Coconut fiber industry tends to grow significantly over the past 12 years after falling into the 80s and 90s when Western markets switched to the foam and synthetic fibers.
Development trends that are promising demands derived from coconut fiber consumption increased in China in 2001 with 40% market share in the world export market. Currently, only exports of coir products and other value-added from coconut fiber as coir fiber, foot scrub carpets, floor mats and nets cover was estimated at $ 150 million. Approximately 88% coconut fiber products sdan3 production models from India and Sri Lanka (02 major producing countries) and the rest is exported from Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia. In India, strong domestic consumption and export growth was only 1% of total world exports in 1996, and increased 11% in 2002 and then more than doubled to 28% in 2012 If Sri Lanka's exports mainly focuses on semi-finished products such as mattresses, just sclerosis, only the twisted fiber India focus on products with added value. The new technology incorporated in the coconut fiber industry in order to improve quality and create new applications for coir products only in architecture and construction, agriculture and many other digital products is a challenge food to sustain the development of the coconut fiber industry.
Prices coconut fiber - the raw material for the production of coconut fiber products of all kinds - in 02 producing countries Indonesia and Sri Lanka has been improved and began to rise in mid-2013 on the other hand, only fiber prices coconut in India rather stagnant in the past 10 months, reached 256 USD / ton in May 9/2013 to 259 USD / ton in May 6/2014. Price in India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka versus, may be stabilizing because domestic demand is gradually developing. In 02 countries, the price of coconut fiber depends very much on the international market. The amount exported only coir product types in India increased by 23.6%, up from 429 501 tonnes (January 4/2012 - 3/2013) to 537 404 tonnes. There are about 537 040 tonnes including 14 coconut fiber products are exported types, exports reached 245.4 million, up 32.3% compared with exports last year 185.5 million.
India exported about 14 types of coconut fiber products to the world market, including semi-finished products such as coir fiber, foot scrub carpets, carpet premiere, just rubberised coir and types of products such as: network cover and floor mats. Of the 14 types of coir products from India only, production and export of rubberised coconut fiber, coir fiber brushes and rising. Production of coir exports increased by 199.7% rubber compared with exports last year; followed by exports coco peat, coconut fiber and twisted mesh cover. Tufted carpet export turnover rose highest, approximately 215.3% over the same period last year; both products and coir brushes are also increased by approximately 97% and 58.7%. Export volume of coco peat India continues to rise around 50.6%, an increase of 30.3% over the same period last year and are exported to South Korea (24.64%); followed by the Netherlands (18.07%), American (10.7%), Spain (7.11%) and Australia (3.62%). Agrawal et. al. (2013) projected exports coco peat will continue to increase by 30% in 2016 Is the second largest exporter of coconut fiber India, reaching 32.4% of total exports of coconut fiber this country and is projected by Agrawal et. al. (2013), the output will also increase from 12-15% in 2016 place finish third tufted carpet products with high export volume increased 17.33%, higher than the same period last year before.
Coconut fiber products of all kinds from India are exported to 103 countries (lower than the same period last year). China is the top export market for coconut fiber and coconut fiber products, the export volume reached 36% and export value reached 24%. American market is the second largest importer in recent years with a total market share of 20%. Only coir and coir products from only the country also exported to many European countries such as the Netherlands, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, Finland , Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria and Greece; total export volume reached 26.21% and total exports was 32.9%. Many other countries, including Korea, Australia, Russia, Canada, Brazil and Japan also imports many products from coconut fiber.
Coco peat is one of the products most exported from India and Sri Lanka. Coco peat is mostly used for agricultural cultivation, fertilizer, food for animals and sometimes used for animal nest is located. From May 01 - 12/2013, Sri Lanka has exported 143 911 tonnes of coco peat, more than double the amount of exports of coir and coir its kind. On the other hand, India also exported 271 495 tons of coco peat, reaching about 51% of total national exports. Among the coconut fiber products of Sri Lanka, the export of coir fiber, coir hard mattress and highest, respectively 95%, 81% and 26%. The export turnover of coir fiber once again rose to a record 43%; followed by brush and mesh cover. Coco peat is also the largest exporter, exports rose 08% and exports increased by 13%. Sri Lanka No. Cuat coco peat mainly export to major countries such as Japan, Korea, China, Spain, England, Mexico, Italy and the United States with imports ranging from 5559-38157 tons. The total volume of coco peat imported from these countries reached 60 863 tonnes, reaching 43.5% of total exports of Sri Lanka coco peat.
Market coir products just kind of crude coconut fiber prices soaring in the past 11 months, particularly for crude coconut fiber from Indonesia. Prices of crude coconut fiber from Indonesia rose 273 USD / ton in May 8/2013 to 350 USD / ton in May 02/2014; then reached 383 USD / ton in June 6/2014. Price movements of products from coconut fiber mixed in Sri Lanka has improved; increased from 122 USD / ton (in January 3/2013) to 159 USD / ton (in January 10/2013); then rose sharply to 209 USD / ton in June 6/2014. It is worth noting that the price trend in Sri Lanka coconut fiber and Indonesia are similar and both countries share the same market.
