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  • Glossary item | 26 Jan 2021

Solid wood equivalent

Amount of solid wood fibre contained in the product. It is the roundwood equivalent volume (green volume prior to any shrinkage) needed to produce the product when there are no losses or wood residues.

UNECE/FAO, 2010. “Forest Product Conversion Factors for the UNECE Region.” ECE/TIM/DP/49. Geneva Timber and Forest Discussion Papers. Geneva.

Source category: International Organisation