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DOST-FPRDI trains ethnic groups on handmade papermaking
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Women from three ethnic groups learned handmade papermaking and converting in a training conducted by the DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) last 24-25 May 2017 at the LGU Training Center in Angadanan, Isabela.
Thirty-two women from the Ibanag, Gaddang and Yogad groups were trained on manual papermaking using agricultural wastes such as cogon grass, abaca and recycled paper.
DOST-FPRDI staff conduct papermaking trials in China
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DOST-FPRDI researchers Adela S. Torres and Cesar O. Austria (above) were at the Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST) in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China on 17-23 April 2017 to conduct bench-scale production of experimental papers from non-wood fibers such as abaca (Musa textilis) and salago (Wikstroemia spp.)
DOST-FPRDI project helps upgrade rubber company
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| The PPRPC plant now produces high quality rubber that meets world standards. |
The Philippine Pioneer Rubber Products Corporation (PPRPC) in Zamboanga Sibugay now makes high quality rubber products, thanks to a project by the DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI).
