Objective:
The standardisation study facilitates the inclusion of wood from resin tapped pines in the Spanish standard UNE 56544 (Visual classification of sawn wood for structural use. Coniferous wood), in order to favour its use and marketing as structural wood.
Simultaneously, the study compares the physical-mechanical properties of resinated Pinus pinaster wood against non-resin wood under the same normative parameters (UNE 56544), so that the technical buyer can evaluate which product is the most suitable for the intended application.
Context:
Structural use is one of the main markets for sawn timber in Europe. The fact that the standardisation and mechanical characterisation of the main coniferous species has not taken into account resin tapped pines means a disadvantage for its marketing.
When analysing the potential uses of the forest and its compatibility, forest managers may have doubts when managing stands towards resination if this implies excluding the possibility of using the wood in the structural timber market.
Contacts:
José Luis Villanueva, joseluis.villanueva@cesefor.com, http://www.cesefor.com/
Javier Calvo-Simón, javier.calvo@cesefor.com, http://www.cesefor.com/
Further information:
https://www.sust-forest.eu/