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 Soaking Decorticating

pcs) (First Pass)

First Pass Dust

Decorticating
Second Pass (Second Pass)
Fiber (Refined
Fiber 1.3 metric
tons (20%) Dust (includes
dust from first
Drying pass 80%)

Baling/Weighing
50-65 bales Source: Dela Cruz, Pobre & Gabrido, 2002
Manual on Machinery and Equipment
Storage 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 KARI, Ben Tre
province, Vietnam

Perspective view of
Source: Dela Cruz, Pobre & Gabrido, 2002
Decorticating Machine
Manual on Machinery and Equipment
For Coconut By-product
 Discounted Cash Flow of Coco Coir
Production, LMPCI, Sariaya, Quezon, 1995.
ITEM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
BENEFITS
Sales from fibers - 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

COSTS
Operating Cost -
Labor - 227,500 227,500 227,500 227,500 227,500 227,500 227,500 227,500 227,500
Fuel - 90,581 90,581 90,581 90,581 90,581 90,581 90,581 90,581 90,581
Husk - 283,920 283,920 283,920 283,920 283,920 283,920 283,920 283,920 283,920
Misc. - 36,400 36,400 36,400 36,400 36,400 36,400 36,400 36,400 36,400
Maintenance 776,000 2,400 32,200 24,728 30,760 23,000 33,928 21,560 32,200 24,728
Investment Cost - - - - - - - - -
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 600,000 - - - - - - - - -
Debt Servicing - 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

Discount Factor 0.87 0.756 0.658 0.572 0.497 0.432 0.376 0.327 0.284 0.247
(15%) NPV 1,081,205
BCR 1.30
IRR (BF) 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) Source: Dela Cruz, Pobre &

Gabrido, 2002, Manual on
Single ply rope making equipment US$ 45.00 Machinery and Equipment
(wooden model) with ½ hp motor For Coconut By-product
 Village-Level Double
Ply Twining
Technology

Drying of Coconut Fiber

 Doormat Making Equipment

Cost of Equipment (Vietnam-made)

Source: Dela Cruz, Pobre & Gabrido, 2002
Doormat-making US$ 13.00 Manual on Machinery and Equipment
equipment For Coconut By-product
 Process Flow of Making Doormats

Inlaying of rope using Knitting the product

pusher and hammer

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