Raw Material Source

14. Wood-Based Materials

14.1 Raw Material Source

14.2 Shaping

14.3 Finishing

14.4 Chemistry Certifications

Raw Material Source

The Raw Material Source Production Stage covers the production of the wood-based materials from forestry practices through intermediate processing to a bulk commodity material form. The following process options are available to customize Wood-based Materials Example Materials:

  • Cardboard, market mix is the default process selection and should be used unless using recycled content.
  • Cardboard, recycled should be selected when the cardboard is manufactured from recycled content. If the cardboard is less than 43% recycled content, only the market mix process should be selected, as it already accounts for this amount of recycled content. For recycled content above this amount but below 94%, a Material Blend that contains both recycled and market mix cardboard should be created. Above 94% recycled content, this process should be selected.
  • Cork, primary/virgin is the default process selection for cork material and is currently the only process selection available.
  • Paper, market mix is the default process selection and should be used unless using recycled content.
  • Paper, recycled should be selected when the paper is manufactured from recycled content. If the paper is only partly recycled content, it is not appropriate to only select this process. A Material Blend that contains both recycled and market mix paper should be created.
  • Softwood plywood is the default process selection for wood material. If the specific wood used is unknown, this process should be selected.
  • Ash wood should be selected when using Ash lumber.
  • Aspen wood should be selected when using Aspen lumber.
  • Beech wood should be selected when using Beech lumber.
  • Birch wood should be selected when using Birch lumber.
  • Cherry wood should be selected when using Cherry lumber.
  • Hard Maple wood should be selected when using Hard Maple lumber.
  • Red Oak wood should be selected when using Red Oak lumber.
  • Soft Maple wood should be selected when using Soft Maple lumber.
  • Walnut wood should be selected when using Walnut lumber.
  • White Oak wood should be selected when using White Oak lumber.
  • Willow wood should be selected when using Willow lumber.