Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd.
Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd. aims at the upliftment of the traditional bamboo based workers and also gives employment to the people belonging to the lower strata of the society.

                           
                       The Activities

List of Major Activities/Assistance etc. rendered.

i. Mats and Reeds

> Reeds Collection from the Forest areas through 8 Reeds Collection Centres. Collected reeds are dispatched to 16 Reeds Distribution Centres and distributed to traditional workers for weaving traditional household items and 87 mats procurement depots for mat weaving.
> Collection of reeds from the Forests and distribution to the mat weavers registered in the 86 depots.
>Distributing reeds for mat-weaving through mats procurement depots by giving a subsidy of approximately Rs.1.10 per reed.
>Collecting the products (Mats) from the weavers through depots. Transporting the same to the S&D Division (Commercial Mats) and Special mats for the production of Bambooply to the Bamboo Board Factory.

Bamboo mat Tree top shelter for reed cutters
ii. BAMBOO BOARD FACTORY
ii. i. Bamboo Board Factory was established in 1985, to produce value added products using Bamboo mats as the main raw material, thus creating better employment opportunities to the traditional bamboo workers who mostly belong to economically backward classes. Commercial production started in 1990, in single shift and by 1993, due to increased market demand for Bambooply, additional production over and above the targeted production fixed between the Management and the Unions was there. In 1998, the second shift was started and the daily production was doubled.Now 21,500 square feet (1998 Sq.meter) of Bambooply on 4 mm basis is produced daily on an average in normal conditions of working.
Bambooply

Bambooply is manufactured in various sizes and thickness such as 6'x3' (1.83mtsx0.92mts), 6'x4' (1.83mtsx1.22mts) and 8'x4' (2.44mtsx1.22mts) and in 3 mm, 4mm, 6mm, 9mm and 12mm thickness respectively. . 3 mm and 4mm thickness Boards are manufactured using only Bamboo mats and are known as Bamboo Mat Boards, whereas 6 mm and higher thickness Boards use, Bamboo mats and Veneer in between. These Boards are known as Bamboo Veneer Composites. Both these Boards conform to the standards as per IS: 13958/94 and IS: 14588/99 which was tested by National Test House, Mumbai. This is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company. The main uses of Bambooply are for paneling, ceiling, partitions, furniture, cots, doors, car-door panels, auto-body building etc. The main properties of Bambooply are water resistance, heat resistance and termite resistance, which make it equivalent to good quality Marine plywood, and in eco-friendly.

Bambooply
Furniture made from Bamboo
Furniture made from Bamboo
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