FSC Certified Acacia Mangium

Product Description

The Tree: Mangium is a tree which reaches *0 feet and diameters of 3 feet. The base of the bole is slightly fluted and lower branches are self-pruning. The light brown to dark brown bark is thick, rough, hard with furrows. Seedling leaves are pinnately compound, while mature leaves have no blade, the petiole is flattened, forming a phyllode. It produces loose clusters of whitish flowers, which later develop into blackish brown twisted pods. 

General Wood Characteristics: The sapwood of mangium is narrow and pale yellow to light brown, while the heartwood is olive brown to gray brown, with darker streaks. It is hard, with a medium texture, strong and durable (not in contact with the ground). The grain shows an interlocked figure radially, but looks straight on the flatsawn surface.

Working Properties: No problem in sawing or peeling (recovery low). Planes well. Sands easily. Drills easily and turns well with low pressure. Excellent nailing properties. No problems gluing using phenol and urea-formaldehyde adhesives.

Durability: Mangium is durable when well ventilated, but is not durable when used in contact with the ground.

Preservation: Mangium is easily impregnated with standard techniques (full cell pressure method). Heartwood moderate to easily treatable, sapwood is easy to treat.
Uses: Furniture, cabinets, handles of sporting goods, boxes, crates, door frames, window parts, moldings, veneer, light construction, fuel, particle board and pulp.

The company is exporting logs and lumbers directly from Malaysia to serve China, India, Vietnam and some south Asian markets, please kindly contact us if you are interested in this product and we will quote accordingly.