Specifications Details
Shape Chips / Granules / Shell / Powder
Common Sizes Mesh 2×3, 3×6, 4×8, 8×12, 12×20 or powder form
Fixed Carbon >70%
Calorific Value >7000 kcal/kg
Ash Content <3%
Volatile Matter 20–26%
Moisture <15%
Standard Particle Size Reference
Mesh Size Size Range (mm) Typical Application
2×3 3.35 – 9.5 mm Medium chips – suitable for activated carbon production
3×6 3.35 – 6.7 mm Optimized for activated carbon manufacturing
4×8 2.36 – 4.75 mm Commonly used in industrial air filtration
6×12 1.4 – 3.35 mm Used in industrial water filtration
8×20 0.85 – 2.36 mm Suitable for household filtration systems or premium briquette production
Fine Powder / 12×20 Below 0.85 mm Used for premium briquette products such as Shisha charcoal
OEM:
Custom particle sizes and screening specifications are available upon request.

Packaging
Standard Packaging

• PP/BOPP bags: 10 – 50 kg 
• Jumbo bags: 500 – 1000 kg 

Industrial Packaging

• Bulk loading upon request 
• Bulk industrial container cargo 

OEM Services

• Customized mesh sizing 
• Classification based on industrial applications 
• Customized packaging solutions 

Supply Information

• Supply Capacity: 300 – 500 MT/month
• MOQ: 1 × 20FT
• Container Loading Capacity:
• 12 – 14 MT / 20DC 
• 24 – 26 MT / 40HC 
• Payment Terms: TT (30% deposit) or L/C at sight
• Delivery Time: Approximately 15 – 20 days
• Loading Port: Ho Chi Minh Port

Preferred Markets
China, India, Korea, and markets supplying activated carbon factories, filtration equipment manufacturers, adsorption industries, gold refining industries, and industrial carbon material sectors.

Carbonized Coconut Shell Charcoal is produced from coconut shell pieces — a by-product generated after processing coconut water, coconut meat, coconut milk, coconut oil, and other coconut-based food products.
Vietnam is one of the tropical countries with highly favorable climate and soil conditions for coconut cultivation. Coconut plantations are mainly concentrated in the Mekong Delta and southern coastal provinces such as Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, Soc Trang, and Ba Ria – Vung Tau. According to recent statistics, Vietnam currently has approximately 200,000 hectares of coconut plantations with annual production reaching around 2 million tons, placing the country among the world’s major coconut producers.
Ben Tre Province — widely known as the “Coconut Capital” of Vietnam — alone accounts for approximately 40–42% of the country’s total coconut cultivation area with more than 70,000 hectares and hundreds of coconut-processing enterprises operating in the region.
One of the unique characteristics of Vietnam’s coconut industry is that nearly every part of the coconut tree can be utilized for commercial and industrial purposes. Coconut meat and coconut water are used for food production; coconut oil is used for cosmetics and healthcare products; coconut fiber and coco peat are widely used in agriculture, growing media, and eco-friendly materials. Within this value chain, coconut shell is considered one of the most important raw materials for the carbonization and industrial carbon material industries.
Thanks to the tropical climate, long growth cycle, and naturally dense shell structure, Vietnamese coconut shells are often considered harder, denser, and more suitable for carbon production compared with some other raw material sources. These characteristics help produce coconut shell charcoal with high hardness, low ash content, and excellent micropore development potential after activation for activated carbon production.
Every year, a very large volume of coconut shells is collected from coconut processing factories, coconut meat separation facilities, coconut oil production plants, and food-processing industries. Without recycling, these by-products would become large-scale biomass waste. However, thanks to the development of the carbonization and activated carbon industries, coconut shells have now become a valuable industrial raw material.
After collection, coconut shells are cleaned, sorted, and carbonized in oxygen-limited kilns to produce carbonized coconut shell charcoal. The material is then crushed, screened, and classified into different mesh sizes suitable for industries such as activated carbon production, water filtration, air purification, industrial adsorption, gold refining, cosmetics, medical applications, environmental treatment, and the production of BBQ and Shisha coconut briquettes.

Packaging
Standard Packaging

• PP/BOPP bags: 10 – 50 kg 
• Jumbo bags: 500 – 1000 kg 

Industrial Packaging

• Bulk loading upon request 
• Bulk industrial container cargo 

OEM Services

• Customized mesh sizing 
• Classification based on industrial applications 
• Customized packaging solutions 

Supply Information

• Supply Capacity: 300 – 500 MT/month
• MOQ: 1 × 20FT
• Container Loading Capacity:
• 12 – 14 MT / 20DC 
• 24 – 26 MT / 40HC 
• Payment Terms: TT (30% deposit) or L/C at sight
• Delivery Time: Approximately 15 – 20 days
• Loading Port: Ho Chi Minh Port

Preferred Markets
China, India, Korea, and markets supplying activated carbon factories, filtration equipment manufacturers, adsorption industries, gold refining industries, and industrial carbon material sectors.

