Natural Hardwood Lump Charcoal
Our core export grade: natural lump charcoal from dense Nigerian hardwoods such as Ayin and Acacia, in a mixed size range — a versatile, cost-effective option for distributors who grade or re-pack locally.
Product Overview
Natural Hardwood Lump Charcoal is the backbone of the Nigerian charcoal export trade. It is produced from dense, slow-growing savanna and woodland hardwoods and shipped in a natural mixed size range, which makes it the most versatile and economical option for importers who operate their own screening, re-grading or re-bagging facilities at destination.
Distributors value this grade for its flexibility: the larger fraction can be sold into food-service, the medium fraction into retail barbecue packs, and the fines diverted to briquette or industrial use — maximising the return on every container. We work with buyers to agree the size profile, fines allowance and packing format before loading so that the cargo matches their downstream plan.
Where It Is Used
- Importers and master distributors with re-grading facilities
- Wholesale fuel merchants
- Shisha/hookah charcoal manufacturers (as hardwood feedstock)
- Re-packers supplying regional retail brands
- Mixed-use buyers serving food-service and retail
Available Packaging
- PP woven bags (standard export format)
- Jumbo / FIBC bulk bags
- Plain or printed bags
- Palletised or loose-stowed container loading
Pack sizes. Typical: 15 kg, 20 kg, 25 kg and 50 kg PP bags; 500–1,000 kg jumbo bags
Key Facts
- Material
- 100% natural Nigerian hardwood
- Lump profile
- Mixed natural sizes; profile agreed per order
- Additives
- None — no binders or chemicals
- Order basis
- Full container loads (20' / 40')
- Port of loading
- Lagos (Apapa / Tin Can)
- Incoterms
- FOB · CFR · CIF · FCA
Specification Sheet — Hardwood Lump Charcoal
Parameters confirmed per shipment by laboratory analysis. Independent inspection available on request.
| Parameter | Guaranteed value | Unit | Test method / basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed carbon | [Insert lab-tested value] | % | ASTM D1762 / ISO 1171 (proximate analysis) |
| Ash content | [Insert lab-tested value] | % | ASTM D1762 |
| Moisture content | [Insert lab-tested value] | % | ASTM D1762 (as received) |
| Volatile matter | [Insert lab-tested value] | % | ASTM D1762 |
| Gross calorific value | [Insert lab-tested value] | kcal/kg | ISO 1928 / bomb calorimetry |
| Lump size range | [Insert lab-tested value] | mm | Screen grading at sorting yard |
| Wood species | [Insert lab-tested value] | — | Declared on specification sheet |
| Fines / dust (max) | [Insert lab-tested value] | % | Visual + screen check at bagging |
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