• Natural, eco-friendly, long-lasting and superior to plastic bottles as they can keep the water cooler for longer period in summers 
• The bamboo bottles may be combined with components made of plastic or steel for value addition.

• Bottle traders, exporters, retail markets
• Hotels, resorts, restaurants, schools

• The bamboo mainly used for this product is Bambusabalcooa

• For an industrial set up to make 2500 bamboo bottles in a month, the entrepreneur would need to invest around Rs. 24 Lakh including around Rs. 3 lakh working capital.
• 10 workers can be employed to work for 8 hours in a day (25 days in a month)
• 1000 sq ft bamboo work shed for setting up a facility

• The bamboo is cut and treated naturally by boiling, drying and smoking. Boiling purifies and strengthens the wall around the hollow of the culm.
• The different parts of the bamboo bottle such as body, base, neck or cap are carved using lathe or turning machine. These parts are smoothened using sanding machine.
• Optionally, the formed outer cup can be fitted with an inner liner. A glass filter or a stainless steel filter is placed inside the cup. The cap of the bottle may be made of plastic, metal or even bamboo
• Polish the bamboo body of bottle with waterproof oil polish or coating of camphorand mustard oil as needed. The cap can have round or threaded finishing.

• Portable Cross Cutting Machine (3 No.)  – 60000
• Light Load Lathe Machine (2 No.) – 300000
• Sanding Belt Machine – 65000
• Pump Set & Treatment Tank-200000
• Drying Chamber – 600000

• Price ranges from 350 and above for 700-750 ml bottle

• Final product is packaged in cardboard box for delivery
• Finished bamboo bottles must be stored in a dry place

Bamboo based water bottles have seen a steady rise in demand in the national as well as the international market. DB Industries in Assam currently produces around 1,500 bottles per month and have standing demand of more than 8,000 water bottles per month.
Eco Friendly Bottles market worldwide is projected to grow by US$1.7 Billion, guided by a compounded growth of 7.3% ("Eco Friendly Bottles – Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts" report).
Retail and lifetstyle stores: Home Centre, HomeTown and IKEA
Major B2B & B2C Portals – exportsindia.com, alibaba.com, indiamart.com, amazon.com, flipkart, ebay, snapdeal
Global markets: Eastern Europe, South America, Australia, Western Europe, Middle East, Central America, North America, Africa, Asia as the customer preference is aligned towards more sustainable and eco-friendly substitutes of plastics.
Domestic suppliers:Kenko Jal, Yana enterprise, VR Traders, DB Industries, Bengal Handicrafts & Handlooms, Envifect, Bamboozz industry, Bamboo Art, CRAFFITI WORLD
Global suppliers:Qingdao Approfine New Material Technology Co., Ltd, Zebra Technologies, Yarn Bamboo bottle, Key International, Ben & Jerry’s Bamboo Bottle Co
Marketing strategy:

1. Brand with Green Logos & message card to showcase how the product promotes green environment by focusing on green product advantages
2. E-marketing- Apart from being utility products, use of such ecologically sustainable products is also seen as a style statement. This segment is driven mostly by social media – Facebook or Instagram. Hence, social media platform should be leveraged to promote the product and spread awareness.

   Further, e-commerce websites such as Amazon, flipkart, snapdeal will serve as a medium to extend market beyond local reach

3. Tie-ups with resorts, hotels and restaurants for serving water in bamboo bottles instead of plastic or glass bottles
4. Promotion of bamboo bottles in schools to spread awareness for eco-friendly products
5. Directly supplying to retails shops for local level marketing
6. Participation in fairs/exhibitions

• The sale and adoption of such products is highly dependent on references and recommendations. Thus, the entrepreneur must ensure access to markets in lifestyle retail chains, ecommerce and export market.