Anatomical, mechanical and physical properties of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) / Mohamad Khalid Jahidin

Rubberwood (Hevea Brasilensis) has now becoming one of the major raw materials for wood based industries in Malaysia. However it is importance for production of reconstituted wood based products and furniture can be further enhanced through research and development. This study is an investigation on physical, mechanical and anatomical properties of rubberwood, the information that been picking up from three countries. The countries are Indonesia, Malaysia and Indonesia. To acknowledge whether in different places the properties of the rubberwood is same or differences, but the result from the three countries show that there not much difference, that noted the condition of the three countries doesn't has much affect on the properties of physical and mechanical. It is hopes that the value derived from this study can be a beneficial guide in assessing the properties of rubberwood.