Why are rubberwood environmentally friendly?
Rubber wood perishes easily when discarded therefore helping to protect the environment. It only takes 25 – 30 years to grow an impressive 75 feet or more over their lifetime. Rubberwood plantations are plentiful and aren’t restricted for logging. Other timbers are felled solely for producing furniture. Rubberwood is used only after the tree completes its latex-producing cycle and dies. Sawdust from the wood is used to make compressed fuel cubes and the finer dust is used to manufacture incense sticks. Rubberwood is strong, flexible, resistant to fungus, bacteria and mould. Plantation rubber trees give our wooden toys the natural beauty of wood patterns, while leaving unharmed natural forests. Technical Info Rubber wood is wood from the Pará rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), often called the rubber tree. Rubber wood, also called parawood in Thailand, is used in high-end furniture as it is valued for its dense grain, attractive colour, minimal shrinkage, and acceptance of different fini
