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Coir
A natural fiber, also known as coco fiber, obtained from the husks of the coconut (Cocos nucifera). Although coconuts are grown for copra throughout the tropics and into the subtropics, more than 95% of the coir exports are from Sri Lanka and India. Small amounts are exported from Thailand, Tanzania, Mexico, the Philippines, Malaysia, Kenya, Trinidad, and Tobago. A few other countries produce small amounts of fibre for their own use.
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