SISAL FIBER

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Sisal fiber is a hard fiber extracted from the leaves of the sisal plant (Agave sisalana). Though native to tropical and sub-tropical North and South America, sisal plant is now widely grown in tropical countries of Africa, the West Indies, and the Far East. Sisal fibers are extracted from the leaves.

Sisal fiber is one of the most widely used natural fibers and is very easily cultivated. It has short renewal times and grows wild in the edges of fields. Tanzania and Brazil are the two main producing countries.

A sisal plant produces about 200-250 leaves and each leaf contains 1000-1200 fiber bundles which are composed of 4% fiber, 0.75% cuticle, 8% dry matter and 87.25% water. So normally a leaf weighing about 600 g will yield about 3% by weight of fiber with each leaf containing about 1000 fibers.