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Super Bamboo Limited

Super Bamboo is a green material science start-up that designs advanced augmented bamboo materials to help save the earth. We combine nature’s friendliest resource with innovative engineering to push it to do what was previously considered impossible.

The mission to reach net-zero carbon by 2050 and other environmental goals mean that there is a strong demand for a new innovative high-performance material that is affordable, yet uncompromisingly eco-friendly. Our current main material, Super Bamboo™, is an award-winning material that is three times stronger than normal bamboo. It is even stronger than industrial steel and titanium alloys. Compared to existing bamboo materials, it has superior dimensional stability, and it is both water-resistant and fire-retardant. Super Bamboo™ uses a breakthrough manufacturing method utilising no formaldehyde, toxic glue or other toxic chemicals. Super Bamboo™ can be used in applications such as furnishings, construction, automobiles, and even the space industry in the future.

Super Bamboo seeks to continuously innovate to create new products and bamboo-based materials to push the possible scope of application for bamboo in the future. We hope to create an ecosystem of augmented bamboo materials that work together to help build a greener and healthier world.

 

Founder(s)

Professor Lu Yang (Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, CityU)
Mr Ong Andy (Research Assistant, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, CityU)
Dr Fan Rong (Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, CityU)
Dr Surjadi James Utama (Postdoc, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, CityU)

(Info based on the company's application form)

Achievement(s)
  1. CityU HK Tech 300 Angel Fund (2021)
  2. CityU HK Tech 300 Seed Fund (2021)
  3. Gold Medal, Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days (IGED) (2021)