Charcoal factory owner Chuah Chow Aun has a
special relationship with the Matang Mangrove
Forest Reserve. Like his father before him, Chuah
is in the charcoal business and it revolves around
the mangroves and the rising tides.
His factory in Kuala Sepetang is next to a canal
that leads to the mangrove reserve. When the tide
is up, there is a rush of activity. Boats head out to
the mangrove reserve to harvest the trees.
Harvesting mangrove trees is a work against time
and tide. High tide last for just a couple of hours
and the trees must be cut down and hauled back
to the factory before the tide goes out. Like the old
adage ‘time and tide waits for no man”, if they are
too slow, the tide will go out and the boats will be
left in the reserve.
Back at the factory grounds, several igloo-shaped
kilns which measure 7m high are being prepared.
These kilns are used to bake the green logs
harvested from the Matang Mangrove Forest
Reserve. The green logs are then baked at high
temperatures. The process takes about a month,
at varying temperatures, slowly removing all
moister from the logs. Final product - shiny black
charcoal.
special relationship with the Matang Mangrove
Forest Reserve. Like his father before him, Chuah
is in the charcoal business and it revolves around
the mangroves and the rising tides.
His factory in Kuala Sepetang is next to a canal
that leads to the mangrove reserve. When the tide
is up, there is a rush of activity. Boats head out to
the mangrove reserve to harvest the trees.
Harvesting mangrove trees is a work against time
and tide. High tide last for just a couple of hours
and the trees must be cut down and hauled back
to the factory before the tide goes out. Like the old
adage ‘time and tide waits for no man”, if they are
too slow, the tide will go out and the boats will be
left in the reserve.
Back at the factory grounds, several igloo-shaped
kilns which measure 7m high are being prepared.
These kilns are used to bake the green logs
harvested from the Matang Mangrove Forest
Reserve. The green logs are then baked at high
temperatures. The process takes about a month,
at varying temperatures, slowly removing all
moister from the logs. Final product - shiny black
charcoal.
The Charcoal Factory at
Kuala Sepetang
Kuala Sepetang
Baking the logs is a month long process at varying temperatures.
The canal beside the factory. Workers fight against time and tide. The logs have
to be harvested and hauled back to the factory before the tide goes out.
to be harvested and hauled back to the factory before the tide goes out.
Mr. Chuah explaining the process of charcoal to visitors.
Visitors from around the world looking inside one of the kilns.
| The Matang mangroves is one of the largest producers of charcoal in the country. Visitors from all around the world drop in on Chuah for tours around the factory. Some of the uses of charcoal include BBQs, water filters and cooking. |
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