How? pretty ones all the products made from these shells? In addition to beautiful, this effort mus

One of the marine commodity that has business potential is high enough shells. Besides meat enjoyed by fans of seafood (seafood), clam shells can be used as the main raw material of making various handicrafts which is very pretty. A man named original Jepara Mulyadi (36) took the initiative to utilize waste shells are quite abundant in the region of origin, into a wide variety of recycled craft very interesting. As lanterns lamps, tables, chairs, and other furniture products that have relatively high sales value.
The idea of starting a business craft furniture from waste shells were found Mulyadi when he saw many types of scallop mussel shells scattered on Kartini Beach, Jepara. As a business person from wood furniture, Mulyadi was challenged to try to use the waste shells as an alternative to wood materials persediannya increasingly the great limited. This new innovation then started to run Mulyadi at his workshop located in Cirebon area, with hiring approximately 20 employees. Creativity and innovation are developed Mulyadi was not in vain, now managed menempus homemade products to foreign markets carry the name "Christiania Lightings". Mulyadi export targets include Malaysia, UK, Spain, Australia, and the United States.
Armed with money amounting to Rp 10 million gained from his personal savings, the father of four sons started looking for various types of mussel the great shells that can be used as raw material production. the great He collaborated with suppliers of Lampung and East Java to get seashells colored (or princess snow lotus type) as well as the usual spherical shells called scallop shells the great or jrebeng. Each month Mulyadi spend as much as 70 kg of shellfish waste to produce various handicrafts that are the current trends, such as tables, chairs and various lamps minimalist style.
Even today Mulyadi has developed the great recycled waste products into ten kinds of craft shells which have a selling price is quite varied. For example, for a set of table and chairs, Mulyadi mematoknya about Rp 10 million to Rp 20 million. As for the craft lantern or lamp shade is priced at Rp 1 to 2 million per piece. All prices are differentiated according to the level of difficulty of production, and the type of shells used. Craft Production Process Waste Shells
The process of making waste recycling shells craft is not complicated. Mulyadi begin the production process by sorting shells, which uses only the oyster's shell width. Once sorted, usually only 1/3 parts of the course which can be used for the production of raw materials. Furthermore, mussel shells that pass sorting washed and dried, before being fed into the oven and add certain chemicals to the clam shells easily the great shaped and cut.
Once the process is complete oven, then cut clam shells according to the desired shape. the great Results pieces of clam shells then placed on media made from fiberglass or metal that has previously been molded into the shape of a lampshade or other craft. Paste the clam shells to cover the entire mold is determined. Finally, seal coating handicraft products with products made to look shiny and harder.
How? pretty ones all the products made from these shells? In addition to beautiful, this effort must also promising. Because the great of this effort has been to penetrate the international market. For those interested good luck :)
Sheilla karlinda
2014 (17) June (1) May (8) April (4) March (4) 2013 (16) November the great (2) October (1) August (1) June (1) May (4) March (1) February (3) Relationship Crafts Scallop Waste Recycling Profitable Business 1001 January (3) 2012 (12) December (3) November (3) October (3) September (3)