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BAMBOO SPECIES
There are more than 1,000 bamboo species known. Below are the four most common bamboo
species that we use daily.
Arundinaria Species:
An edible bamboo, used mainly as feeders for livestock in the winter, this species can also be used for mat, or any other woven handcraft products.
Bambusa Species:
Used for textile products such as yarn, linens, clothing, etc. This bamboo species is also edible and are often used in Chinese Medicine.
Dendrocalamus Species:
Also an edible bamboo, this species of bamboo is normally used as feeders for livestock. It is also used to make basket, trays, mats, etc.
Thamnocalamus Species:
This species of bamboo are normally used in construction. It is most often used for construction of fences and roof.
For a more in-depth bamboo species list and table, please CLICK HERE to visit the American Bamboo Society.
BAMBOO BENEFITS
Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world. Some bamboo species can even grow 1 meter each day.
Bamboo provide a better balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide because it intake more green house gases and produces 35% more oxygen.
Bamboo are extremely versatile, there are approximately 1000 species of bamboo on earth. The diversity makes it more adaptable to different type of environments than most other softwoods.
Bamboo is a renewable resource that is abundantly available in many rural area where economic development is limited.
By researching and developing more ways to utilize bamboo, we are offering rural area an opportunity to maintain their culture and lifestyle while lifting their economic situation.
Economic studies have shown that by developing more usage for bamboo, we have the potential of providing income, food and housing to over 2.2 billion people worldwide.
Bamboo usage and growth allow us to re-green degraded area such as Hiroshima after the bombing.
UNLIKE COTTON
Unlike cotton which requires a large amount of pesticides to maintain growth, bamboo is naturally irrigated. According to scientist bamboo owns a unique anti-bacteria and bacteriostasis bio-agent named "bamboo kun". This means that textile made of bamboo has natural functions of anti-bacteria, bacteriostasis and deodorization. 100% bamboo yarn show a 20% greater elasticity in the yarn. This means that certain bamboo clothing do not even require elastic. Bamboo fabric requires less dye than cotton, modal or viscose, and the color is much more vivid. It is widely known that bamboo fabric are as soft as cashmere or tencel. Bamboo fiber is biodegradable textile material. As a natural cellulose fiber, It can be 100% biodegraded in soil by microorganism and sunshine. The decomposition process doesn't cause any pollution to the environment. "Bamboo fiber comes from nature, and completely returns to nature in the end“
Bamboo fiber is praised as "the natural, green, and eco-friendly new-type textile material of 21st century".
BAMBOO FIBER MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Bamboo fiber fabric production flow:
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