In recent years, the bamboo industry has shown strong growth momentum, the market scale continues to expand, and technological innovations are emerging. With its rapid growth and abundant resources, bamboo is widely used in construction, furniture, packaging and other fields. However, to realise the potential of bamboo, it is vital to learn from successful experiences in the timber industry. This article highlights the development experiences of leading forestry companies and the actions of altPlus to develop the bamboo industry.
Unlimited Potential of Bamboo
In the global market, the growth trend of the bamboo industry is significant. Global new economy industry third-party data mining and analysis organisation iiMedia Research newly released "2024-2025 Global and China Bamboo Plastic Industry Investment Prospect Analysis Report" data show that in 2023, China's bamboo industry output value reached 541.2 billion yuan, an increase of 19.92% year-on-year, and it is expected that in 2025, the output value of China's bamboo industry will reach 712.1 billion yuan.
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This growth is mainly attributed to increased consumer demand for environmentally friendly products and government policies in support of sustainable development. In particular, bamboo is abundant in Asia, Africa and South America, providing a solid foundation for the industry's growth.
We have also discovered the enormous potential of bamboo. altPlus has a wide range of bamboo products to meet the needs of its customers and the market in many areas.
M Series™ LVB © altPlus
In the construction sector, modern technology has enabled bamboo to be processed into strong, corrosion-resistant engineered bamboo for use in the construction of homes and public facilities. altPlus' M Series™ LVB range complies with national and international standards, combining natural aesthetics with safety.
Automotive interior parts
In the automotive sector， BaMatrix™ leverages the unique properties of bamboo fiber to create composites suitable for various automotive applications.
Packaging of electronic products © altPlus
In the packaging sector, we have the Engineered Bamboo, BaMatrix™, and Purbam™ series, which are suitable for different scenarios and can meet your multiple needs.
As we look at the global market, it's evident that bamboo has the potential to give rise to multiple billion-dollar companies, so how should we seize this opportunity? It is worthwhile to learn from these successful experiences in forestry.
Successful Experiences in Forestry
The wood forest industries have given us 150 years of industrialization to reflect upon. The examples are clear with leaders like Weyerhaeuser, Metsä Group, and Louisiana, with market caps totaling 32.13 billion dollars. The diverse portfolio of products and services found within these companies serves as a benchmark for reflecting on where the bamboo industry will lead. In our opinion, this is the path of the 21st century.
©Weyerhaeuser
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©Metsä Group
Bamboo Striving for Excellence
The bamboo industry can actively learn from the success of the forestry industry and enhance its potential in all aspects.
●Sustainable Development Philosophy: Forestry companies are taking on the responsibility of protecting the environment in their operations. Therefore, bamboo enterprises need to focus more on green and low-carbon practices when designing and developing bamboo products, promoting the sustainable management and certification of bamboo forests. altPlus products comply with FSC and other certification standards, ensuring environmental protection from the source of the products.
●Technological innovation: Bamboo enterprises strengthen their investment in research and development of new technologies to improve the processing efficiency and product quality of bamboo. altPlus utilizes BaMatrix™ to advance the automotive industry by developing materials that enhance strength, stiffness, and reduce weight, thereby producing more efficient, durable, and environmentally friendly vehicles.
CEO Eric and altPlus team have technical exchange with Zhejiang University
●Private-Public International Cooperation: altPlus actively supports the Belt and Road Initiative by collaborating with European design teams to create bamboo consumer products that combine aesthetics with sustainability. We also engage with local governments in Yibin, Fujian, and Anhui to leverage local bamboo resources, producing high-quality products for international brands like Starbucks and Unilever. Our goal is to collaborate with more enterprises to promote sustainable development.
●Talent development: Talent development activities are one of the ways to expand the industry. altPlus has participated in the"Chinese Students in North America- Zhejiang Trip", discussing career development with students and attracting more excellent talents to join the bamboo industry.
CEO Eric is participating in an international conference
In order to better promote the development of the bamboo industry, companies should do so, and altPlus has indeed made great efforts to do so.
altPlus：Innovating Green Solutions
The benchmark(s) for altPlus Technologies are not directly found within the bamboo industry, rather, found within forest industry (wood based products) companies to understand the future development path opportunity. That's why it's important for us to learn about the forestry industry.
altPlus looks forward to working with governments, businesses and innovators to promote the growth of the bamboo industry.
altPlus provides services：
1.Bamboo material supply resources
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altPlus Resources Industry procures and processes the bamboo used by altPlus and altPlus Clients, from bamboo growing regions through its cooperative partners in China and globally.
altPlus Resources Industry aims to be the leader in technically managed, standardized and industrialized supply of sustainable bamboo materials driving growth across and entire industry, with critical scale targeted in supply to paper and pulp, fiber and agriculture bio-product sectors.
2.Bamboo based ecopolymer product
BaMatrix™ Range ©altPlus
altPlus Ecopolymer Industry, produces ecopolymer based products in dailyware and durable goods. The company's main products BaMatrix™ are made with bamboo and polymer composites and target a broad market application as a sustainable substitute for conventional plastic products.
3.Bamboo paper and pulp based products
Purbam™ Range ©altPlus
altPlus Paper and Pulp Industry, altPlus Fiber, produces fresh bamboo fiber based products for a growing paper and pulp moulded products industry. The company's main products, Purbam™, are made with 100 percent bamboo materials or bamboo blended materials to service markets in China, and internationally.
Broad applications are availalble, including packaging materials, tissue, papers and single use industrial and consumer good applications.
4.Engineered bamboo products
Engineered Bamboo ©altPlus
altPlus Engineered Bamboo Products Industry, altPlus EB (engineered bamboo), produces engineered bamboo products. The company's main products are M Series™ LVB, strand woven bamboo, and upgraded bamboo products.
5.Projects（Building/Architectural）
altPlus Projects ©altPlus
altPlus Building Projects Industry, altPlus Projects, provides and develops the services offered to the clients of altPlus for the design, engineering and supply of altPlus EB products to building projects globally.
For detailed information on how altPlus can support your sustainability objectives, please contact us at connect@altplus.xyz.
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