Obeche
* Latin name: Triplochiton scleroxylon * Family: Sterculiaceae * Common names: Abachi wood, Obeche wood, African maple wood, Samba wood, Ayous wood. * http://www.immunocapinvitrosight.com/dia_templates/ImmunoCAP/Allergen____28108.aspx
Paduak? Obeche
obeche
We know that obeche is one of the African woods that is used as a veneer.
SIC 2436 applies to SOFTWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD.
Many Layers of Veneer make plywood. Veneer is solid wood and its only .020- .040 of an inch think.
Plywood is essentially cheap veneer.
This classification includes establishments primarily engaged in producing commercial softwood veneer and plywood from veneer produced in the same establishment or from purchased veneer.
NAICS 321212 applies to Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing.
The Bureau of the Census reported the value of output for the plywood and veneer (softwood) manufacturing industry as $4.4 billion for 2001. The demand for veneer and plywood depends on the construction industry.
Nearly 48 percent of veneer and plywood output goes to construction, mainly residential.
Hardwood veneer and plywood makers employed nearly 24,000 workers in 2000
North Carolina had by far the largest concentration of establishments that manufactured hardwood veneer and plywood
Plywood is essentially cheap veneer.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 332 establishments made hardwood veneer and plywood in the late 1990s