...Of Coco Shell Products - April

Export of coconut shell charcoal in April was 8,979 MT and generated USD6.106 million.  China and Japan remained key importers with the former purchasing 5,124 MT or more than half of total trade (57.1%) and Japan ordering 2,785 MT (31.0%).  Smaller volumes went to South Korea at 333 MT (3.7%),  Turkey 328 MT (3.7%), India 276 MT (3.1%), Germany 133 MT (1.5%).
 
On the other hand, export in the same month of activated carbon at 5,782 MT earned USD10.798 million.  Japan was market leader at 1,088 MT and responsible for 18.8%, trailed by Germany at 841 MT (14.6%), the US at 629 MT (10.9%), Sri Lanka 598 MT (10.3%),China 503 MT (8.7%).  The next four importers together represented 23.5% of total and included South Korea 417 MT, Taiwan 395 MT, Indonesia 334 MT, Russia 210 MT.
Smaller loads in the range 10-75 MT were ordered by 21 other countries for an aggregate volume reaching 768 MT (13.3%).  This included South Africa, Peru, Italy, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, Turkey, Vietnam, Finland, Tanzania, France, Sweden, Thailand, Congo, Netherlands, Spain, Chile, Papua New Guinea, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia.