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.
Technical standardization of resin tapped pine wood for structural use
- Category: Resins
- Themes: Forest management considering biodiversity conservation
- Position in the value chain: Marketing & Consumers
- Type: Research
- Scale: Global, National
- Country: Spain
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- Keywords: resin harvesting, resinous forests
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