Challenges of Wood Modification Process for Plantation Eucalyptus: A Review of Australian Setting

Australia has significant wood resources in its native forest, but the resource available for harvest becomes lesser due to conversion of forest conservation reserves. The natural occurrences bushfires, droughts, and cyclones are highly destructive, making situation worse. shortage is having a negative impact on because so scarce that they cannot meet domestic demands, especially durable wood. cleared approximately 100 million hectares land establish plantations, two trees were planted. However, most these plantations pulpwood production; however, their application high-value products limited undesirable properties. Wood modification process improving unfavorable properties be utilized wide range applications. not adopted any processes; it still depends less toxic preservative treat This study focuses recent advancement industrial worldwide how may used modify Eucalyptus opportunities suggestions will discussed. Before concludes, future commercial plantation also presented.