Materials R & D at Sandugo Trade Expo 2010

One of the country’s longest running annual provincial trade fairs unrolled the first output of the Materials Research and Development Project on July 21-25 at the Island City Mall.

Sandugo Trade Expo 2010 not just highlighted the region’s unique products and services but also made use of local ingenuity. Spotlight was shown on locally made crafts using mixed media and new design patterns, a result of the Materials R&D Project which assists raffia weavers in Bohol.



By mixed media applications, the weavers have experimented with recycled materials, buri, abaca, old plastic twine mixed together with raffia and other indigenous materials.


From these hand-wovens, select exporter companies convert them into actual products.

Around 80 exhibitors from the tourism, food, fashion accessories, crafts, Gifts, Toys and Housewares in Central Visayas participated in the Sandugo Trade Expo.

The fair also featured a raw materials gallery to afford buyers and product designers with a plethora of materials to use.

Emerging tourist destinations in the region were likewise showcased with packaged tours that were readily available at the booths.

As in the past, there were guest exhibitors from other regions during the Sandugo trade fair. 

The Sandugo Trade Expo is a culmination of a series of product development initiatives geared towards improving the quality and design of the export oriented crafts and ethnic food in the region. 

Bohol’s annual Sandugo trade expo has been running every July for the last twenty one years.  This fair is one of the longest running annual provincial trade fair in the country and it has already established name recall and recognition among local and international buyers.
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