Technology for making wood-substitutes developed

A technology for making substitutes for wood from natural fibres like coir and jute for making furniture has been developed in Kerala, an official said. A natural fibre polymer composite christened "Polycor" developed here by the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), a composites laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is very suitable as a substitute for wood-based or alternative products. The process for making it utilises coir fibre as well as other natural fibres like banana and jute. Wood substitute has been developedClick here for full story