1000 products made of bamboo

What products can be made from bamboo? Customers often ask us about the different uses of bamboo, but the better question would be: what can’t be made from bamboo? Or as the old Asian proverb says:“A man is born in a bamboo cradle and disappears in a bamboo coffin. Everything in between is possible with bamboo!”

However, this is true – from edible bamboo shoots to construction, medicine, bamboo fabric or biofuel, it has all been done before. Over the past 15 years, bamboo experts have experimented with the many uses of bamboo andare still discovering new applications every day , bamboo fibre for the clothing and automotive industries, flooring, veneer as thin as 0.2 mm – these are just a few of many examples.

Bamboo panels, especially flooring, are increasingly in demand around the world because they combine the texture of marble with the elegance of wood. In addition, they are strong, durable, smooth, clean, non-slip and resistant to moisture.

A short film commissioned by INBAR for the World Expo in Shanghai, profiling bamboo and its many innovative uses as a strong, lightweight, sustainable, carbon-capturing material, including surfboards, bicycles and building materials.

The challenges we face today are to improve andinnovate the use of bamboo . Since bamboo is the fastest-growing plant on Earth and a sustainable building material, it can easily replace all known uses of wood without having to cut down entire bamboo groves or plantations. Even better, bamboo continues to grow after harvesting without needing to be replanted.Bamboo also converts approximately 35% more CO2 into oxygen than an ordinary tree .

Thebamboo productswe see on the market today are just the tip of the iceberg. We predict that more and increasingly innovative bamboo applications will quickly enter consumer markets. It is therefore an exciting era to live in, if you too firmly believe in how bamboo can contribute to a greener and cleaner environment. We cannot change our consumption-based economy, but we can certainly change the resources we use and the way we manufacture our products!

Below is a list of common uses for bamboo. Note thatnot all bamboo species are suitable for every use . Some species are edible, while most are not; others can be used as structural timber, while others only serve ornamental purposes or are used for pulp.

1. Forestry

Erosion control Soil stabilisation Environmental remediation windbreaks

CO2 sequestration Sound barriers Commercial plantations Landscape management

 

2. Timber industry

Particleboard Medium-density fibreboard (MDF) Oriented Strand Board (OSB) Mat board Corrugated roofing sheets Flooring moulding

Beams decorative items Plybamboo veneer Timber Strand woven bamboo (SWB) poles

 

3. Pulp and paper industry

newsprint Bond paper Toilet tissue

Cardboard Cement bags Coffee filters

 

4. Textile industry

Clothing Underwear Socks Bulletproof vests duvets

Towels Sheets Pillows mattresses Nappies/diapers

 

5. Bioenergy industry

Charcoal Biofuel Pyrolysis Firewood

Gasification briquettes pellets Biomass

 

6. Food and beverage industry

Bamboo shoots Bamboo wine Bamboo tea

Bamboo beer Bamboo vinegar Charcoal-coated peanuts

 

7. Automotive industry

Steering wheels Dashboards

Interior trim Body parts

 

8. Sports and recreation industry

Bicycles skateboards surfboards Snowboards Polo balls

Baseball bats Ski poles Fishing rods Golf tees Inline skates

 

9. Electronics industry

iPhone/iPad cases Mice Keyboards

Headphones Speakers Laptops

 

10. High-tech industry

bioplastics

Composites

 

11. Agricultural industry

Greenhouses Fencing Fish traps Agricultural tools Baskets Animal feed

Beehives Containers Animal pens Plant stakes and support sticks Water pipes water wheels

 

12. And everything else…

houses Furniture Bridges Cutting boards Baskets Toys Blinds Door and window frames Medicine

Bathtubs Steamers Weapons Musical instruments Chopsticks Helmets Incense sticks Matches etc…