The Fiber extracted from the 'Mesocarp' or the outer layer of the coconut, coir Fiber is the longest natural Fiber as well as the strongest in terms of twist resistance. Sri Lanka has a history of using coconut Fiber to manufacture a wide range of products for home, agriculture and industrial purposes.
The Sri Lankan coconut coir and coir-based product manufacturers have been a major cottage industry in Sri Lanka for centuries. The unique technique is known as the drum system is used to extract Fiber, producing long pure Fiber, mostly suitable for the brush industry. It falls into two main categories; brown and white Fiber, which contributes to 80% and 20% respectively of the world coir Fiber demand.

Today the coconut coir product industry includes large corporations as well as SMEs producing a range of agricultural, household, and industrial products for the global market.

Sri Lanka produces a considerable range of brushes for the global market including deck brush, floor brush, bannister brushes, flat brush, half-round brush, mixed Fiber masonry brush, hand scrubs, bottlebrush, Tawashi brush, toilet brush, window wash brush, Tar brushes, street brush, squeegee, boot scrapers and a range of customized brushes for industrial requirements of high quality.