The article emphasised the possibility of improvement in mechanical strength and acoustic performance, the reduction of material weight and fuel consumption, lower production costs and biodegradability. Other advantages associated with the bio-composites include improved impact resistance and heat re-formability, with a cost less than that of comparable products made from plastics alone (Ashori and Nourbakhsh 2009). Composites reinforced with natural fibre blends have shown enhanced tensile and flexural properties, with higher mechanical properties than nylon 6 (suitable for automotive application especially under-hood applications), indicating the potential use of natural fibre blends for specific uses in the automobile industry (Ozen et al. 2013). "