The document discusses pine chemicals production from resin tapping. It notes that over 85% of gum rosin comes from inefficient and unsustainable tapping practices, while under 15% comes from modern methods. Modern practices include tapping planted pine forests with high-yielding seedlings on a schedule by paid workers, compared to tapping natural forests independently. The document also discusses resin production levels and methods in various countries, the need for sustainable forest management and improved labor conditions, and opportunities to innovate tapping practices.
11. WORLD RESIN ANNUAL PRODUCTION = 2 430 kTon
ROSIN = 1 310 HCR = 1 040T
GUM ROSIN = 900TOR = 390
TERPENE RESINS = 80
WOOD ROSIN = 20
115
785
More than 85% of GUM ROSIN produced
comes from arcaic, inefficient and
unsustainable
pine tapping practices.
Less than 15% of GUM ROSIN produced
comes from modern, efficient and
sustainable
pine tapping practices.
TACKIFYING RESINS
Source: Baumassy – PCA 2012; own estimates.APC – 12/SEPTEMBER/2013
12. WORLD RESIN ANNUAL PRODUCTION = 2 430 kTon
ROSIN = 1 310 HCR = 1 040T
BREU (EX RESINAGEM) = 900BTO = 390
TERPENE RESINS = 80
WOOD ROSIN = 20
115 785
TACKIFYING RESINS
1/6
Sustainable
Pine Tapping
5/6
Non Sustainable
Pine Tapping
Source: Baumassy – PCA 2012; own estimates.APC – 12/SEPTEMBER/2013
14. PINE
SPECIES
CHINA BRAZIL INDONESIA
OTHER
COUNTRIES
TOTAL %
Pinus massoniana 575 575 46
Pinus yunnanensis 250 250 20
Pinus elliottii 50 65 30 145 12
Pinus merkusii 5 95 100 8
Pinus caribaea 10 30 20 60 5
Pinus simão kesiya 60 60 5
Other species 5 5 5 40 55 4
TOTAL 955 100 100 90 1.245
Own estimates for the production seasson of 2010/2011 .
In thousand of metric tons / year.
PINE RESIN – GLOBAL PRODUCTION ESTIMATES
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17. WORLD RESIN ANNUAL PRODUCTION = 2 430 kTon
ROSIN = 1 310 HCR = 1 040T
GUM ROSIN = 900TOR = 390
TERPENE RESINS = 80
WOOD ROSIN = 20
115
785
More than 85% of GUM ROSIN produced
comes from arcaic, inefficient and
unsustainable
pine tapping practices.
Less than 15% of GUM ROSIN produced
comes from modern, efficient and
sustainable
pine tapping practices.
TACKIFYING RESINS
Source: Baumassy – PCA 2012; own estimates.APC – 12/SEPTEMBER/2013
18. Less than 15% of GUM ROSIN produced
comes from modern, efficient and sustainable
pine tapping practices.
sustainable...
YES
if we compare
a planted forest
(fast growing selected
seedlings for high crude
gum and wood yield)
vs.
natural forest
(slow growing
and low density)
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20. NATURAL FOREST vs. PLANTED FOREST
TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF PRODUCING PINE RESIN
NORTH SOUTH
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21. Less than 15% of GUM ROSIN produced
comes from modern, efficient and sustainable
pine tapping practices.
efficient...
YES
if we compare
a worker on a pine
tapping co. payroll,
tapping a
planted forest
vs.
a worker by his/her own
tapping a natural
forest
sustainable...
YES
if we compare
a planted forest
(fast growing selected
seedlings for high crude
gum and wood yield)
vs.
natural forest
(slow growing
and low density)
APC – 12/SEPTEMBER/2013
24. FARMER vs. TAPPING CO.
TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF PRODUCING PINE RESIN
NORTH
SOUTH
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25. Less than 15% of GUM ROSIN produced
comes from modern, efficient and sustainable
pine tapping practices.
modern...
YES
efficient...
YES
if we compare
a worker on a pine
tapping co. payroll,
tapping a
planted forest
vs.
a worker by his/her own
tapping a natural
forest
sustainable...
YES
if we compare
a planted forest
(fast growing selected
seedlings for high crude
gum and wood yield)
vs.
natural forest
(slow growing
and low density)
APC – 12/SEPTEMBER/2013
26. HUGUES MAZEK (RILL)“CHINESE” “AMERICAN”
TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF PRODUCING PINE RESIN
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ARCAIC vs. “MODERN”
27. Less than 15% of GUM ROSIN produced
comes from modern, efficient and sustainable
pine tapping practices.
modern...
YES
if we consider the
1920’s and 1930’s
modern times!
efficient...
YES
if we compare
a worker on a pine
tapping co. payroll,
tapping a
planted forest
vs.
a worker by his/her own
tapping a natural
forest
sustainable...
YES
if we compare
a planted forest
(fast growing selected
seedlings for high crude
gum and wood yield)
vs.
natural forest
(slow growing
and low density)
APC – 12/SEPTEMBER/2013
28. 1921> Eloise Gerry, physiologist from
the USDA Forest Service, explains how
the plant produces the resin.
- Oleoresin Production: A Microscopic
Study of the Effects Produced on
Woody tissues of Southern Pines by
Different Methods of Turpentining -
USDA Bulletim 1064.
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29. 1974> Ralph Clements from the USDA
Forest Service – The “MANUAL” of the
“MODERN” pine tapper:
• The cut only removes bark and phloema.
• Repeated every 15 days.
• A chemical stimulant is applied.
COMO É PRODUZIDA A OLEORESINA DE PINUS? = SISTEMA “BRASILEIRO”
OU AMERICANO DE BARK CHIPPING
APC – 12/SEPTEMBER/2013
30. 1911> US Patent 1,012,541 J.T. Gilmer,
primeiro sistema fechado.
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