechanized process for the coir industry. The device was crafted by a team of engineers of the ...

Babu A., 55, of Komalapuram in Alappuzha, is a proven coirmat-maker. A coir worker for the past 40 years, Babu is, however, disenchanted now, thanks to low wages and days without work. “In the coir ...