Coco Coir/Fiber Production

Coco Coir/Fiber
Production
Coco Coir Uses & Market
Demand
• Coco coir, a durable fiber extracted from
discarded coconut husks, is now widely
used as basic material in making nets,
rolls, and mats as protective covers for
soils and slopes.
• It is becoming popular in USA and
countries in Southeast Asia.
• Coco coir is preferred over concrete bricks
and peat moss because it is cheaper,
renewable, and completely organic.
Coco Coir Market Demand
• Coco coir is extensively used to
rehabilitate deserts, enhance greens in
golf courses and prevent soil erosion in
riverbanks and highways.
• It is also an excellent growing medium for
landscape plants and grasses since the
fiber has natural rooting hormones and
good water-holding capacity.
Steps in Coco Coir Fiber Decortication and Processing
(daily operation), LMPCI, Sariaya, Quezon
Husks (13,000
pcs)
Decorticating
(First Pass)
Soaking
First Pass
Second Pass
Fiber (Refined
Fiber 1.3 metric
tons (20%)
Drying
Baling/Weighing
50-65 bales
Storage
Dust
Decorticating
(Second Pass)
Dust (includes
dust from first
pass 80%)
Source: Dela Cruz, Pobre & Gabrido, 2002
Manual on Machinery and Equipment
For Coconut By-product
Utilization of coir nets in Unisan, Quezon
The Vietnam Model of
Decorticating Machine
Cost of Machine
$517.00
Pick-up Price
Cost of Motor , $273.00
20HP
(Second
hand)
Manufacturer
Perspective view of
Decorticating Machine
KARI, Ben Tre
province, Vietnam
Source: Dela Cruz, Pobre & Gabrido, 2002
Manual on Machinery and Equipment
For Coconut By-product
Discounted Cash Flow of Coco Coir
Production, LMPCI, Sariaya, Quezon, 1995.
ITEM
BENEFITS
Sales from fibers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
-
1,064,700
1,064,700
1,064,700
1,064,700
1,064,700
1,064,700
1,064,700
1,064,700
1,064,700
227,500
90,581
283,920
36,400
2,400
-
227,500
90,581
283,920
36,400
32,200
-
227,500
90,581
283,920
36,400
24,728
-
227,500
90,581
283,920
36,400
30,760
-
227,500
90,581
283,920
36,400
23,000
-
227,500
90,581
283,920
36,400
33,928
-
227,500
90,581
283,920
36,400
21,560
-
227,500
90,581
283,920
36,400
32,200
-
227,500
90,581
283,920
36,400
24,728
-
COSTS
Operating Cost
Labor
Fuel
Husk
Misc.
Maintenance
Investment Cost
776,000
TOTAL COST
776,000
640,801
670,601
663,129
669,161
661,401
672,329
659,961
670,601
663,129
NET BENEFITS (BF)
-776,000
423,899
394,099
401,571
395,539
403,299
392,371
404,739
394,099
401,571
FINANCING
Loan receipt
Debt Servicing
600,000
-
197,434
197,434
197,434
130,093
130,093
-
-
-
-
NET BENEFITS
(AF)
-176.000
226,465
196,665
204,137
265,446
273,206
392,371
404,739
394,099
401,571
0.756
0.658
0.572
0.497
0.432
0.376
0.327
0.284
0.247
Discount Factor
(15%) NPV
BCR
IRR (BF)
0.87
1,081,205
1.30
23.16%
Source: Medina, S.M.; Matienzo, E.L.A; Medina C.M.; Manalo, D.D.
& Aguilar, E.A. 1997. Documentation & Assessment of Successful
Coconut Production, Processing, & Marketing Enterprises in Luzon.
Perspective view of single-ply
twining machine
Cost of Machine (Vietnam-made)
Single ply rope making equipment
(wooden model) with ½ hp motor
US$ 45.00
Source: Dela Cruz, Pobre &
Gabrido, 2002, Manual on
Machinery and Equipment
For Coconut By-product
Village-Level Double
Ply Twining
Technology
Drying of Coconut Fiber
Doormat Making Equipment
Cost of Equipment (Vietnam-made)
Doormat-making
US$ 13.00
equipment
Source: Dela Cruz, Pobre & Gabrido, 2002
Manual on Machinery and Equipment
For Coconut By-product
Process Flow of Making Doormats
Inlaying of rope using
pusher and hammer
Knitting the product
Pumping and
pushing the
finished doormat
Source: Dela Cruz, Pobre & Gabrido, 2002
Manual on Machinery and Equipment
For Coconut By-product
Doormat frame used in
COGENT Site of Maitum,
Sarangani
Doormats produced by
FEIMCO Cooperative in
COGENT site of Maitum,
Sarangani