RIOCOCO Opens Sri Lanka’s Largest Single Coco Coir Production Facility

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RIOCOCO Opens Sri Lanka’s Largest Single Coco Coir Production Facility. (2026, September 24). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/riococo-opens-sri-lanka-s-largest-single-coco-coir-production-facility/article_d41af638-a0c4-5224-b0d6-364bb01c4cb2.html

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RIOCOCO, a major producer of coconut coir substrates, inaugurated its new facility in Katupotha, Sri Lanka in July 2026. This production site is now the largest single coco coir plant in Sri Lanka and aims to increase capacity to meet global demand from commercial growers. Shan Halamba, CEO of RIOCOCO, emphasized the company’s commitment to maintaining consistency in its products as it expands.

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Riococo, a major manufacturer of coconut coir growing substrates, opened the largest single coco coir production facility in Sri Lanka in Katupotha, expanding its production capacity in July 2026. This move aims to meet the increasing demand from commercial growers globally. The company has maintained consistency in product quality for over two decades and is now scaling up to support its growing customer base, according to CEO Shan Halamba.

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RIOCOCO, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of coconut coir growing substrates, has built the largest single coco coir production facility in Sri Lanka, expanding production capacity to meet rising demand from commercial growers worldwide. asserted

RIOCOCO → lead → growers

The facility is located in Katupotha, Sri Lanka and was opened in July 2026. asserted

facility → locate → July

“For twenty-two years we’ve told growers the same thing: the medium has to be consistent every single time,” said Shan Halamba, CEO of RIOCOCO. asserted

Halamba → tell → RIOCOCO

“Keeping that promise as we grow means building capacity to support our growing customer base.” asserted

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RIOCOCO Opens Sri Lanka’s Largest Single Coco Coir Production Facility

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