RH has four samills, located in Milne Bay, Central and Western provinces. They process a combination of red and white hardwoods, medium light and soft timber species. Current exports quantities are approximately 3,000m3 per month.

The Sawn Timber Division is engaged in the storage and shipment of raw materials and the promotion of white timber species. It is also becoming increasingly involved in timber processing, including drying and production of S4S, E4E, decking tiles and planks.

The majority of hardwood timber products are sold in Australia. Customers are industrial firms in the building and construction sector. The Sawn Timber Division supplies timber to customers in New Zealand for joinery, furniture manufacturing and other timber industry businesses. The Division has also engaged a number of distributors, merchants and moulding factories in Japan and Taiwan.

Product Specification

• Full Sawn Rough Sawn Air-Dried or Kiln-Dried moisture content 12-14%
• Kiln-Dried moisture content 12-14% S2S Fine Rip or S4S
• Decking (E4E with 3mm 4 Pencil Round Corner and Anti-Slip Reeded Profile with Grooves)
• ACQ Pressure treatment: H1-H4 levels are applicable upon request and available in Alotau sawmill production only. (Pls specify the application needs to define Hazard level needs)
• Lumber core & pallet materials

RH forest concession in PNG contains a large variety of tree species. Many of these species produce timber of potential commercial significance.

Top 10 Export Timber Species

RH's forest concessions in Papua New Guinea contain a number of commercially viable tree species.

No	Code	Trade Name	Colour
1	POB	Brown Podocarp	Brown
2	OWT	White Tulip Oak	White
3	ROS	Rosewood	Yellow Brown
4	MER	Mersawa	Yellow
5	CEP	Pencil Cedar	Red
6	HOH/HOL	Hopea Heavy / Light	Brown
7	GAG	Garo-Garo	Yellow Brown
8	TAU	Taun	Red
9	BEW	Wau Beech	Yellow
10	BAS	PNG Basswood	White

RH can supply high-quality sawn timber from various species over a 12-month period, tailored to customer needs.

Please contact our Marketing departments for further information or visit our Export Purchase Enquiry page.