With the ban on plastic bags, Kenyans should rethink sisal because ... ingredients that determine the tensile strength of sisal fibre. Compared to other world sisal producing countries Kenya ...

In a newly built warehouse, bags of finished products are neatly piled ... but only two percent to four percent of its constituents can be used for fiber making. Thanks to Chinese demonstration sisal ...

Thanks to a confluence of cultural forces—including the rise of plant-based diets and trendy fiber supps (like psyllium husk, ...

They also argue the fibre bags also increase the risk of sugar contamination, previously unreported court documents show. The Indian government says contamination concerns are unfounded as jute ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been tightening enforcement of a 1987 law, which obliges sugar mills to pack 20% of their supplies in jute bags or face fines for non-compliance, in a bid ...

The South Indian Sugar Mills Association claims the fibre bags also pose hygiene and contamination risks, which could affect supply agreements with major buyers. Companies such as PepsiCo ...

They used mitochondrial testing to compare the sample with a strand of hair found on a burlap fibre bag that had been used to wrap one of the victims. Andrew's wife filed for a divorce less than a ...

Nothing says summer like raffia. Woven, lightweight, and endlessly versatile, these natural-fibre bags are perfect for beach days, market strolls or al fresco brunch. This season, look for structured ...