Coconut
plays a major role in the everyday life of Keralites. Along with the
fruit and the water from coconut, which is used as a refreshing drink to
beat the heat, Keralites also use the roots, the trunk, and the leaf of
coconut for varying purposes. Thus, the socio-cultural economic
activities of the state almost remain incomplete without this fruit.
The
undulating coconut palms make Kerala one of the most leading
manufacturers of Coconut Coir Fibre and its allied products. Coconut cor fibre or the
Golden Fibre is first extracted from the hard outer husks of the fruit.
These husks are then carefully bundled and then dipped in either saline
water or fresh water. The bundles are immersed across various locations
for almost a period of 8 to 10 months. This is the Retting process.
The
husks after being taken from the water are thrashed with a wooden
mallet. This helps in extracting the fibre and separating it from the
decomposed husk. Instead of using manual labor, many manufacturers also
prefer mechanized process for husk extraction today.
The
golden fibre extracted through the process is then spun on either
traditional or mechanized 'Ratts'. Thus begins the yarn making process.
Many different grades of yarn can be made via this process, viz.,
Vycomme, Anjengo, Aratory, etc. The difference in the yarn quality
depends on the specific color, thickness, hardness, texture, length of
the fibre, etc.
A Commitment To Empower
The
Kerala State Coir Corporation Ltd., was a venture of the Govt. of
Kerala that was set up to lend a sustainable edge to the market of coir
products of the state. These products designed by 4000+ small scale
producers in addition to our own manufacturing were made accessible to
the public, thanks to our business initiation.
The
coir industry of the state is famous across the domestic market for its
balanced integration of traditional values and excellent workmanship.
Nearly 0.40 million workers, especially rural women, are a part of this
industry. Thus, we work with a commitment of empowering life standards
of the 0.40 million workers in general and these village women in
particular for the betterment of our nation.
Capability That Is Best In Class
We
manage a Model Coir Factory where we churn out a range of mats up to
8ft. and a wide array of matting up to 4mt. width. With a competent
work force, we can also manufacture high quality power loom matting in
different sizes and widths.
We adopt latest production and management techniques to deliver the best possible output.
Stringent quality control is practiced during various phases and a
range of quality tests are performed on end products to ensure timely
delivery of quality-proven goods.
State Of The Art Facility
We
have invested on a Dye house where we have sophisticated facilities
including computerized color matching and color mixing facilities for
quick processing of various natural fibres. Fibres like Jute, Coir,
Sisal, Hemp, Aloe etc., in uniform shades and tones are processed in
bulk at this setup. Our Corporation also manages a Computer Aided Design
facility within its premise, which is the only one of its kind in India
in the coir industry. This facility aids in production of excellent
designs in large volumes as per needs of importers.
Quality Policy
We
work with the commitment to attain total customer satisfaction and
therefore voluntarily abide by all regulatory norms and requirements. We
have been ISO certified for our endeavors since 2000. The standards
underlined in this policy is reviewed and revised as per latest quality
norms by ISO and IAF (International Accreditation Forum). We are proud
recipients of ISO 9002 quality certification that we have secured in the
year 2001. We have also secured the latest revised IVth edition of
quality system (ISO 9001:2008).
Our
objective to meet every expectation of our customers through quality
adherence can be seen in the following areas we focus on:
Monitoring all activities to ascertain their value addition in business
Measuring in detail every process for effectiveness
Periodically updating our policies and processes for customer satisfaction.
Customization (Coir Logo Mats)
We offer customization facility on our range of Coir Logo
Mats. These mats are crafted using traditional natural coconut fibre and PVC
and can be availed in the size of your choice. Unlike cheaper variants of coir
mats available in the market that prints the logo, we design our mats by carefully
insetting colored coir pieces with the mat. This assures the mats remain resistant
to everyday wear and tear. The colored coir pieces are then bonded with great
care.
We offer these in 3 different colors, where the colored
pieces can either be loose laid or tightly fitted into a mat. In case you want to fit a mat well, please make sure to place an order that is 10% over sized, so that
trimming can be done on site and the coir logo mat is upto your expectation.