Deliverable D3.1.2 Key products of the forest-based industries and ...
Deliverable D3.1.2 Key products of the forest-based industries and ...
Deliverable D3.1.2 Key products of the forest-based industries and ...
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<strong>Key</strong> <strong>products</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>forest</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>industries</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir dem<strong>and</strong>s on wood raw material properties• Appearance: Log appearance is important for directing <strong>the</strong> log for primary processing. Logswith obvious external damage or rot will be separated <strong>and</strong> sent to a low-value end <strong>products</strong>uch as <strong>the</strong> manufacture <strong>of</strong> panel <strong>products</strong>. If <strong>the</strong> symptoms are too severe <strong>the</strong> logs may notbe suitable for any solid-wood product end-use.• Hardness: The hardness <strong>of</strong> wood is most directly associated with <strong>the</strong> species. Therefore, forcertain end <strong>products</strong> such as parquet only certain species will be acceptable.As for <strong>the</strong> wood properties different <strong>products</strong> will require a number <strong>of</strong> log properties to be met. In Table4d we have grouped <strong>the</strong>se properties into 5 log categories for simplification. Particular <strong>products</strong> willrequire logs meeting <strong>the</strong> requirements <strong>of</strong> a particular log category.21
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