COCO COIR & PEAT

• Coco coir is extracted from the coconut husk

• By-product of the extraction is coco peat

• Each coco husk yields 30% fiber and 70% coco peat
From Coco Husks

To 30% and 70%

Coco Fiber Coco Peat
 Coco Peat
• Coco peat

- also known as coir fiber pith or coir

dust

- obtained when fiber is extracted from

coconut husk

- can hold water 8 times its volume

- environment-friendly

- an organic renewable resource

- extensively used for

horticulture purposes
 COIR-BASED
PRODUCTS
• Coco coir / fiber has numerous product
applications:

– bed mattresses
– carpets
– car seats
– ropes and twines
– grow poles for vines
and clinging plants
– plant liners
– wattles for orchids and hanging plants
– pots
– and especially for geotextile nets, mats,
bio-engineered fascines and other
forms of erosion control materials
 COCO GEOMATS
AS BIOENGINEERING MATERIAL
Coco Geomats are Highly-
recommended geotextile material
for erosion control or desert
rehabilitation systems
Characteristics:
- High tensile strength / can
better withstand water and
other forces of erosion
- Biodegradable
- Resistant to bacterial attack
- High moisture-holding
capacity can be utilized by
plants
- Slow decomposition allows
plants to establish and grow
 COCO GEOTEXTILE
AS BIO-ENGINEERING MATERIAL
Geotextile used as erosion control and
desert rehabilitation nets :

Coir twines woven into mats -

- Protect steep mountain slopes, road

slopes and riverbanks against soil erosion

- Provide channel and shoreline

stabilization

- Help control desert encroachment

 FASCINES, BIO-LOGS / GABIONS
AS BIO-ENGINEERING MATERIAL

• Coir compressed in tubular fiber nets

• Best for protection and rehabilitation of
shorelines, riverbanks, mangrove and desert
areas
 COIR FIBER BLANKETS
AS BIO-ENGINEERING MATERIAL
Stitched coir fibers of different
thickness and density used as plant
liners, mulching and filter materials,
grass mats, desert and erosion
control blankets

As erosion control blankets, protect

soil from surface erosion and
facilitate hydroseeding
 COCO FIBER TUBES
AS BIO-ENGINEERING MATERIAL
Coco fiber nets made into sacks/ tubes
with coco fibermat as inside lining

– filled with coco peat or soil so plants

can grow

– used as planting medium to induce

vegetation growth especially in desert
areas / areas not conducive to
propagation of plants

– used to stabilize channels and

shorelines
 COCO COIR-BASED
BIO-ENGINEERING MATERIALS
ADVANTAGES:

• Lower material and maintenance cost than

traditional methods
• Low maintenance of live plants once
established (self-repairing)
• Environmental benefits of wildlife habitat,
water quality improvement and aesthetics
• Improved strength over time as root systems
develop and increase structural stability
• Compatibility with environmentally sensitive
sites / sites with limited access
• Minimal equipment required