• Title of article

    Forest Product Industry and Engineered Wood Products: The Nigerian Experience

  • Author/Authors

    ekundayo, oo federal university of technology akure - department of building, Akure, Nigeria , arum, c federal university of technology akure - department of civil engineering, Akure, Nigeria , owoyemi, jm federal university of technology akure - department of forestry and wood technology, Akure, Nigeria

  • From page
    99
  • To page
    107
  • Abstract
    The forest product industry in Nigeria is barely surviving rather than thriving. Faced with a lot of challenges, the industry has witnessed the closure of many wood processing industries while a few are operating at low capacity. This paper examines engineered wood products and the outlook on wood and wood products in Nigeria. It discusses some of the challenges that have inhibited the growth of the industry and provides recommendations for reinventing the industry through development of modern value-added wood products for sustainable building construction.
  • Keywords
    Collaboration , Engineered wood products , Forestry product industry , Glulam , Sustainability
  • Journal title
    Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
  • Journal title
    Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
  • Record number

    2729110