Coco Chips: Raw Material Preparation
- Collect matured fresh organic green or brown colour husks from registered suppliers. (if the husk is totally dark brown or very old, reject the husk)
- Suppliers have been registered based on the selection criteria.
- Weight the total husk load and deliver to raw material preparation location.
- Count the no of husk in the lorry or check and weight 25 x 5
- number of husk samples from the lorry and calculate the average weight of a husk.
- Calculate the no of husks in the lorry with dividing total load net weight by average weight of a husk.
- Return the un-matured, dark brown, insect attacked, decomposed or very old coconut husks.
- Unload the selected husks to the soaking area and spray with fresh water for 2-3 hours to ease the cutting process.
- Clean the husks before supplying to cutting process and feed into the chip cutting machine.
- Collect the output of coco chips.
- Transport coco chips to the washing tanks.
- Put the Coco chips into net bags and dip in the washing tanks with water.
- Allow for 24 hours to washing out iron concentration.
- Remove the water and allow drain out dissolves.
- Repeat the washing process for 2 more times keeping 12 hours and 8 hours.
- Remove the water and allow drain out dissolves.
- Check the EC content with customer requirement.
- If not acceptable EC level, re-wash the material again.
- If comply with acceptable level, Sola dry and send to the siever.
- Sieve mesh size will be decided based on production requirement and categorize with particle size as 7 mm chips, 10 mm chips, SS and SSS and put into bags and store in warehouse separately.
Why We Do, What We Do
We at Axia Exports believe in 100% natural, organic, quality product that benefits the grower and nature alike. As being trusted, sustainable, eco-friendly and bio-degradable product manufacturer is what keeps us going. Most notably coco peat does not contain any animal protein or any other body parts, it is termed as Vegan.
Certified
We at Axia guarantee that the best quality coconuts are sourced from its natural habitat and proceeded to manufacture into the coir product of your desire. It is safe, nature friendly and free of any chemicals or other similar agents. It is organic on your crops, enabling these crops to yield the best possible results. They are safe to be placed indoors, home plants and large crops.
Trusted
All products manufactured and exported are sourced locally, 100% organic and from the natural habitat of coconut trees. Popularly grown along the coastal line of Sri Lanka, the coconut plants are the nurtured by natural elements like sun and the rainwaters, do produce the most sustainable quality coir that in turn are collected and sent to the factory direct for producing. Every step of the way the quality and the natural source is preserved and protected to yield the best quality end products.
Creating Positive impact
Growers of today are not confined to a large field of commercial crop professional farmers. They come in many phases and folds from home growers to habitual metropolitan urban grows who nature their passion simply in pots. We at Axia Coco give them all a fair chance to grow what they want, where they want with passion. Having a small yet sustainable garden that supports their domestic needs and cares for the environment is all to it. Our 100% organic, natural source coir products does just that.
Brining in tomorrow’s techniques today
Similar to any other industry, Agro-industry too keep changing with the changing consumer behavior, technology and technique used in manufacturing. We at Axia understand the importance of being market savvy and creating in producing using new methodologies. Being at par with the global demand is what makes our products standout in any platform. We get creative, innovative whilst all global standards are adhered.