Jabon Tree is the Best Solution Raw Material Industry
Jabon tree (Antocephalus Cadamba) is native to Indonesia and found in almost all parts of Indonesia. Jabon tree can thrive in the Rain Forest with a height of 10-1000 m asl. When compared to other types, Jabon tree is a species with a very rapid growth, trunked cylinder and straight, yellowish white with wood fiber that is very good, suitable for the production of plywood and sawn timber.
Currently, wood Jabon become a mainstay of the timber industry, including plywood, because Jabon timber has several advantages over other timber plants including Sengon / Albasia. Based on the results of testing that has been done, the following several advantages Jabon timber.• The diameter of the stem can grow about 10 cm per year
• Jabon have a short production period is only 5-6 years
• Easier to dried
• The surface of the wood shine
• Have a proven durability
• Trunk-shaped cylinder with a very good level of alignment
• In the period of growth does not require trimming because the branches will fall over themselves in their infancy "self pruning"
Wood Jabon has a high market prospects, the demand not only of the country but also from abroad. This timber can be used among others for building materials, plywood, products of woodworking and craft items. In the last five years, demand for wood has increased very
high. It is caused by the very lack of stock of wood for industrial raw materials outside the island of Java.
Industries that use the most wood such as plywood industry Jabon is initially using wood veneer core Sengon. However on lately has been developing well in the back and face veneer is also used wood Jabon. Thus, Jabon wood can replace natural forest timber such as Meranti and the like.Veneers are thin sheets of wood produced from slices, peelings and shavings logs or logs (beam). With special technology, logs sliced / shaved lengthwise or peeled spirally so as to produce wood sheets as thin as 0:25 mm s.d. 0.75 mm. With the development of Jabon plant on the island of Java, the growth of the timber industry in Java is increasing.
There is a tendency of displacement industry plywood and veneer to the Java approach the source of raw materials. In addition to the veneer industry, many industries that process wood working Jabon timber for export, either in the form of intermediate goods such as furniture components and finished goods in the form of such as craft items.
Jabon wood usage in various products such as Jabon has properties that are not easily broken, light, easily dried and malleable.
With the diversity of such use, the demand for wood Jabon not followed by availability so prices continue to rise.
