Royce Food Corporation
Tagum City, Philippines
Coconut Fiber and Cocopeat
Coconut Peat

Today,  c
oconut  husk is now an  additional  source of income for  the farmers. In
the past,  the farmers just  leave the  coconut  husk in their  farms or just burn it.
In order to help  alleviate the  living condition of the farmers so they could live a
relatively  comfortable  life within the context of the  local area, meaning - having
a decent house, a generous amount of  food, health care, and education for their
children, and some disposable income, Royce Food set-up it coconut coir factory
to process these waste products into exportable coconut fiber.

Coconut  husks are made of bristle fiber (10%),  mattress fiber (20%) and coir dust
and wastes (70%).  The stable supply of the  coconut  fiber makes it good material
for making brushes, doormats, carpets, ropes, yarn fishing nets, and mattresses.


Coconut Peat or Cocopeat

Coconut Peat has a high lignin
and cellulose content and a carbon-nitrogen ratio
of 104: 1.  It also has a very high water holding capacity of 5 to 6  times its weight.
It should be noted that  Coconut  Peat  is very  stable  because  of  the  presence
of high percentage of lignin. The peat left  to itself takes decades to decompose.
Composted peat  is used along  with  organic  supplements in crop fields, also in
horticulture and floriculture.  It  is  also  used  as a rooting  and  growing medium
for certain ornamental flowering plants. Decomposed  coconut  peat is also used
as  hydroponics  systems  for growing  roses  and  vegetables  under  controlled
conditions.  Coconut peat in sterilized condition is used in mushroom cultivation
and floriculture. It is also used as an alternative for 'Peat Moss'