Bamboo Panel Boards - International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
Bamboo Panel Boards - International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
Bamboo Panel Boards - International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
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6B A M B O O P A N E L B O A R D S<strong>Bamboo</strong>plywood<strong>Bamboo</strong> curtain plywood<strong>Bamboo</strong> mat <strong>and</strong> wood particleboard<strong>Bamboo</strong> mat <strong>and</strong> rice husk board<strong>Bamboo</strong> strip, wood veneer <strong>and</strong>particleboard<strong>Bamboo</strong> moulded shuttle beating clubGypsum-bonded bamboo particleboardCement-bonded particleboard <strong>and</strong>wool board<strong>Bamboo</strong> plaster board<strong>Bamboo</strong> rein<strong>for</strong>ced plastic<strong>Bamboo</strong> mats are used as face <strong>and</strong>wood veneers as core. A popularproduct in China <strong>and</strong> India.<strong>Bamboo</strong> curtain board is used as face<strong>and</strong> wood veneers as core. Smallquantity produced in China.<strong>Bamboo</strong> mat is used as face <strong>and</strong> woodparticleboard as core. Produced inlimited quantity in China.<strong>Bamboo</strong> mat is used as face <strong>and</strong> ricehusk particleboard as core. Producedin small quantity in India.<strong>Bamboo</strong> strip board <strong>for</strong>ms the face.Wood veneer <strong>and</strong> particleboard areused as core.A tough product, in which bamboosliver <strong>and</strong> wood veneer are bonded.Made in very small quantity in China.Produced on an experimental scale inthe Philippines.Produced on an experimental basis inChina. The <strong>for</strong>mer is produced inMalaysia also.An innovative product being developed inChina.A high-tech material under experimentationin India. <strong>Bamboo</strong> fiber rein<strong>for</strong>cedplastic sheets are being developed.Of the above types of boards, only bamboo mat board (a bamboo panel thathas shown maximum promise) <strong>and</strong> bamboo strip board have been exploited onan industrial scale <strong>and</strong> products marketed <strong>for</strong> various end-uses. Other technologiesare either in various stages of development or only at the initial stages ofexperimentation. Further research is <strong>for</strong>eseen in these cases.National St<strong>and</strong>ardsNational St<strong>and</strong>ards have been <strong>for</strong>mulated in China <strong>for</strong> bamboo mat plywood(Annex 3) <strong>and</strong> bamboo strip plywood <strong>for</strong> automobile carriage base plates (Annex 4),<strong>and</strong> in India <strong>for</strong> bamboo mat board <strong>for</strong> general purposes (Annex 5). A Draft St<strong>and</strong>ardexists in India <strong>for</strong> bamboo mat-veneer composite <strong>for</strong> general purposes (Annex 6).Both China <strong>and</strong> India have st<strong>and</strong>ards on test methods <strong>for</strong> bamboo mat board.
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