Shah Industry

Elamkulam, Kochi, Kerala

Established in the year 1978 as the apex trader of Primary coir, the firm then named as Mansukhlal Vithaldas has played a pivotal role in the coir sector of the state. It follows the rich tradition of Late Sri Mansukhlal Vithaldas; perhaps one of the most important businessmen to set foot in coir Industry who established and explored the coir manufacturing unit in Kerala then. The coir Industry is the largest cottage industry in the state of Kerala, providing employment to over a million people. Shah Industries was established in 1978 in Cochin, Kerala God's Own Country ! Since then we have been dealing with Eco-friendly, Bio degradable coir substrates such as Coir Ropes, Coir Fiber, Coir Pith Block, Coir Logs, Coco Chips, Coconut Pith, Coconut Coir Stick, Cocopeat powder, and many varieties of other Coir Products, being transferred to many parts of the world . Today, coir and coir products of Kerala are said to be the finest in the world. Following the worldwide shift toward eco-friendly products there is an increasing demand for the coir products of Kerala in the international market. Coconut fibre extracted from coconut husks is used in the making of coir. With the abundance of coconut tree Kerala has become an ideal locale for coir industry. Kerala is the home of Indian coir industry, particularly white fibre, accounting for 61 per cent of coconut production and over 85 per cent of coir products. Around 50 per cent of the available coir husk is used to produce coir products. Though the use of coir in Kerala dates back to several centuries.Those who have a taken a cruise along the backwaters of Kollam wouldn't have missed the pleasing visuals of villagers engaged in the manufacturing of coir. The women folk and the weaving wheels work intimately to fabricate one of the strongest threads in the world - coir, the golden fibre of Kerala.