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Rubber
wood, with its aesthetic qualities, high workability and plentifulness
is a window of opportunity. Solid rubber wood availability
in the country is estimated to be 1.5 million cubic metres
annually, says the survey.
If rubber
wood can be processed and used, it can build a business worth
nearly Rs 600 crore in a few years. Though processed rubber
wood will come to cost as much as the other traditional solid
wood, its aesthetic qualities and high workability will push
it into the forefront of the market, says the survey. Moreover,
rubber wood is a renewable quantity and, hence, is environment-friendly.
According
to estimates made by theRubber Board, the stock of rubber
wood all over the world is on the rise. "By 2020, we are expecting
an annual output of 52 million cubic metres of rubber wood
annually," says a paper on the future of rubber wood industry.
Of the total availability, 14 million cubic metres will be
industrially usable logs.
Countries
like Malaysia are already in the vanguard of rubber wood exports.It
exports about $650 million worth of rubber wood annually.
Against this, India produces about $2.5 million worth of products
from processed rubber wood.
