catapulting coir yoga mats to a fashion statement of sorts. Out of India’s Rs 2,600-crore coir exports, Kerala accounts for 44% and a good part of the exports are coir mat products.

Realising this, the Kerala State Coir Corporation, a Kerala government entity, has developed the ‘Anti-Covid Health Plus Mats’ aimed at preventing Covid spread through the foot. The coir mats ...

In a bid to prevent pathogens from entering houses, offices, shops, institutions and so on, the Kerala State Coir Corporation will soon launch ‘COVID Mat’ (disinfecting floor mat). Finance ...

KOCHI: Coir is all set to hit rural roads. Coir geotextiles, an indigenously developed coir product, will now be used as a reinforcement material on rural roads in eight states of India.