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Camsur briquetting firm sees steady growth

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Guibo Enterprises makes 10.5 tons of charcoal briquettes a month. Guibo Enterprises makes 10.5 tons of charcoal briquettes a month.
Guibo Enterprises makes 10.5 tons of charcoal briquettes a month.

Mr. Ricardo Albino, a former OFW and a resident of Brgy. Tarusanan, Milaor, Camarines Sur, has a lot to smile about these days. For two months, he has seen the steady growth of his charcoal briquetting firm, Guibo Enterprises.

Albino started making charcoal briquettes after attending a training conducted by technology experts from the DOST - Forest Products Research and Development Institute in November 2015. The event was organized by the Camarines Sur Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC).

DOST-FPRDI conducts workshop on furniture testing

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The DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) recently conducted a one- day workshop on Furniture Testing with 22 participants from Southgate Limited, a foreign-owned furniture buyer in the Philippines. The workshop aimed to familiarize Southgate’s quality control personnel with furniture tests following quality protocols to improve their internal laboratory testing.

Engr. Victor G. Revilleza, Technical Manager of the FPRDI Furniture Testing Center (FFTC) led the workshop, while Engrs. Alvin F. Vardeleon and Edward Paul S. Marasigan, laboratory analysts, demonstrated how the machines work. They also demonstrated performance testing of chairs and tables, which include static, fatigue, impact and stability test.

Engr. Vardeleon demonstrates how to use the X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) device to measure lead content in paint applied to furniture.
Engr. Vardeleon demonstrates how to use the X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) device to measure lead content in paint applied to furniture.

DOST-FPRDI training boosts Bataan furniture maker

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A furniture shop in Orani, Bataan recently experienced a surge in productivity and income, thanks to a training course on wood finishing attended by its workers. The training was conducted by the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI).

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