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Balau
(Shorea
spp)
DISTRIBUTION
The species is
widely distributed throughout Indonesia, Malaysia, and the
Philippines.
The resource is
substantial, but a logging ban is already in effect in the
Philippines, Malaysia has partial bans on the export of timber, and
Indonesia imposes substantial taxes on the exporters of unprocessed
timber.
QUALITY STANDARDS AND GENERAL PROPERTIES
The timber is
graded to Select grade only, and this grade excludes sapwood.
The species is
deemed to be a heavy hardwood. It machines well but the grain has a
tendency to splinter, hence making it unsuitable for applications
such as decking.
TYPICAL END USE APPLICATIONS
Truck decking,
railway sleepers, telegraph poles, bridge and wharf construction,
and other heavy industrial end uses.
TECHNICAL DATA
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