Marandi Wood Dealers in Chennai

Light red meranti is a tropical rainforest species found throughout South East Asia and the South West Pacific islands, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and east Malaysia. In Australia, light red meranti is marketed simply as meranti, or can be found under the names Borneo cedar, seraya, lauan, and Philippine mahogany.   ORIGIN:Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Sarawak. Meranti can be found in low-lying rain forests in low mountainous region.   APPEARANCE:medium two dark reddish-brown, occasionally with light stripes. The sapwood will normally be a lighter shade of red than the heart wood.   DENSITY:   WEIGHT: 42 lbs/ft3 (675 kg/m3)   DRYING:   WORKABILITY: Meranti is easy to work, although the surface of the wood can splinter if blunt planning tools are used. There are no problems gluing Meranti.   DURABILITY: Meranti has relatively good outdoor durability, but has a rather coarse structure PRESERVATION: Only the sapwood can be impregnated. Otherwise surface treatment of Meranti is easy, although there can be occasional color seepage.

We supply high quality Red Meranti Wood that is used for a variety of purposes such as flooring. The Dark Red Meranti Wood offered by us is also utilized in the manufacturing industries like furniture. Porosity, good compressive strength and long life are some the major attributes that make our red meranti highly appreciated by customers. In addition to this, we provide availability of light red meranti in varied finishing and sizes as per the needs of our honored customers. We are considered as one of the major Wood importers in India. Red Meranti wood is available at highly affordable prices.

• Tree Size:: 65-130 ft (20-40 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-2 m) trunk diameter

Red Meranti Typically a dark reddish or purplish brown; commonly with white resin streaks present. Common Name(s): Dark Red Meranti, Lauan, Philippine Mahogany.