Major Producers
Total world coir fibre production is 250,000 tonnes (250,000 long tons; 280,000 short tons). This industry is particularly important in some areas of the developing world. India, mainly in Pollachi and the coastal region of Kerala State, produces 20% of the total world supply of white coir fibre. Sri Lanka produces 36% of the total brown fibre output. Over 50% of the coir fibre produced annually throughout the world is consumed in the countries of origin, mainly India. Together, India and Sri Lanka produce 90% of the coir produced every year.
IIn the recent past, countries such as Mexico, Indonesia, Vietnam and certain Caribbean countries have started to supply to the global market in large scale. Decompressing the imported coir blocks has presented problems for many commercial growers. Many companies have installed machinery to break the coir blocks apart in a dry state. Other companies have tried hydrating the coir blocks with water, but coir breaker-type machines are usually best.A machine (US patent number 5,839,674) decompresses the coir blocks by rubbing them apart in a chamber that keeps the blocks (or bricks) tightly compressed together, crumbling the material, then sifting through a screen with no fiber damage.
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