Bohol firm hits big time with DOST-FPRDI dryer
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Ever since his firm started using the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute’s (DOST-FPRDI’s) furnace-type lumber dryer (FTLD), Mr. Cirilo Sumampong’s life has never been the same again.
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Inside Mr. Sumampong's furnace-type lumber dryer. |
Pangasinan firm sees benefits of DOST-FPRDI bambooo charcoal technologies
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The DOST-FPRDI bamboo charcoaling kiln produces pyroligneous liquor and high quality charcoal. |
In a bid to boost their town’s economy, a company based in Bayambang, Pangasinan is set to go into large-scale charcoal making using bamboo. CS First Green Agri-Industrial Development made the decision after one year of piloting various machines from the DOST-FPRDI.