Wood-inhabiting Basidiomycetes have been screened for various applications in the pulp and paper industry and it is evident that different fungi need to be used to suit the specific requirements of each application. This study assessed the suitability of 278 strains of South African wood-decay fungi for the pre-treatment of softwood chips for kraft pulping. The influence of these fungi on kappa...

Tracking&Tracing-systems have been used for years in the logistics and food industry for the monitoring, control and management of processes. In general, the usage of systems includes applications such as finding the source of recalls, proof of product quality and origin, improving logistics and production processes. The benefits of these systems in the specific environment of the wood supply c...

in this study, the relative performance of mazandaran wood and paper company as a major supplier of paper products in iran was measured. network data envelopment analysis (dea) models with parallel structure were used to evaluate and measure its performance. gams software version 23.4 was used for data analysis. results indicated that this company in all studied years had good performances base...

Tropical rainforest has more than 3,000 different types of timber species. According to the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, out of these about 200 species are being used by the timber industry. Among the major timber consumers are housing developers, wood fabricators and furniture manufacturers where the need for recognition of wood species is necessary. Automatic wood recognition has no...

Background: The Japanese government is an important shareholder in the Japanese tobacco industry. Negotiations to develop the WHO’s historic Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) were based on consensus, resulting in countries needing to agree to the lowest acceptable common denominator in clause development. Objective: To illustrate Japan’s role in negotiating key optional language in...

Donovan, Geoffrey H.; Nicholls, David L.; Roos, Joseph. 2003. Marketing recommendations for wood products from Alaska birch, red alder, and Alaska yellow-cedar. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-589. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 13 p. Several factors have contributed to a recent decline in Alaska’s wood products industry, including redu...

In 186 cases of nasal cancer diagnosed over the decade 1965-74, in a population of 2-0 million, 114 of 157 ectodermal tumours were found in men. Adenocarcinoma was found in 17 patients, two women and 15 men; 12 of these had a history of occupational exposure to wood dust in the furniture industry. The period of latency was from 28 to 57 years. Among the remaining 99 tumours in men there was occ...