Coconut Coir Pith  ·  Sourced from Indonesia

The growing medium
Indonesia's coconuts left behind.

Washed, buffered, and pressed into a consistent soilless substrate for greenhouses, nurseries, and hydroponic farms worldwide.

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5kg
Standard Block · ±0.2 kg
30 × 30 × 15
cm · China-standard size
< 0.8
EC mS/cm · Low-EC washed
15 L/kg
Expansion Ratio
≤ 20%
Moisture Content
Berry crops growing in cocopeat substrate inside a commercial glass greenhouse Cocopeat-grown crops under glass

What is Cocopeat

A natural growing medium, made from what the coconut leaves behind.

Cocopeat, also called coir pith, is the fine, spongy material recovered from the husk of the coconut. Once a waste stream, it's now one of the most sought-after soilless growing media in the world: lightweight, high water retention, and entirely renewable.

We work directly with processors across Indonesia's coconut belt to wash, buffer, and compress the pith into formats ready for greenhouse, nursery, and hydroponic operations. Each container ships traceably from source to dock.

Renewable byproduct High water retention Peat-moss alternative Low EC, buffered

Specifications

Built to your spec, tested at the source.

The figures below are our standard Cocopeat Block Low EC. Because we run the production line ourselves, most of them are adjustable: give us your target dimensions, EC, particle size, or moisture and we form the block to match. Every container still ships with a batch certificate.

Palletised, shrink-wrapped compressed cocopeat blocks ready for export Compressed blocks, palletised for export
Product Cocopeat Block Low EC low EC, washed quality
Dimensions 30 × 30 × 15 cm AdjustableStandard size; formed to your dimensions on request
Weight 5 kg AdjustableAny target block weight, ±0.2 kg
Electrical Conductivity (EC) < 0.8 mS/cm (1:2.5) AdjustableWashed to your target EC for export
Particle Size 5 – 20 mm AdjustablePeat and chip blend, ratio to your requirement
Expansion Ratio 15 L/kg AdjustableSet by compression to your target ratio
Moisture Content Max 20% AdjustableSet to your target; lower is better for export

These are starting points, not limits.

We control the line from husk to bale, so the block is formed to your operation: dimensions, EC, particle blend, and moisture, supplied as blocks, briquettes, grow bags, or bulk. Send us your target and we build to it.

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From Husk to Export Block

A four-step journey
from raw husk to export-grade block.

Every container of AIS cocopeat runs the same automated line: shredded and screened, washed to low EC, pressed and dried, then baled into stackable export blocks.

01

Step 01

Shred & Screen

A 110 kW shredder tears the whole husk into two streams: long cocofiber and fine cocopeat. A vibrating screen then separates them.

02

Step 02

Wash & Lower EC

Spray-nozzle wash belts flush sodium and potassium salts out of the peat over two passes, bringing EC down to export grade.

03

Step 03

Press & Dry

Belt presses squeeze out the free water, then a biomass-fired rotary drum dries the peat down to a steady 15% moisture.

04

Step 04

Bale for Export

A 1000 kN block press compresses the dry peat into 5 kg blocks at around 200 an hour, stacked compact for low freight cost.

Applications

Wherever roots need to breathe.

Cocopeat replaces or supplements peat moss across a wide range of growing environments. The most common uses we supply for:

Hydroponics

Slab and bag systems for tomato, cucumber, pepper, and strawberry production.

Greenhouse

Bulk substrate for year-round indoor production at commercial scale.

Nurseries

Seed-starting and propagation mixes for ornamentals, vegetables, and tree stock.

Mushroom

Substrate base for oyster and shiitake production, blended with supplements.

Retail Garden

Briquettes and bagged peat for garden-center private label and DTC brands.

Sourcing & Sustainability

Indonesia produces more coconut than almost anywhere on earth.

Our cocopeat is recovered from coconuts already harvested for copra, oil, and water. It's a byproduct stream that would otherwise be burned or left to decompose. Every block we ship is, in effect, a piece of the coconut economy that's been kept out of a fire.

We work with processors who run closed-loop wash water systems and source coconut husks from smallholder farms in Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi. The result is a peat-moss alternative with a fraction of the carbon footprint, and a payment that flows back to coastal villages instead of into bog mining.

#2
World coconut producer
100%
Byproduct sourced
3 islands
Sumatra · Java · Sulawesi
Strawberries growing in cocopeat substrate under a commercial greenhouse

Expanding Sourcing Platform

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Tell us what you grow,
we'll match the spec.

Reach out with your operation type, volume requirements, and target specs. We'll send a sample, a batch certificate, and a freight quote to your nearest port.

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