Everyone is now familiar with bamboo floors that combine extreme resistance to shock and moisture.

It may be seen on this picture the assembly of bamboo strips that were glued (under pressure and high temperature). The slats are glued into perpendicular layers, to ensure the best possible resistance.

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Other usages of bamboo

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Today, still, the bamboo is used to make cables. They reach up to 300 meters long.

They are safe and durable enough for use in the construction of suspension bridges.

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Bamboo is known to enable the production of paper of high quality.
The photo below shows a plant in Assam (India) - 1999

At that time the industry was poorly managed:

- Environmental degradation (cutting stubble by poaching)
- Uneconomic (supported by government assistance in a social setting)
- Old industrial means

Video of a factory producing bamboo flooring.