Tata Coffee, a subsidiary of Tata Tea, uses its timber resources, including rosewood and silver oak, to manufacture plywood and block boards under the Tata Conswood brand, which comes from trees grown on the company's estates in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Special care is taken to see that every single tree that is felled is replaced through replanting, tree for tree. Consequently, there is no loss whatsoever to the environment — thus the term 100-per cent renewable.

Tata Conswood products

• Shuttering and film-faced plywood: Conswood shuttering and film-faced ply are made from select silver oak trees, on the faces and the core, and chemically impregnated to make them highly durable and sturdy. This enables repeat use in construction work and can be reused as many as 20 times on either side under optimum conditions.
• Marine plywood: Conswood marine ply is made from the timber of a single species. Since no rubber or inferior wood is used for the manufacture of this plywood, it is more resistant to water and insect attack. Further, the finished plywood is subjected to chemical treatment for overall protection against insects, borers, termites and fungi.
• Decorative plywood: Conswood decorative plywood is made from select cores of silver oak trees and bonded with urea formaldehyde synthetic resin. It is pre-pressed and hot-pressed with matched core veneers to eliminate core gaps and overlapping. It is specially group matched and is available in silver oak, rosewood, red and cedar grains.

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