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Nowadays, an increased demand to develop products based on natural fibers is encountered everywhere. Natural fibers abundantly found in nature are now considered as most suitable materials for use in various fields due to their enormous eco-friendly advantages and their renewable nature [13]. Biocomposites have replaced various conventional materials in several applications during the last decades. Some of the most significant benefits of using resins in place of the traditional materials are the facility of processing, no health hazards, low price, relatively high specific strength, light weight and productivity [4-6]. In the same time, the bio-fibers have represented a special attraction for different scientists due to the advantages that these fibers offer over what the conventional materials do. These biofibers present low density, easy availability, biodegradability, non corrosiveness, friendly to health possessing highly specific properties [7-9]. It has been observed that the behavior of natural fibers depends generally on different factors such as the source of fiber, weather variability, soil quality, climate and specific geographic location [10]. Natural fibers such as pine needles, flax, jute, straw, etc., all have been proved to be good reinforcements in resin matrices. The commercial importance of the biocomposites has greatly increased, being used in the aerospace and automotive industry, civil infrastructure, where different products can be produced by using materials with fibres as reinforcement [11-13]. The present paper deals to create two types of samples, version A (using natural resin) and version B (using polyester resin) and then to test their mechanical characteristics.