Forest Products from Latin America. Annotated Bibliography of ...

Veneer and Plywood Manufacture
Veneering properties of wood, veneering techniques,
plywood manufacture, industry (characterized by coun-
try), bending, and laminating.
AIMA. 1985. Catalogo. Quito, Ecuador: AIMA (Asocia-
cion de Industriales Madereros Ecuador). 62 p.
Primarily a catalog of information on the AIMA orga-
nization, information on plywood from Ecuador is also
included.
Anon. 1970. Central and South America need develop-
ment. World Wood. 11(8):59-61, 64-67.
Anon. 1971. Maderas y Chapas de Narino, S/A. World
Wood. 12(4) : 5-9.
Anon. 1971. New [Brazilian] specifications for the stan-
dardization and grading of composite wood products.
Brasil Florestal. 2(6):65-69.
Gives the text of a decree passed in May 1971, with a
view to the export market, relating to plywood, door fac-
ings, blockboard, and packing containers of Araucaria
angustifolia.
Anon. 1971. Some useful information on woods from
Amazonia (Algumas informacoes uteis sobre madeiras Ama-
zonicas). Belem, Para, Brazil: SUDAM (Superintendencia
do Desenvolvimento da Amazonia) Documenta. 3(1/4):
133-177.
Presents summarized data on the use of a large number
of species from the Amazon for rotary or sliced veneer
production
Anon. 1971. Veneers for local markets sliced and peeled in
Panama operation. World Wood. 12(12):2-3.
Anon. 1972. Corestock plant far up Amazon ships lupuna
to U.S. East Coast. World Wood. 13(1):2-4.
Anon. 1975. Thinboard sells well in Mexico. World Wood.
16( 4) : 17.
Anon. 1977. Brazilians slice precious veneers for export to
world markets. World Wood. 18(5):11.
Anon. 1978. In Argentina: pulp group invests in solid
wood products. World Wood. 19(10):46-47.
Anon. 1978. In Ecuador: wood products companies
unite to install high quality plywood mill. World Wood.
19( 12) :22-23.
Anon. 1978. In Mexico’s highlands: integrated mill cen-
ters on panels. World Wood. 19(8):12-13.
Anon. 1978. Jungle plymill has limitless log supply.
World Wood. 19(7):12-13.
A highly automated plywood mill, costing $3 million, is
nearing completion at Iquitos, Peru. Some 14 commercial
hardwoods are available: lapuna and virola are the most
heavily used. The mill is able to produce a variety of ply-
wood dimensions, with an estimated production of 1,500
m 3 /month.
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Anon. 1982. Abundant peeler species supplies Colombian
mill. World Wood. 23(2):24-25.
Anon. 1985. Ecuador-exports, wood products. UNC-
TAD/GATT. Quito, Ecuador: International Trade Center.
18 p.
Anon. 1985. Latin America: planting slows deforestation
rates. World Wood. 26(6):23-29.
Anon. 1986. Economic problems stifle Latin America’s
industry. World Wood. 27 (5) : 29-3 2.
Arroyo-P., J. 1985. Technical guide for the use of
Venezuelan woods (Guia tecnologica para la utilizacion
de maderas venezolanas). Merida, Venezuela: Facultad de
Ciencias Forestales, Universidad de los Andes.
Azevedo-C., A. de. 1984. Papermaking study of a mix-
ture of ‘leftover log rolls’ from plywood plants in the Ama-
zonas State, Brazil. Papel. 45:48-58.
Describes the use of waste plywood cores from Calophyllum
brasiliense, Copaifera multijuga, Hevea guianensis, and Vi-
rola surinamensis for the manufacture of corrugated board.
The neutral sulphite high-yield process was used.
Beekman, W.B. 1958. A new veneer wood: Imbuia
(Phoebe pirosa). La Revue du Bois et ses Applications.
13(2) :19-21.
Notes the characteristics of this veneer wood, as well as
providing information on the history of its export to Eu-
rope. The prospects for future use of this species are con-
sidered to be favorable.
Blackman, Ted. 1979. Ecuador’s first plymill produces
15,000 m 3 /yr. World Wood. 20(3):21-22.
Blackman, Ted. 1979. Mexico’s largest plymill expands.
World Wood. 20(3):22.
Blackman, Ted. 1980. Costa Rica board mill processes
neighboring plymill’s lathe cores. World Wood. 21(6):
18-19.
Blackman, Ted. 1980. Remote Amazon plymill to ex-
pand production, diversity. World Wood. 21(5):22-23.
Bruce, R.W. 1976. Production and distribution of Ama-
zon timber (Producao e distribucicao de madeira amazon-
ica). FO:DP/BRA/71/545. Field Doc. No. 21, Brasilia,
Brazil. Rome, Italy: United Nations Development Pro-
gram, Food and Agriculture Organization. 60 p.
Camara Argentina de la Industria de Maderas. 1972.
Young plantations and the supply of raw material to the
plywood industry (Las reforestaciones jovenes y la provi-
sion de materias primas para la industria de maderas com-
pensadas). In: Proceedings, 7th World Forestry Congress,
Centrol Cultural General san Martin 1972 October 4-18;
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina: FAO-
Instituto Forestal Nacional: 5:6346-6347.
Emphasized need for greater reforestation in Argentina to
meet the needs of the plywood industry.
Davis, W.E. 1972. Efficient Mexican plywood mill peels
7 species of pine. World Wood. 13(13):6-7.