0086-138 3838 9622A coconut shell pellet production line operating at a facility in Sri Lanka’s coastal coconut-growing region has reached a production milestone, with cumulative output crossing a notable threshold since commissioning earlier this year — the 4 t/h line has been running at close to full capacity for several consecutive weeks.
Coconut shell is dense, hard, and the resulting pellets have a notably high calorific value — higher than most wood pellets, which makes coconut shell pellets attractive for industrial heating applications where energy density per kilogram matters for transport economics, particularly for export markets.
The grinding stage for coconut shell required somewhat heavier-duty equipment than a typical wood waste line of similar capacity — shell fragments are abrasive and the hammer mill’s screen and hammers see faster wear, something the buyer was made aware of during the proposal stage so spare parts could be budgeted accordingly from the start.
No dryer is included in this configuration — coconut shell, especially after the husk and fiber have been removed for other uses (coir production is a major parallel industry here), arrives at a moisture content low enough that drying isn’t necessary, generally under 12%.
Finished pellets are 6mm diameter, sold primarily to industrial users — a textile dyeing facility in the region uses the pellets as boiler fuel, having switched from a mix of firewood and lower-grade biomass previously.
The buyer reported that die wear has been within expected ranges based on RICHI’s projections at the proposal stage, and a spare die was already on hand locally when the first replacement was needed — avoiding any production interruption.
