Product: Coir Twine (HOP TWINE)
Description: coir bristle fiber extracted from coconut husk is mechanically spun into a 2-ply coir twine with the help of a cotton thread which runs inside of each ply. The yield of hop is higher than its competitive products such as steel wire, paper twine. The labor requirement is less as the hop vine grows itself up in hop twine due to its hairiness, than its competitive products where regular guidance is needed. Once the hop is harvested the rest of the hop vine with coir twine is converted into compost solving two problems of the farmers (disposal problem and fertilizer problem).
Basic details (product):
| Number of strings per bundle | 100 strings |
| String length | 21ft or as per order |
| Number of knots | 38 to 40 knots per foot |
| Breaking strength | 75lbs and 85lbs |
| Bundle weight | 6.5kg to 7.5kg |
| Weight of a string | 60g to 70g |
| Number of bundles per bale | 24 bundles |
| Weight of a bale | 165kg to 175kg |
| Number of bales per container | 135 to 140 bales |
| Container size | 40HC container |
Properties of coir fiber (average):
| Water soluble | 5.25% |
| Pectin & related compounds | 3.30% |
| Hemi-Cellulose | 0.25% |
| Cellulose | 43.44% |
| Lignin | 45.84 |
| Length (average) | 6 to 8 in |
| Density | 1.40 g/cc |
| Tenacity | 10.00 g/Tex |
| Breaking elongation | 30% |
| Diameter | 0.10 to 1.50 mm |
| Rigidity of modulus | 1.8924 dyne/cm2 |
| Swelling in water (diameter) | 5% |
| Moisture at 65% RH | 10.5% |
