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Abstract : Natural fibre reinforced polymer composites are being increasingly used for wide range of applications in automobile, industrial and domestic fields due to their high specific strength, lightweight, biodegradability, and environment friendliness. Their availability, low density and price as well as satisfactory mechanical properties, make them attractive alternative reinforcements to glass, carbon and other manmade fibers. It is reported that mechanical properties of natural fiber composites can be enhanced with surface treatment of fibers and also the cleaning of the surface and pretreatment of fibers lead to the improvement in thermal resistance of natural fibre composites. This paper reviews and investigates the various studies carried out on the effect of chemical treatments on mechanical properties and surface topographies of the different natural fibre composites.