Specifications
Red Beech Log Wood

THE LENZING RAW MATERIAL

Log wood is long or short wood. It is chipped, chemically decomposed and converted to pulp.

Specifications:

  1. Varieties: red beech - ash, maple and birch tolerated as collateral
  2. Healthy, no infestation with fungi or insects
  3. Saw-cut at both ends
  4. Properly debranched
  5. No forks
  6. Long logs: 2 - 6 meters
  7. Short logs: 1 or 2 meters (1 meter logs in Lenzing only in exceptional cases)
  8. Minimum diameter with bark 10 cm (max. 10 % as 8 cm and 9 cm collateral)
  9. Graded delivery of diameters between 40 cm + preferred
  10. Free from metal and stones

TOLERANCE AND REJECTION LIMITS

For deviations from quality and dimension as defined by the Lenzing specifications for industrial red beech wood, the following regulations apply:

Mildew and heart rot

Deduction as reject (ballast). 20% and more - rejection of delivery

Infestation

Beginning white rot: Tolerance limit 5%. 6% and more, deduction of 25% as reject (ballast). 80% and more - rejection of delivery

Deficient form

Forks, broken wood and branch stubs cause poor stripping, technical problems and loss. Tolerance limit 5%. 6% and more, price deduction of 10%.

Thinning material

Cannot be processed for technical reasons. Deduction as reject (ballast). 20% and more, rejection of delivery.

Non-specified wood

All varieties except red beech. Ash, maple and birch are tolerated as collateral. Their proportion is estimated and recorded on acceptance.
Any other varieties will be separated out and not paid for. 20% and more, rejection of delivery.

Manipulation logs

Logs with a length under one meter will be deducted as ballast and not paid for. Logs exceeding a length of 6 meters require cutting – deduction EUR 20 per ton absolutely dry with bark.

This specification is based on

ÖST HHU, Holzübernahmerichtlinien des Kooperationsabkommen, FPP, February 1990 (Dok.Nr. FPHBA001), Brochure "Industrieholz" by Koop. FPP, May 1992.