Product: Piassava (Bahia) Origin: Bahia (Brazil) Description: Obtained from palm leaf-stalks, Bahia piassava fibre is strong, hard and smooth. Its water- resilience makes it an excellent choice for brooms and brushes. The fibre is stronger than West African piassava and much finer. It is also more elastic and tends not to break when bent. Another good advantage of Bahia is that it will recover its shape well, even with continual use. Uses: Brooms and brushes Grades Packing Unit Shipment Unit Medium and stiff grades, uncut and cut per 80 kg bundles 20 / 40 ft container Production Details: The fibre is obtained from a palm indigenous to the coastal areas of the state of Bahia in Brazil. After the leaves have fallen, a portion of the leaf-stalk remains attached to the stem of the palm, which in time decays. These leaf-stalks are harvested, crushed, and the fibres extracted with a comb. Usually they have to be treated with water to free the fibres from the leafy pulp. These fibres are classified into two grades. The best is "primeira" which consists of long, strong, flexible fibre from the fully grown leaf-stalks. The slightly inferior grade "segunda" consists of short, slim, inferior fibre. Contact: Matthew Ralph