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Kapok (Scientific Name: Ceibapentandra), also known as Java cotton, Java Kapok, and Silk Cottonis a well-known substitute of cotton in the fibre industry. One of the best known natural fibres known to humanity, it is found in two species – Kapok (Genus: Ceiba) and Indian Kapok (Genus: Bombax; Indian name: Shemal). The Indian kapok is a substitute of the international species only. In comparison to cotton, the kapok fibres are less tensile and have lesser water retention capacity.
The name ‘Kapok’ is used both as the tree name and the fibre name. The tree bears flowers having banana like seedpods containing hair like fibres called Kapok fibres. This tree is a native to South America and Indonesia (Java). Naturally growing in the tropical rainforests, it is commercially cultivated in kapok plantations in Asia, Malaysia, and South America. They are cultivated for seedpods containing a fluffy yellowish fibre, which has a commercial viability. The kapok fibre is very light and buoyant in nature.
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There are two varieties of Kapok plant found worldwide; one is the Indonesian Kapok and the other is Indian Kapok. Unlike the Indonesian Kapok, the Indian Kapok (also called floss) is a native of India only. It shares a few properties of the Java cotton type but it more brownish in colour. Apart from its commercial production, it is also purposefully planted along park boundaries because of its vibrant red coloured flowers, which bloom during the months on May and April and add to the scenic beauty of the surroundings.
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We are a trusted name in importers of kapok in India. We are into the kapok trade in India since past couple of years. We import fine quality fibers of Kapok from abroad. Please read on to know more about the most preferred cotton substitute – Indian Kapok.
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