Actually what I heard was that the cheaper prices were despite higher import duties on raw materials. And that there was better reliability of supply and quality.
Any guesses why free market efficiencies are not coming to the picture? --- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know Rajib. Why, if it is so? > > Do SE Asian countries export bamboo to Dilli? > > If so, that would be yet another case of blatant > discrimination and > exploitation of the NE: Thru Dilli's protectionist > policies of import > restrictions of essential commodities to deprive the > consumers of the > NE of competitive pricing for quality goods, while > rewarding its > business classes elsewhere in the country by > allowing entry of cheap > raw material from outside and thus depriving its own > of its market > share. > > As an MBA dedicated to the free market economy and > as a > desi-patriot, how does that grab you :-)? > > > > > > > > > > At 6:32 PM -0800 3/4/07, Rajib Das wrote: > >For a workshop in Delhi, why is bamboo costlier to > buy > >from Assam today than importing from the south east > >asian countries? > > > > > > > >--- Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> O'Mahanta, > >> I think I read your mind. That is exactly what > I > >> was thinking. Can the lumber stock be made in > Assam > >> from the bamboos widely available in Assam - for > >> example zati or Bholuka banh in kamrup? What > >> preservatives are needed and are they readily > >> available? The bamboo has to be cut at the right > >> time, it has to be stored at a certain > temperature, > >> need the right preservatives, need the right > >> shrinkage, need the right machines to process > the > >> stock and what else? > >> Would we need know-how from China, Taiwan or > >> Japan? If so, who and what prevents us from > getting > >> it? > >> > >> Bamboo is becoming expensive in Assam also, a > sign > >> of globalization I guess. Still if there is a > margin > >> in the end product, cost of raw material should > not > >> be a problem. > >> > >> See there is a prospect for the unemployed in > >> Namti. :-) > >> O'Deka > >> > >> > >> Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Thanks Ram. > >> > >> > >> Actually I was not thinking of importing to > USA at > >> all. Nor was I considering the finished goods. > Those > >> could be made by skilled carpenters and > builders. It > >> is the engineered lumber stock, made and sold to > end > >> users for whatever > >> purpose they can imagine. It could be a fine > >> product for use locally, considering that good > >> quality timber, if available, is like gold. > >> > >> > >> But I am looking into it. Will see where it > might > >> lead. > >> > >> > >> c-da > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> At 12:54 PM -0600 3/4/07, Ram Sarangapani > wrote: > >> C'da, These are just fantastic. Love the > >> coffee tables. It must have been a lot of hard > work. > >> With reference to marjeting of bamboo > products, > >> years ago (I think around 1995 or so), a friend > of > >> mine from Guwahati wanted to market plywood > (with > >> compressed bamboo filling: ie two plywood sheets > and > >> inside would be this bamboo compressed pulp - > the > >> best I can describe). I took the samples (he > had > >> sent) to some of the local Houston people in the > >> construction business. Several of them were very > >> interested. There were several problems: (1) > the > >> price was way too high. (2) the resin that was > used > >> was a substance the would not pass US import > >> regulations (Not a fire retardant) > >> It didn't go thru, of course, but for those > >> interested in exporting bamboo products, these > are > >> some things I experienced first hand, and may > come > >> in handy. Further, for finished products, > some > >> of the places to try would be like Pier 1 > Imports > >> (stores like that). As most people already know > >> supplies must be consistent and uniform, and > often > >> such stores may want varying quanties, sometimes > in > >> a hurry. One big problem for a many products > >> from India in the finish. Compare products from > >> China or Taiwan, Indian products may be > functional, > >> but definitely lack the finish. Your table > on > >> the other hand loked fabulous. --Ram On > 3/4/07, > >> Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> http://flickr.com/photos/cmahanta-stl/ > >> > >> 3 Images of Mboo ( copyrighted name) Cofee Table > >> from the workshop of > > > yours truly. > >> > >> > >> I just completed a coffee table that I made from > >> left over bamboo > >> floor boards, which are engineered from strips > of > >> glued and laminated > >> bamboo. I machined off the grooved bottom > surface of > >> the 5/8" thick > >> floor boards with a recently acquired 13" power > >> planer to a thickness > >> of 1/2", glued the two together to make an one > inch > >> thick board, > >> ripped off the tongues and grooves on a radial > arm > >> saw, planed the > >> thin edges off by clamping together several > boards > >> and voila: I had > >> 1" thick X 3.5" wide engineered bamboo lumber to > >> build furniture with. > >> > >> The bottom shelf is made from 3/4" thick medium > >> density fiber-board ( > >> MDF) finished with bamboo veneered wall covering > ( > >> expensive @ $ > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