Overview
Coconut Briquette Charcoal is a compressed charcoal product manufactured from carbonized coconut shell charcoal combined with a small percentage of natural tapioca starch as a binding agent.
The production process consists of two main stages:
Carbonizing coconut shells to produce carbonized coconut shell charcoal.
Crushing, mixing, briquetting, and drying to produce finished coconut briquette charcoal products.
Thanks to the naturally high carbon content of coconut shells and the dense structure formed during the briquetting process, coconut briquette charcoal offers high heat output, easy ignition, user-friendly performance, low smoke emission, low odor, and is produced from renewable biomass resources.
The product is generally divided into two major categories based on end-use applications:
Shisha / Hookah Coconut Charcoal for premium markets.
BBQ Coconut Briquette Charcoal for general grilling and heating applications.

Step 1. Coconut Shell Collection
Raw materials are collected from coconut processing factories, food manufacturing facilities, coconut water processing plants, households, restaurants, tourist destinations, and coconut-growing regions after the coconut water and coconut meat have been utilized.
Coconut shells are a natural by-product generated during coconut processing activities.

Step 2. Fiber Removal & Cleaning
Residual coconut pith, coconut fiber, coconut meat residues, and other impurities are removed before production.
Coconut pith is a valuable biomass material commonly used for horticultural substrates, plant cultivation, and organic fertilizer production after pH treatment. Coconut fiber is widely used for manufacturing natural mats, bio-based materials, and various industrial products.

Step 3. Coconut Shell Carbonization
The coconut shells are loaded into carbonization kilns and processed through three main stages:
Phase 1 – Moisture Removal (Approximately 150°C)
Natural moisture and water content are gradually removed from the raw material.
Phase 2 – Carbonization (300–350°C)
Natural oils, resins, and volatile organic compounds are released from the coconut shell structure under oxygen-limited conditions.
During this stage, most of the fixed carbon is retained, and the coconut shells are transformed into charcoal.
Phase 3 – Carbonization Completion
The carbonized coconut shell charcoal is cooled using a controlled water-spraying system.
After cooling, the charcoal develops a hard structure with high carbon content and low ash content.

Step 4. Charcoal Crushing
The carbonized coconut shell charcoal is screened into common particle sizes such as 3×6, 4×8, 8×20 mesh and other grades depending on the intended application.
The charcoal is then crushed into fine granules and powder.
Particle size is typically controlled below 1 mm to ensure consistency and compliance with briquetting requirements.

Step 5. Material Mixing
The coconut charcoal powder is mixed with:

• 3–5% natural tapioca starch
• Clean treated water free from heavy metals, chlorides, and other contaminants that may affect product quality

After thorough mixing, the material reaches approximately 25% moisture content and forms a dense paste-like mixture suitable for briquetting.
Uniform mixing is a critical technical requirement for product quality.
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Step 6. Briquette Forming
The prepared material is fed into hydraulic presses or extrusion systems to create the desired product shapes.
BBQ Coconut Briquettes

• Pillow Shape: 55 × 55 × 35 mm
• Square and Rectangular Blocks: 45–50 × 45–50 × 45–150 mm
• Cylindrical Shape: 45–50 × 45–50 × 45–150 mm
• Hexagonal Shape: 45–50 × 45–50 × 45–150 mm
• Oval Shape: 45 × 45 × 30 mm
• Other customized shapes upon request

Shisha / Hookah Charcoal

• Cube: 23–26 × 23–26 mm
• Finger: Diameter 20 mm × Height 35–45 mm
• Hexagonal: Diameter 20 mm × Height 35–45 mm
• Semi-Circle: Diameter 20 mm × Height 35–45 mm
• Cylinder: Diameter 20 mm × Height 35–45 mm

Step 7. Drying
After briquetting, the products are placed on multi-level drying racks and transferred into drying chambers.
Heat may be supplied by electricity or biomass fuel systems.
Drying temperatures are gradually increased from approximately 80–150°C over a period of 36–48 hours.
The objective is to reduce product moisture content below 6%.

Step 8. Cooling & Stabilization
After drying, the charcoal is transferred to a cooling area for natural stabilization.
Product temperature is gradually reduced and stabilized at approximately 30–35°C over a period of 24 hours before packaging.

Step 9. Sorting
Products are sorted according to:

• Shape
• Dimensions
• Structural strength
• Cracks and breakage condition

Products that do not meet specifications are either recycled into production or utilized as fuel for the drying system.

Step 10. Packaging
Products are packed according to customer and market requirements.
BBQ Coconut Briquettes

• 1–2 kg plastic bags or carton boxes packed into 3–16 kg master cartons
• 2–8 kg Kraft paper bags or PP/BOPP bags
• 10–20 kg PP bags

Shisha / Hookah Charcoal

• 0.25–1 kg plastic bags or retail cartons
• 10 kg master cartons

OEM and Private Label packaging programs are also available.

Step 11. Quality Control & Warehouse Storage
Finished products are inspected according to the following criteria:

• Hardness
• Moisture content
• Appearance (free from cracks, breakage, and defects)
• Ash content
• Burning duration
• Combustion performance
• Calorific value

Quality inspections may be conducted through internal QC systems and independent testing organizations such as SGS, Vinacontrol, or Quatest when required by customers.
Following approval, products are stored in dry and well-ventilated warehouses for a minimum of 7 days prior to shipment.

Step 12. Container Loading & Export
Containers are inspected before loading to ensure they meet cargo storage and transportation requirements.
After final inspection, the products are loaded into containers and transported to the port for export according to the agreed international trade terms.