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INTER-ISLAND LOGISTICS•Oct 19, 2026

Activated Carbon & Filtration Demand Lifts Davao Granulated Shell Charcoal to ₱33.40/kg

Zero-waste coconut shell valorization accelerates across Mindanao as Japanese industrial air and water purification buyers rebuild stocks.

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Activated Carbon & Filtration Demand Lifts Davao Granulated Shell Charcoal to ₱33.40/kg

Covered copra and shell carbonization yard staging clean dry shell feedstock for industrial kilns.

While crude oil and copra benchmarks dominate headline desks, secondary shell carbonization and coir fiber recovery continue adding critical farmgate revenue across Davao and Quezon.

Granulated 3x6 mesh coconut shell charcoal delivered at Davao steam-activation yards climbed +₱0.50 to ₱33.40/kg this week, while clean raw kiln shell charcoal below 10% moisture in Quezon settled firm at ₱30.20/kg.

At the fiber decortication tier, baled mattress/bristle coir fiber in Lucena firmed to ₱18.75/kg and low-EC washed coco peat blocks moved steadily at ₱12.40/kg for North Asian greenhouse horticulture shipments.

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