Total US lumber production in 2011 was 77.9 million cubic meters. Its primary use was for housing and construction. There is a growing concern that the structural properties for wood are being reduced as trees are harvested at much younger ages as the wood supply shifts from older to younger...
Forest products companies in the U.S. face vigorous competition from other wood
producers around the world and other industries (steel, aluminum, plastics,
composites). To be competitive, forest companies need to control costs, sort and
allocate logs to the most appropriate markets, and recover more value at time of
harvest. Interest...
There are a number of wood properties which affect the quality of forest products such as lumber and pulp. Of these, wood density is considered by some to be the single most important physical characteristic because it is an excellent predictor of strength, stiffness, hardness, and paper-making capacities. Accurately assessing...