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QUOTE (MeHT @ Feb 4 2009, 11:59 AM) I believe starch is added to the coal in the production process and that's that helps it "stick together" and gives out the bad "burnt potato" smell during lighting. So that's one thing to look into. Also, apart from what everyone has already said, packaging is important. The package should be easy to access and not too flimsy to break or tear during shipping or handling. If the coals will be in long blocks and no precut, something should be done to make sure they won't break during shipping. Have you looked into using different materials? Coconut cases, olive seeds, lemon tree? Good luck with your process? И привет из Москвы! Privet We don't add starch to the coal. All our production is fully natural and environmental friendly. I'll take packaging into consideration. We thought of using mainly hardwood (beech - buk, oak - dub, etc.) as well as some soft wood (Cherry, apple, etc.). We want to focus on the wood we have around - of course

Thank you all so much. It has been extremely valuable to receive all these inputs. I will try to ship off to Cyprus Please, send me your contacts over email: oksana.arkhypchuk@gmail.com Take care all and enjoy your evenings with a nice shisha ) best of luck!

Thank you all for fast replies! And no, unfortunately, I don't know Kateryna Hrechko I'm trying to understand exactly what you mean by 'no coal smell/taste'. I guess I've smoked shisha only in good places in Jordan, therefore I don't really know what 'bad taste/smell' is . I've tried locally produced charcoal in Jordan, and then tried our charcoal from Ukraine and it seems to be the same smell/taste. Additionally, is anyone of you located around Middle East? I'd love to give you a sample Regards, Oksana

Hi, all, I'm Oksana, a new member on the forum. Originally I'm Ukrainian, however, currently I'm married to a Jordanian, so I am happily residing in Amman I'm managing a small company (Based in Ukraine) involved in wood processing and furniture manufacturing.We've made a decision to start a production line for shisha charcoal, since /as you can understand/ we have a lot of wood that can be utilized. We've done our samples, however, I wanted to ask your expert opinion on what a great shisha charcoal should be like. If you had to make an ideal one, how would it look like/be like? We have hardwood in excess, additionally, we can get some soft wood like apple tree, cherry tree, etc. In particular we are curious of beech - how well it can be used. Based on the fast forum glance, there are indeed big lovers of shisha/arguilah here, and we hope you can give us some insight. Note: I hope this will not be perceived as an advertisement, since I did not even give the name of the company, and the product is not in the market yet. Looking forward to your responses, Oksana