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Eco-friendly rubber wood

What is Ecologically Friendly Malaysia Rubber Wood (Hevea Brasiliensis)?

15/02/2021 by RWP-Admincen Leave a Comment

Rubber wood (Hevea brasiliensis) is classified as a light hardwood and its pulp is a pale creamy white color when first cut. After it is kiln dried to extract moisture, a process that increases its strength and makes it easier to work with, it takes on a light brown color.

For many centuries countries such as Malaysia, with its tropical climate, have been used for rubber tree plantations. The sap from rubber trees grown on these plantations is used to produce latex. Typically a rubber tree will reach the end of its economic life cycle after 25 – 30 years of latex production.

What is Eco-friendly Malaysia Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis)?Malaysia Rubber Wood (Hevea Brasiliensis)

Until recently, once the rubberwood trees had reach the end of their capacity to produce latex the trees were replaced and the old trees were burned as fuel.

As people have become aware of the disappearance large sections of the tropical rain forest and the problems this represents, switching to the use of a more easily replenished wood, has lead to an increasing interest in the more ecologically friendly Hevea brasiliensis, also known as “Rubberwood” (the aliases are “Para wood” and “Hevea wood”).

Chosen for having some of the same basic characteristics as teakwood without the expense, Malaysia rubberwood is used in the manufacture of high-end furniture throughout Asia, Europe and North America. Since rubberwood has been found to have the strength of teak, and is as easy to work with as Birchwood, Malaysia rubberwood as high-quality sawn rubberwood timber has started being imported to the U.S.

Malaysia rubber wood is now being used to produce both industrial and domestic products, such as rubberwood high-end parquet flooring, wooden household fixtures, both furniture and furniture components, as well as plywood and various types of building component and many other things.

Filed Under: Malaysia Rubberwood Tagged With: Eco-friendly rubber wood, Environmentally friendly rubberwoods, Hevea Brasiliensis, Malaysia rubber wood, Malaysia rubberwood trees

Increasing Use of Eco-friendly Rubber Woods

30/11/2020 by RWP-Admincen Leave a Comment

Every day more and more uses are being found for rubber wood (i.e. parawood).

You know about rubberwood trees right? They are the trees first grown for their sap, which is processed into latex. The latex is used to make rubber products, so it its pretty obvious how much importance they have in our everyday lives.

Increasing Use of Eco-friendly Rubber Woods from Malaysia.Eco-friendly Rubber Woods from Malaysia

The wood from these trees, grown as a plantation crop in countries with tropical climates, is also gaining importance in our lives. Its use in the wood products first came about in the 1960s.

Because the rubberwood trees are not grown specifically for the lumber, but instead have lumber as a by product, rubber wood is considered environmentally friendly (i.e. as a recycled wood).

Rubber wood was found to be one of the most durable medium density hardwoods found, and was used increasingly to make furniture. It can be finished to look like many other types of wood, which adds to its versatility.

Pressurized preservative treating fresh rubberwood sawn timber with odorless, colorless borate solutions – now a standard industry practice for preventing decay and protecting the wood from termites – gives rubber wood trees a second life as eco-friendly building materials for a variety of commercial and domestic wood products (e.g. Recycled rubber wood doormats).

From toys to tables, bathroom fixtures to counter tops, rubber wood is being used in more home furnishings everyday.

And now rubberwood finger-joint boards/panels are not far behind. These medium hardwood finger-joint boards are used in making floors, table tops and furniture found in our homes.

Filed Under: Recycled Wood Tagged With: Eco-friendly rubber wood, Ecologically friendly rubberwood, Environmentally friendly rubber wood, Natural rubberwood, Recycled woods, Rubber tree woods

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