Indonesia , the Philippines , Sri Lanka , Malaysia , India and Thailand is the leading producer of activated carbon from coconut shell charcoal ( CSC ) .
Indonesia , the Philippines , Sri Lanka , Malaysia , India and Thailand is the leading producer of activated carbon from coconut shell charcoal ( CSC ) . From January 01-8 / 2013 exports of activated carbon from coconut shell charcoal reached 23 518 tonnes of Sri Lanka ( the highest in the past 03 years ) , an increase of 12.2 % compared to the same period last year, exports is 20 957 tons and the same period in 2011 was 21 345 tonnes . The average export price of activated carbon from Sri Lanka to reach $ 1,941 / ton , down 20.9 % compared to the average price last year was $ 2,346 / ton , ranging from 1867-2043 USD / ton ( FOB Colombo ) . In addition to exporting activated carbon , Sri Lanka also exported 4,799 tons and 322 tons of coconut shell charcoal coconut shell / coconut shell powder .
From 01 - 8/2013 , the Philippines exported 33 101 tons of activated carbon from coconut shell charcoal , a significant increase of about 62.3 % compared with exports last year was 20 389 tonnes . Philippine exports are more activated charcoal consumption by products on the international market , especially Europe increased, reaching 22.2 % of total exports of the Philippines activated carbon . The country exported 26 237 tons of coconut shell charcoal for foreign markets , by 9.7 % , compared to 28 933 tonnes exported last year ( due to consumption of activated carbon increased from Philippines ) . Export prices of Philippine activated carbon in the U.S. and Europe reached 16.1 % , higher than the market remaining exports reached about U.S. $ 48.1 million . Average price coconut shell charcoal from the country reached 535 USD / ton and most are exported to China , Japan , India and South Korea , accounting for about 71 % of total exports of Philippine coconut shell charcoal .
From 01 - 8/2013 , Indonesia exported 12,956 tons of activated carbon , down 30.2 % ( last year exported 16 872 tons ) and are exported to 16 countries . Asia 's top export market , followed by Japan , South Korea , Taiwan and China . In addition, many other countries including : U.S. , Germany , Australia , South Korea , Netherlands , New Zealand , Italy and Belgium also activated carbon imported from this country . Product export turnover reached 17.8 million, down 29.9 % compared with 25.4 million in the same period last year .
Notably, from 01 - 8/2013 , of the three countries leading exporter of coconut shell charcoal and activated carbon ( Sri Lanka , Indonesia and the Philippines ) , the Sri Lankan exporter of activated carbon and at most most coconut shell charcoal . In contrast , Indonesia to export coconut shell charcoal and activated carbon at most . The percentage of exports of activated carbon made from coconut shell charcoal highest in the Indonesia ( 1.89 ) , followed by the Philippines ( 1.32 ) and Sri Lanka ( 0.23 ) . This suggests that the efficiency in the processing of raw materials Sri Lanka's highest compared to other countries . Instead of exporting coconut shell charcoal , Sri Lanka choice processed into activated charcoal for export to obtain higher values .
Activated carbon is produced from coconut shell charcoal is used widely in the world market in many industrial applications such as air purification , gas , liquids and refined gold . Activated charcoal is also used in chemical mixing and preparation of pharmaceutical products , in preserving fruits and vegetables , and many other applications . In the past 05 years , total import demand for activated carbon from coconut shell charcoal rose 7.73 % / year and is expected to increase from 10-25 % / year from 2012 to 2018 . The development and market penetration opportunities activated charcoal to help a few international businesses active coal production leading expand production and supply of raw materials to other countries .
From 01 - 8/2013 , China , Japan and the Netherlands were the main imported coconut shell charcoal from Indonesia ; specific : China imported about 34.1 %, Japan 25.7 % and the Netherlands 18 , 5 %, the rest are India and Sri Lanka . Coconut shell charcoal imported from the countries mentioned above after being processed into activated carbon , reverse in part , are exported to Indonesia . Indonesia imported 6,611 tons of activated carbon from many countries such as Sri Lanka , the Philippines , Japan and India , increased by 58.8 % compared to the same period last year .
Prices of coconut shell charcoal , activated carbon in the Philippines , Sri Lanka and Indonesiatu December 2012 to November 2013
From January 12/2012 - 11/2013 , price of coconut shell charcoal Philippines , Sri Lanka and Indonesia different vibration , especially activated carbon prices reach highest in Sri Lanka 387 USD / ton ( month 11/2013 ) and the lowest is 333 USD / ton ( in January 01 / 2013 ) and the highest is 382 USD Indonesia / ton (January 6/2013 ) and the lowest is 339 USD / MT (May 8/2013 ) . Philippine coconut shell charcoal price is relatively stable . Overall, coconut shell charcoal prices in 03 countries said on slight improvement is expected within 4-5 months following .
