By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Around 250 national and international exhibitors will participate in the largest ever expo on Kerala coir and natural fibre products Feb 4-7 in Alappuzha.
The event is being organised by the state government’s Department of Coir Development in association with the Coir Board and the Carpet Export Promotion Council of India.
The Coir Expo will have separate pavilions for international as well as domestic exhibitors, the statement said.
An international seminar and a buyer-seller meet are the highlights of this mega event.
Coir exporters, mainly from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and exporters of other natural fibre from all over the country, besides modern coir machinery manufacturers, are scheduled to participate.
Around 100 and 150 international and domestic companies respectively will be exhibiting their products. Around 80 international buyers will also attend the event.