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ANCO is certified to produce FSC garden furniture. Since we purchase all of our FSC timber from Deramakot Forest Reserve, the species on offer are limited to the species found in the only FSC certified natural forest in Malaysia, i.e. Keruing, Seraya, Kapur etc.

As FSC timber supply is limited, we also offer Acacia to our clients who prefer to work with plantation species. All our Acacia timber comes from plantation forest that is at least 15 years old which means the quality of the logs are good.

The major timber species used in ANCO production is tropical hardwood from the Forest Management Unit in Sabah, Malaysia. These timber comes from concessions that are sustainably managed. To ensure the Chain of Custody of the timber, ANCO even commissioned a third party surveyor to verify the sawing of the logs into sawn timber. The main species under this category of timber offered at ANCO are Keruing, Kapur and Seraya.

Timber Species Overview

KERUING
Standard Name KERUING Scientific Name Dipterocarpus spp. Family Name Dipterocarpaceae Air-dry density 690 - 945 kg / m3
General Description Similar to Apitong of the Philipines and Yang of Thailand. Found abundantly in low-lying undulating land and also the hill dipterocarp forests. Sapwood is well-defined and grey-brown in colour. Heartwood is red-brown or purple-red weathering toa dark red-brown.

KAPUR
Standard Name KAPUR Scientific Name Dryobalanops spp. Family Name Dipterocarpaceae Air-dry density 575 - 815 kg/m3
General Description D. aromatica very common in certain areas and usually in gregariously on low hills. D. oblongifolia usually restricted to swampy areas and low-lying valleys. Sapwood is well-defined and yellowish brown in colour. Heartwood is reddish brown.

BALAU / SELANGAN BATU
Standard Name BALAU / SELANGAN BATU Scientific Name Shorea spp., Family Name Dipterocarpaceae Air-dry density 850 - 1155 kg/m3
General Description Widely distributed throughout the dipterocarp forests except in peat swamp forests. They are more abundant in hilly areas. Sapwood is moderately well-defined and lighter in colour than the heartwood. Colour of freshly cut heartwood is yellow-brown, brown or brown with reddish tinge weathering ultimately to a deeper shade of brown or reddish dark brown.

SERAYA, DARK RED
Standard Name SERAYA, DARK RED Scientific Name Shorea spp. Family Name Dipterocarpaceae Air-dry density 560 - 865 kg/m3
General Description Similar to Dark Red Philippine Mahogany of the Philippines. Widely distributed in well-drained lowland forests, on low hills, the tops and upper slopes of ridges and may occur in peat swamp forests. Sapwood is not clearly defined from the heartwood, which is medium red to deep red to deep red-brown.

SERAYA, WHITE
Standard Name SERAYA, WHITE Scientific Name Shorea spp. Family Name Dipterocarpaceae Air-dry density 495 - 915 kg/m3
General Description Widely distributed on low undulating land. Sapwood is white and is moderately well-defined from the heartwood, which is almost white when fresh and becoming light yellow-brown on exposure.

SERAYA, YELLOW
Standard Name SERAYA, YELLOW Scientific Name Shorea spp. Family Name Dipterocarpaceae Air-dry density 575 - 735 kg/m3
General Description Similar to Yellow Lauan of the Philipines. Occurs on low-lying flat or undulating land to hills and mountains. Sapwood is well-defined. Heartwood is light yellow-brown with a green tinge, darkening to deeper shades of yellow-brown or brown.

ACACIA
Standard Name ACACIA Scientific Name Acacia mangium Dipterocarpaceae Air-dry density 400 - 650 kg/m3
General Description Often in grasslands and on margins of lowland primary forests at altitudes of 10-50m. Wood is light-brown with narrow sapwood and straight, close grain.