Engineered bamboo is a low cost product manufactured from bamboo .

It is designed to be a replacement for wood or engineered wood.

Engineered bamboo comes in several different forms, including bamboo scrimber and laminated bamboo, which has three times the structural capacity as normal timber and is defined and regulated by the ASTM International Standards.


Engineered bamboo has been used as paneling, vehicle beds, concrete formworks, lightweight building construction and even for shelters after the 2004 tsunami.

In comparison to the woods that have been traditionally used, a number of benefits and drawbacks have been identified. Lower cost, especially when replacing wood that would otherwise have been imported, is a key advantage.

Further benefits include greater hardness and shape retention, especially in high temperatures.

Interest in bamboo for construction continues to grow as focus shifts towards reducing the environmental impact and embodied energy of the built environment. Bamboo in its natural form is a cylindrical pole, or culm, and is part of the grass family.

The production of bamboo products in utilises the whole culm, with different sections used for various manufacturing processes. The use of the entire culm is highly efficient, but within the individual manufacturing processes, the material use efficiency decreases, although waste material is often used for energy.

Of particular interest is the use of bamboo culms for boards, which can be easily compressed or laminated to form larger sections. The process of manufacturing bamboo boards in China began in the 1970s and has increased in production through industrialisation of the manufacturing process.

China leads in production and export of bamboo-based products; export is mainly to Western countries and Japan. The Chinese processes for manufacturing two bamboo-based products, bamboo scrimber and laminated bamboo, are shown in Figure 3. Bamboo scrimber, also known as strand-woven or parallel strand bamboo, is manufactured from crushed sections of the bamboo culm, which are coated in a resin, compressed and then heated to cure the resin. The term scrimber originates from a timber-based product that was developed in Australia to utilise small-diameter material that maintained the longitudinal direction of the fibres. In contrast, laminated bamboo is manufactured with strips of bamboo that are processed to form rectangular sections, which are then laminated to form a board. Comparison of the material input and output in the production of a product can be described as the production efficiency. In timber, van der Lugt (2008) estimates the efficiency of sawn timber as approximately 30–40% of the original volume of logs, with the remaining material accounted for in losses due to processing.

For bamboo, the production efficiency varies by manufacturer and is approximately 80% for bamboo scrimber and 30% for laminated bamboo (van der Lugt, 2008).

Also an orthotropic material, bamboo has varying strength and stiffness in the longitudinal, radial and tangential directions. Bamboo’s strength is found in the longitudinal direction through fibres within a lignin matrix, which makes it strong in tension and compression.


Key Benefits

100% rapidly renewable bamboo material.
Green lumber material for building projects.

Manufactured using energy saving cold press process.

It is stronger and more durable than most other hardwood and only takes 5 years for bamboo to grow to maturity as oppose to other types of hardwood that requires 40 to 50 years to grow.

Can be milled and work like hardwood.

Raw bamboo is prevalent in the south south region of Nigeria and with the international export market for Engineered Bamboo reaching $12 Billion in 2014 alone this is an opportunity to invest and partake in the agricultural revolution of the federal federal government.

If you are interested we at Gee-Vee Ventures for a token of 25,000 naira will provide you with a comprehensive business plan to enable you successfully setup an engineered bamboo production plant.

other services we can provide for a mutually agreed fee are -

- Site Location Advisory
- Help in accessing bank of Industry financing
- NDDC support for farmers who will provide the raw bamboo stalks to the plant.
- Local regulatory support at both state and local government level

The above services are only available if you decide to site the plant in a specific part of Delta State where the major raw material (bamboo) is abundant.

If interested please contact Gabriel on 08032270271 (WhatsApp) , 09053550621 or email gabrielmorka@msn.com

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I hope this will be helpful for people looking to access loan for agricultural business
Finally the Central Bank of Nigeria has published the procedure for accessing the fund. Find text below.
1.0 Is your business in any of the following areas?
. Agriculture
. Manufacturing
. Cottage Industries
. Artisanship
. Services
. Trade and general Commerce
. Renewable energy/energy efficient products and technologies
. Other income generating projects as may be prescribed by the CBN
2.0 If “Yes”….
2.1 Prepare your business plan or statement on how much you want for your business
2.2. You can get loan of up to:
(a) N500,000.00 for your micro-business; and
(b). N50 million for Small & Medium Enterprise (SME)
2.3. Go to your bank or any of the following institutions to access the Fund:
. Microfinance Banks
. Commercial Banks
. Cooperatives
. Finance Companies
. NGO-Microfinance Institutions
. Development Finance Institutions, i.e. Bank of Industry and Bank of Agriculture
3.0. Tell your bank how much you need
4.0. Your bank will discuss your request and provide you the money
4.1 The maximum interest rate of 9.0% p.a (charges inclusive) is applicable to all loans
5.0. Period for the repayment of the loan:
a) For micro business, it is a maximum of one year
b). For small and medium enterprises, it is a maximum of three years
NOTE: 60% of the Fund is reserved for enterprises owned by women; 2% for persons living with disability and 10% for start-up businesses.
There have been reports of bank branches claiming ignorance of the fund. In that eventuality or for more information, please send e-mail:
msmedf@cbn.gov.ng