The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) recently conducted a technology forum on bamboo technologies for members of ACESER Corporation— a group involved in construction services and which is under the ACDI Multipurpose Cooperative, a cooperative for the Armed Forces of the Philippines and other uniformed personnel.
The forum offered opportunities for future collaborations and served as a platform for engaging with ACESER Corporation, the latter being interested in investing on bamboo-based technologies, specifically engineered bamboo for construction and furniture.
DOST-FPRDI OIC Director Dr. Rico J. Cabangon welcomed the participants and highlighted the Institute’s various technologies and initiatives on bamboo. This was followed by in-depth discussions of Engr. Jovito A. Elec on DOST-FPRDI’s bamboo processing technologies, and Engr. Christian S. Camacho on engineered bamboo and bamboo for construction.
Engr. Allan Bondad explains DOST-FPRDI’s charcoal briquetting equipment to the guests.
DOST-FPRDI led by OIC Director Cabangon, Technical Services Division Chief Maria Cielito G. Siladan, Engr. Camacho and For. Elec pose with visitors from the ACESER Corporation last 06 March 2024.
After the forum, the visitors were toured around DOST-FPRDI’s Bamboo Musical Instruments Processing Center, Forest Products Innovation Center, and Furniture Testing Center and the charcoal briquetting facility. ### (Jeniffer P. Arcebuche, 06 March 2024)
