• Project name: Briquette charcoal processing plant setup
  • Client: Charcoal making business investor
  • Location: Côte d’Ivoire

Projekthintergrund

Households and the catering industry in Côte d’Ivoire and neighboring countries have a high demand for charcoal. However, traditional charcoal faces the following issues:

  • Short burning time
  • Irregular shapes, making packaging and sales difficult
  • Heavy smoke and ash production
  • High transportation losses

The client seeks to establish a high-output, consistently formed charcoal briquette production line suitable for both export and local wholesale markets. Target markets include:

  • Urban household charcoal consumption
  • Barbecue and catering industries
  • Distribution markets in neighboring countries

Complete briquette charcoal processing plant configuration plan

Based on the client’s investment budget and target production capacity, we configured a complete charcoal briquette machine line, achieving an integrated production process encompassing crushing → conveying → mixing → extrusion molding → cutting and shaping.

  • Step 1: Charcoal crusher
    • Modell: SL-500
    • Leistung: 22 kW
    • Kapazität: 500–600 kg/h
    • Final charcoal powder size: Less than 1mm
    • Gewicht: 1400 kg
  • Step 2: Screw conveyor
    • Model: SL-219
    • Power: 4kw
    • Length: 4m
    • Gewicht: 500kg
  • Step 3: Wheel grinder machine
    • Modell: SL-1500
    • Leistung: 7,5 kW
    • Capacity: 600-800kg per hour
    • Diameter: 1500mm
    • Gewicht: 1000 kg
  • Step 4: Charcoal briquette machine
    • Modell: SL-160
    • Leistung: 11 kW
    • Capacity: 500kg/h
    • CNC-Fräse mit 1,5 m Förderband
    • With HEXGAONAL shape mould
    • Weight: 850KG
  • Step 5: Cubic shape cutter & conveyor
    • Length: 4.5m
    • Final cubic charcoal size: 25mm
    • Weight: 600kg

Overall production capacity and investment return analysis

Stable output of the entire briquette charcoal processing plant:

👉 500kg/h

👉 Daily output (based on 8-hour operation): 4 tons

👉 Monthly output: approximately 120 tons

In the Ivory Coast market, charcoal briquette prices are stable with high demand. Compared to loose charcoal:

  • Higher profit margins
  • Easier access to supermarket and wholesale channels
  • Suitable for branded packaging

Projected by clients:

  • Investment recovery within 3-6 months
  • Future scalability to a dual-line production model

Thus, this client invested in a complete charcoal briquette production line set up in Côte d’Ivoire.


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