okoume

Related to okoume: Sapele, Marine plywood

gaboon, okoume

A wood resembling African mahogany but softer and lighter in weight.

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neo-colonialisme et transition au capitalisme: exemple de la Comilog au Congo-Brazzaville (Paris, 1971); Annie Merlet, Les pays des trois estuaries (Libreville, 1991); Anges Francois Ratanga-Atoz, Les peuples du Gabon occidental 1839-1914 (Libreville, 1999); Christopher Gray and Francois Ngolet, "Lambarene, Okoume, and the Transformation of Labour along the Middle Ogooue (Gabon), 1870-1945," Journal of African History, 40 (1999), pp.

Rocky rapids and sinking hopes: river travel, commercial rivalries, and political divides in Oskar Lenz's Gabon voyages, 1874-77

The control panel was seven-ply plywood made of okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) with a symmetrical structure.

Relationship between bending and tensile stress distribution in veneer plywood

Ovals of okoume crotch veneer subtly enhance each piece, even the TV-centered entertainment unit that would have been unheard of 100 years ago.

Spring High Point market: market mindful of history, but high on youth: both the young and old found items of interest at April's High Point market

Gucci Rush for men, pounds 29, has "rich raw materials" like incense, fresh wood, okoume and musk.

Retail Therapy

Immense Sapelli and Okoume trees tower over the forest floor, and small antelopes called duikers plunge through the undergrowth while the calls of bonobos and sooty mangabeys sound from the leafy canopy.

Wildlife on the menu: the bushmeat crisis is emptying Africa's forests. (Currents)

Tea and coffee marketers generally use either okoume or mahogany.

Small nations, big specialties

Behind the immaculate glazed skin is a shifting mosaic of okoume veneered panels.

Grand gesture

Oriented strandboard (OSB), okoume (Aucoumea klaineana) plywood (PLY) and medium density fiberboard (MDF) were used as wood composites.

Determination of the strength performance of chair frames constructed of solid wood and wood composites

has launched Black Radiance Perfect 10 Nail Colors with nylon and okoume for protection.

Nail polish is where the action is

The EU decided to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of okoume plywood from China.

EXTERNAL RELATIONS NEWS IN BRIEF

Another name reported to be often used for Aucoumea klaineana is Okoume.

Gaboon: the strong lightweight from Africa

1997) determined that for 12-mm-thick plywood made from okoume manufactured in Turkey, surface roughness values [R.

Selected physical and mechanical properties of LVL made from Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Lam.) Spach