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

Describes the classification of Brazil into two sections: the
north/northeast, (mostly natural forests, particularly the
Amazon basin) and the south/southeast with mostly plan-
tation forests. The marketing systems of these two units
are considered separately. From the north, the timber is
used principally for sawnwood and plywood, as sales of
sawlogs diminish. In the south, more processing is common
making panels, laminates, pulp and paper, and charcoal for
the steel industry. Classification of timber, prices, market
structure, distribution channels, and transport are discussed
for both geographical units. Recommendations are made
for both areas, covering fiscal regulation, products, and so-
cial factors.
Shand, E.A.; Nascimento, P.R.; Bezerra, R.N.; Reis,
F.D.V.; Ribeiro, H.; Souza, A.L.P.M. de. 1978. Di-
agnosis of the market for wood and wood derivitives. Vol.
3. Analysis of the international market (Diagnostico do
mercado do madeira e derivados. Vol. 3. Analise do mer-
cado internacional). Forestry development and planning:
projections for the period 1979-1985. Appraisal of the for-
est sector of Brazil. Colecao: Desenvolvimento e planeja-
mento florestal. Serie: Estudos perspectivos para o periodo
1979 a 1985. Diagnostico do subsetor florestal do Brasil.
Secretario Nacional de Planejamento Agricola, Subsis-
tema de Planejamento Florestal. Brasilia, Brazil: Instituto
Brasileiro de Desenvolvimento Florestal: 310 p.
Describes an analysis of the trends in the international tim-
ber markets during the 1970s, to be used in planning of
forestry activities during the period from 1979 to 1985.
Hardwood sawlogs, lumber, panels, and pulp and paper
were the products studied. Supply and demand for these
products was considered in the analysis as were market sit-
uations within the main importers of Brazil’s wood prod-
ucts (UK, USA, W. Germany). Seventy six tables of sta-
tistical data are presented. Brazil’s competitive position,
with respect to forest ownership, production capacity, mar-
keting organization, product classification, and transport
is also discussed. Fourteen recommendations are presented
for the improvement of Brazil’s position as a world sup-
plier. Several of the recommendations relate to marketing
of Amazonian lumber.
Silitonga, T.; McGovern, J.N. 1975. Experimental
holopulping of several temperate and tropical hardwoods.
Tappi. 58( 7): 125-128.
Describes laboratory trials with low- and high-density tem-
perate and tropical hardwoods (Cryptocarya sp., Populus
trernuloides, Quercus rubra, and Schirna sp.) and compares
the properties of pulps made by various procedures yielding
holocellulose pulps with those of unbleached sulphate pulps
from the same species.
Silva, C.F. 1983. Bark from Eucalyptus globulus –pulping
versus burning. In: Proceedings of the Technical Associ-
ation of the Brazilian Pulp and Paper Industry (ABCP)
16th annual meeting, 3rd Latin-American Cellulose and
Paper Congress; 1983 November 21-26; Sao Paulo, Brazil:
855-863.
Simmonds, F.A.; Kingsbury, R,M. 1951. Viscose-
rayon pulps from Chilean hardwoods, coigue, tepa, and
ulmo. FPL Rep. R1906. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory:
15 p.
98
Sosanwo, O. 1976. Studies on Gmelina arborea. Pt 5.
Pulping characteristics of a tropical hardwood, Gmelina
arborea. Helsinki, Finland: Department of Wood and Poly-
mer Chemistry, University. Paperi ja Puu. 58(11):791-792,
794-796.
Describes evaluations of soda/oxygen pulping on Gmelina
arborea wood. Soda/oxygen pulps were comparable in yield
to kraft pulps; pretreatment with H2S did not increase the
yield of kraft pulps; and high yield pulps were obtained by
NSSC pulping. Soda/O2 and NSSC pulps were brighter
than kraft pulps. It is suggested that NSSC pulps could be
used for corrugating medium.
Staepelaere, R.L.; Ginsburger, P.L. 1978. Utilisation
of bleached sulfate tropical hardwood pulp. In: Auchter,
R. J., coordinator. Proceedings of conference on improved
utilization of tropical forests; 1978 May 21-26; Madison,
WI. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 451-485.
Describes a full-scale experiment in forest inventory, log-
ging, and evaluation of mixed Guyanese woods for pulping
and general properties. The Guyanese woods were of higher
density, had longer fibers, and higher lignin content than
the European and North American wood with which they
were compared. They were similar to woods from Gabon in
Africa. It was concluded that mixed Guyanese hardwood
pulp is commercially acceptable on international markets
for the manufacture of a large range of white paper and
boards.
SUDAM. 1972. Feasibility study of the industrial ex-
ploitation of the Amazonian forest in the Curua-Una region
(Estudo de viabilidade da exploracao industrial da mata
amazonica na regiao do Curua-Una). Brazil: Superinten-
dencia do Desenvolvimento da Amazonia: 135 p.
Describes the mostly natural forests of about 900,000 ha.
The use of the mixed hardwood forests and plantations of
Pinus caribaea, is discussed. Development of a pulp and
paper industry, and details of investments, costs, and prof-
itability, are discussed. Appendices include data on the
growth of P. caribaea var. hondurensis plantations, areas
and amounts of pine required to supply a pulpmill having a
capacity of 500- t/day, timber transport costs, notes on the
suitability for pulp and paper of 46 different native Ama-
zonian species, and details of equipment for a woodworking
industry and pulpmill.
SUDAM. 1971. Some useful information on woods from
Amazonia (Algumas informacoes uteis sobre madeiras Ama-
zonicas). Brazil: Superintendencia do Desenvolvimento da
Amazonia. SUDAM Documenta: 3(1/4):133-177.
Summarized data are presented on the suitability of a large
number of tropical species from the Amazon region for sul-
phate pulping and production of sliced or peeled veneer,
and on the natural durability of the woods. Tables are
also given showing, by forest types and regions, the esti-
mated volumes (obtained from FAO inventories) of avail-
able standing timber of the more important species.
Teixeira, L.L.; Moreschi, J.C.; Lelles, J.G. de;
Tomaselli, I. 1977. Post-graduate course in Forest En-
gineering, Parana Federal University, Curitiba, Parana,
Brazil. M.Sc. degree theses (Curso de Pos-graduacao em
Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal do Parana.