
Coir cluster proposed in Pollachi
The Hindu
As many as 35 entrepreneurs in Pollachi have formed a special purpose vehicle to implement a cluster project in Pollachi.District Industries Centre, Coimbatore, general manager B. Karthigaivasan said
As many as 35 entrepreneurs in Pollachi have formed a special purpose vehicle to implement a cluster project in Pollachi.
District Industries Centre, Coimbatore, general manager B. Karthigaivasan said the entrepreneurs will focus on value addition and the cluster is expected to be inaugurated in the coming months.
Industry sources said that coming up at a total cost of ₹23.73 crore, the cluster will focus on value addition so that the coir fibre produced in Pollachi and nearby areas is consumed by the value adding units here. A substantial quantity of fibre is getting into exports now.

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