Bamboo Panel Boards - International Network for Bamboo and Rattan

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INTRODUCTIONSince research on bamboo is of relatively recent occurrence, the potential ofthis versatile material has remained largely unexploited. Although wide-rangingresearch has been carried out on the structure, properties and preservation ofbamboo, the results have hardly been applied by engineers and architects.In the 1980s on account of dwindling wood supplies in the tropics, interestin bamboo as a material intensified. It emerged as the most potentially importantnon-timber forest product to replace wood in construction and other uses. Therealization that bamboo produces woody biomass faster than most fast-growingtrees, and that some of its properties rival those of juvenile wood obtained fromsuch species, has evoked keen interest in theoretical and practical research onbamboo as a wood substitute in housing, furniture, packing, transport and otherfields.Bamboo in panel form is well suited to substitute wood and therefore,development/refinement of cost-effective technologies to produce bamboo-basedpanels is an important area of research. In 1990, the International DevelopmentResearch Centre of Canada commissioned an evaluation on past research andresearch needs for bamboo and rattan. The report issued in 1991 indicated theneed for further attention on bamboo panels.Although the environmental and socio-economic implications of bamboobasedpanel industries favor their promotion, neither detailed environmental impactassessment nor socio-economic impact assessment of these industries has beencarried out. Nonetheless, it is tentatively reckoned that if bamboo mat boardsreplace plywood to an extent of one-fourth the present production in India,400 000 m 3 of round wood from natural forests will be saved, thereby preventingdisturbance to 30 000 ha of forests per year. It is also estimated that productionof mats to manufacture this quantity of mat board will generate 16.7 millionworkdays of employment per year. In China, approximately 1 million cubic metersof wood are replaced annually by various types of bamboo panels.When the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) was beingformally established, a network meeting was held in June 1993 which endorsedthe need for a review of the status of bamboo panels and boards. Accordingly,INBAR commissioned a study and this report is the result. The review involved:
2BAMBOO PANEL BOARDSgathering information(Annex 1); preparation of a draft report based on informationgathered; circulation of the draft among collaborating scientists for comments; andfinalization of the report.Apart from the contributions of scientists from the collaborating institutes,several others in the panel-producing countries provided valuable insights thathave gone into this report. In particular, thanks are due to: Mr. Dao Viet Phu, DrHaong Van Hien, Dr Hartoyo, Dr Hsiu-Hua Wang, Dr H.N. Jagadeesh, Dr Abd.Latif Mohmod, Dr Sheau-Horng Lin and Mr. Sounthone Ketphanh.
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