Surat Thani youth see an opportunity to replace worthless rubber wood chips to create value and develop them into charcoal briquettes for sale. Generate a lot of income
Charat was born with a beetle. 49 years old, a resident of Kian Sa District, Surat Thani Province. The owner of the charcoal burning business said that he used to sell seafood at the flea market, but he saw that his parents were older. There was no one to continue the business, so they came to help. Charcoal here is made from rubber wood chips. from wood processing factories and rubber farmers. The price is 50-70 satang per kilogram, while the wood chips are purchased for 1 baht per kilogram and burned, both charcoal sticks and small charcoal scraps, but they are not thrown away. Mix it with coconut shell charcoal. Put the specific ingredients into the briquette machine. Heat treat each rod again to remove moisture.
Charcoal briquettes have good properties, no smoke, and sell at a high price. 14 baht per kg. There are customers both in the
area and in the district according to the tourist attractions. The number of tourist attractions with orders of about 2-3 tons at a time, generating income for the family, leaving 30,000-40,000 baht per month.
Source: Thai News Agency