I have seen a reference in a paper to a recent Australasian Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Association conference at Auckland to the use of "fast growing eucalypts and Acacia mangium plantations in tropical Asia. Rubberwood derived from plantations which have reached the end of their latex production days is a significant resource which is used for MDF by Asian manufacturers." Hope this helps. Regards Michael Smith Editor Southern Hemisphere Forest Industry Journal southem@wave.co.nz At 03:32 PM 6/1/96 +0200, you wrote: >Dear subscribers to this list, >I am currently working on the design of an agro-forestry project in tropical >Africa. In this context, trees such as Acacia and Albizia sp. can be >useful as means to fertilise agricultural fields and to provide firewood to local >communities. >I am wondering if such leguminous trees could be used as raw material for products such as >MDF, so that an industry could be set up and the wood produced by these trees could provide >cash to local communities. Also, I would like to have an idea of the minimum size to >envisage for a commercially viable processing plant, and the minimum quantity of raw >material neeeded per year. >I hope somebeody can help me with this question. >Regards, >Jean-Pierre Kiekens >University of Brussels & >Environmental Strategies Europe >http://www.infobahnos.com/~kiekens/ > >
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