IS 12503 : Part 1 to 6 : 2020 Coir-Mattings, Mourzouks and Carpets

Revised Standard from Last Update.

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard (Part 1 to 6) (First Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Coir and Coir Products Sectional Committee had been approved by the Textile Division Council.

This standard was first published in 1989, further it has now been revised to incorporate the additional requirements for Ecomark (optional).

The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India has instituted a scheme for labelling environment friendly products known as ‘Ecomark scheme’. This standard is based on the criteria as notified by the Government of India vide Gazette Notification No. 893(E), dated 18 September 2018 for labelling Coir and Coir products as environment friendly.

The Ecomark scheme is being operated by the Bureau of Indian Standards. However, to obtain the licence to use the Ecomark on a product, it is also essential to obtain BIS licence to use the Standard Mark as per the relevant Indian Standard for that product.

Part 1 of this standard deals with general requirements, additional requirements of Ecomark (optional), terminology, dimensions, marking and labelling, packing, sampling and criteria for conformity and methods of tests which are applicable to the subsequent parts; and Parts 2 to 6 deal with specific requirements.

Coir mattings are woven on powerloom and hand loom operation of which is very similar to that of weaving of cloth and other textiles. It is customary to use a limited number of aloe or sisal or jute strands in both warp and weft to pick out the pattern.

Coir mourzouks are usually manufactured in a variety of sizes and patterns and are heavy and durable. Mourzouk weaving differs from matting-weaving insofar as it is woven on special looms and the surface and the pattern of the mourzouk are formed by the weft and not by the warp. On completion of weaving, the ends of the warp are drawn back into the fabric to give a strong and straight-edged finish. This type of weaving enables the production of intricate, geometrical and floral designs.

Coir carpets commonly known as ‘Alleppey Carpets’ are manufactured in the same way as mourzouk, but with double warp threads instead of single, to produce a very much thicker and heavier material. Because of this doubling of the warp, a ribbed effect is produced in the finished material.

The coir matting for cricket pitches is a special type of matting which is usually fabricated out of only certain types of coir yarn in accordance with well accepted practices.

The composition of the committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is given at Annex D. For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis shall be rounded off in accordance with

IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised )’. The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.