Sustainable Development of Panel Products in Wood Technology: A Way out of the Global Economic Meltdown

Osuntuyi E.O; Fabiyi, J.S; Fuwape, J.A

Osuntuyi E.O Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology,
Fabiyi, J.S Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Fuwape, J.A Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Keywords: Wood technology, sustainable development

Abstract

The high cost of building materials in Nigeria brought about the concerted efforts by replacing conventional ceiling products with wood cement boards. This paper introduces the principle of sustainable development of wood based panel products as one of the ways to reducing the global economic meltdown. It also indicates that with the use of indigenous materials for the production of panel products like ceiling board, a reasonable reduction in the price of conventional asbestos for ceiling installation will be achieved. The study further shows that the use of wood wasted from a variety of sources for value added products and employment generation expected reduce the pressure on the timber exploitation thereby providing a way out of the current globa economic meltdown.

Author Biographies

Osuntuyi E.O, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology,

Department of Industrial Technology Education,

Fabiyi, J.S, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Department of Forestry and wood Technology,

Fuwape, J.A, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Department of Forestry and wood Technology,

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