Bamboo Treatment
Langkawi Bamboo Treatment Factory built from recycled wood from old buildings and off cuts from construction sites. Recycled and Reuse to reduce felling of more trees.

The first virtical diffusion bamboo treatment factory was built in 2008, earlier treatment were done in the kampung using coconut trees as props for the bamboo culms.

 

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Vertical Diffusion System (VDS)
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An effective non-toxic treatment system easily adapted in a kampung setting.
Bamboo treatment factory

Freshly Cut Culms

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Ready for treatment
Bamboo treatment factory

Vertical Treatment
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Freshly cut and washed.
Bamboo treatment factory

Harvesting bamboo with a chainsaw
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Each culm must be tested for maturity before cutting. Average age for timber useage is 4 years.
Harvesting Bamboo

Harvesting bamboo is hard work
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Matured culms are commonly found in the  center of the clum and have to be carefully manuvered to reach it.
Harvesting bamboo

Bamboo Treatment
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Bamboo culms in different stages of treatment.
Bamboo treatment factory

Daily supervision of borax liquid
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Bamboo culms are check daily to ensure that each culm is filled to the brim with borax.
Bamboo treatment factory

Filling
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Culms are checked and filled.
Bamboo treatment factory

Treated Bamboo
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Treated bamboo are left standing vertical to dry naturally in the shade.
Bamboo treatment factory