About us
Built in Buton, aimed at the world.
We are a coconut derivatives producer working directly with farming households in Southeast Sulawesi.
Our story
How Coconut Buton started
Coconut Buton International works with coconut farmers around Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi — one of Indonesia's coconut-growing regions. We buy the coconut, process it ourselves in Baubau, and pack it for the buyer. No layers of middlemen between the farm and the container.
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2025
The analysis came first
Coconut Buton International was established in 2025, after a study of how much coconut derivative other countries buy and how little of it Indonesia processes itself. Buton had the raw material. What it lacked was someone turning it into export-grade product locally.
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2025
Farmer network in Buton Regency
We started buying directly from farming households instead of through layers of middlemen. Fixed collection points, weighed and paid on the spot.
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2025
A production yard first, a factory next
We process from our own yard in Bungi, Baubau — currently 10 tonnes of charcoal, 17 tonnes of coir fibre and 21 tonnes of cocopeat per month. Charcoal was the first product we made. The factory on Jalan Anoa is under construction; until it is finished we would rather you hear that from us than discover it at an audit.
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2025
First container — domestic, on purpose
Our first container of coconut charcoal left Baubau for Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. Domestic, not export — and that was deliberate. We learned stuffing, documents and quality control on a route where a mistake is recoverable, before asking an overseas buyer to trust us with one.
Focus
What we concentrate on
Coconut has many derivatives. We are deliberate about which ones we build capacity for.
Energy & industrial
Coconut charcoal and activated carbon. The highest value per tonne, and the segment we invest in first.
Agri raw material
Copra, coconut fibre, husk and cocopeat. Steady volume that keeps the farmer network working all year.
Food & consumer
Coconut oil and coconut milk. Where our processing moves next as capacity grows.
Direction
Vision
To make Buton a place where coconut is finished, not just harvested — so that the value of Indonesian coconut stays with the people who grow it.
Mission
- Buy directly from farming households at a fair, transparent, on-the-spot price.
- Process locally in Buton rather than shipping raw material away to be finished elsewhere.
- Meet written specifications, every batch, for domestic and international buyers alike.
- Grow the facility from a small plant into a local industry that employs the villages around it.
Social
Who this is actually for
An export business in a regency like Buton is judged by what it leaves behind.
Fair, immediate payment
Farmers are weighed and paid at the collection point. No deferred payment, no debt bondage to a middleman.
Work close to home
Most of our team comes from the villages around the facility. Processing in Buton means jobs stay in Buton.
Less waste
Husk and shell that used to be burned in the field now become fibre, cocopeat and charcoal.
Team
The people behind it
Four people. Small enough that you will speak to the person who actually handles your order.
Ahmad Munadjat
Director
Fitra Agus
Operational Manager
Sri Astuti
Finance Manager
Arya Premzav
Marketing Officer
Tell us what you need.
Send the product, the volume and the destination port. We reply within one working day.
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