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Independence of Belgium1830French Revolution1789Lindberg fl ies over the Atlantic1927Opening Suez Channel1869Foundation of Decospan1979First Man on the Moon1969Start European Union1957 > group of companies 1 >

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QNATURAL BAMBOO PLAIN PRESSED R AYOUS > (Africa) (China) 28 >

CNATURAL BAMBOO SIDE PRESSED Q R BIRCH CANADIAN > (China) (North-America) R C Q BIRCH APPLED BIRCH SLICED > (Europe) (Europe) C R BIRCH ICE BIRCH ROTARY > (Europe) (Europe) C Q C Q BEECH WHITE CAROLINA PINE > (Europe) (North-America) 29 >

Q C Q SATINWOOD PINE RADIATA > (South-Asia) (Dif) C Q C Q MAPLE AMERICAN SYCAMORE > (North-America) (Europe) C Q C Q SYCAMORE FIGUERED ASH WHITE > (Europe) (Europe) R Q EYONG IDIGBO (FRAMIR) > (Africa) (Africa) 30 >

C Q C GREENHEART Q GOIABAO PINE KNOTTY > (South-America) (North-America) C Q C Q PINE BALTIC > (Europe) (South-America) C Q C Q HORNBEAM HACKBERRY > (Europe) (North-America) R C Q KOTO ROTARY LIMBA > (Africa) (Africa) 31 >

C Q Q LIME MOVINGUI > (Europe) (Africa) C Q R C Q POPLAR AMERICAN (ASPEN) ROBINIA > (Europe) (North-America / Europe) C Q C Q SEN FIR SILVER > (Asia) (Europe) C Q C Q TAUARI TULIPTREE > (South-America) (North-America) 32 >

R C Q BIRDS EYED MAPLE FIR > (North-America) (Europe) C Q C FIR KNOTTY PINE CEMBRA > (Europe) (Europe) C Q Q ALDER (RED) ANATOLIA (STEAMED KOTO) > (North-America) (Africa) 33 >

C Q ANEGRE > (Africa) (China) C Q STEAMED BAMBOO PLAIN PRESSED STEAMED BAMBOO SIDE PRESSED BEECH BROWNHART > (China) (Europe) C Q C Q BEECH STEAMED CEDAR WESTERN RED > (Europe) (North-America) C Q C Q R CEDAR LEBANESE PIPPY OAK > (Europe) (Europe) 34 >

C C OAK CROWN AMERICAN OAK CROWN EUROPEAN > (North-America) (Europe) Q Q OAK STRAIGHT GRAIN OAK QUARTER CUT > (Europe / North-America) (Europe / North-America) C Q C Q OAK RUSTIC OAK RED AMERICAN > (Europe) (North-America) C Q ALDER > (Europe) 35 >

C Q C Q MAPLE EUROPEAN SPITZ ASH OLIVE > (Europe) (Europe) C Q Q EUCALYPTUS HEMLOCK > (Australia) (North-America) C Q C Q CHESTNUT KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE > (Europe / Asia) (North-America) C Q C Q CHERRY EUROPEAN LARCH > (Europe) (Europe) 36 >

C Q C Q WALNUT WHITE ELM GREY > (Europe) (North-America) C Q Q ELM RED DOUGLAS FIR > (North-America) (North-America) C Q C Q POPLAR EUROPEAN SASSAFRAS > (Europe) (North-America) C YEW > (Europe) 37 >

Q AFRORMOSIA > (Africa) C Q C Q OVANGKOL BASRALOCUS > (Africa) (South-America) Q Q DIBTOU (AFRICAN WALNUT) IROKO > (Africa) (Africa) C Q C Q JATOBA MANSONIA > (South-America) (Africa) 38 >

C Q C Q WALNUT AMERICAN WALNUT EUROPEAN > (North-America) (Europe) C Q C Q ROSEWOOD SANTOS TEAK > (South-America) (Southeast Asia) ZEBRANO > (Africa) Q Q AFZELIA DOUSSI BILINGA > (Africa) (Africa) 39 >

C Q C Q GUAREA (BOSS) BUBINGA > (Africa) (Africa) C Q C Q CEDAR CURUPIXA > (Central-America) (South-America) C Q C Q CURUPIXA FIGUERED ETIMOɉ > (South-America) (Africa) C Q C Q CHERRY AMERICAN KHAYA > (Africa) (North-America) 40 >

Q Q KOSIPO KOTIB > (Africa) (Africa) Q Q LOURO FAIA MACORE > (South-America) (Africa) Q C Q MERBAU NARRA (NEW GUINEA ROSEWOOD) > (Southeast Asia) (Southwest Asia) C Q R GABOON GABOON ROTARY > (Africa) (Africa) 41 >

Q C Q PADAUK PEAR > (Africa) (Europe) Q C Q PLANE PURPLEHEART > (Europe) (Central-America) C Q SAPELE CROWN SAPELE QUARTER CUT > (Africa) (Africa) R R SAPELE POMMELE SAPELE ROTARY CUT > (Africa) (Africa) 42 >

Q C Q UTILE SWIETENIA (HONDURAS MAH) > (Africa) (Central-America) C Q EBONY MACASSAR > (Southeast-Asia) C C Q IMBUIA OAK BOG > (South-America) (Europe) C Q C ROSEWOOD INDIAN ROSEWOOD RIO > (Southwest-Asia) (South-America) 43 >

C Q C SUCUPIRA WENG CROWN > (South-America) (Africa) Q Q R WENGɉ QUARTER CUT YAYA > (Africa) (Africa) R R BIRCH BURL OAK BURL > (Europe) (Europe) 44 >

R R MAPLE BURL ASH BURL > (North-America) (Europe) R R MADRONA BURL MYRTLE BURL > (North-America) (North-America) R R WALNUT BURL ELM BURL > (North-America) (Europe) R R POPLAR BURL VAVONA BURL > (Europe) (North-America) 45 >

headline advertising With complements: DECOSPAN nv, Lageweg 33, B-8930 MENEN, BELGIUM > *The pictures of the veneers in this brochure show each a unique piece of wood and can never be identical to the subsequent delivery. 48 >

group of companies Decospan > Decospan is a manufacturer of contemporary and high quality veneered panel products. Decospan wants to bring the natural beauty of wood into each living room and offi ce environment. For this purpose Decospan offers a range of products which comply with quality, innovation and structural forest management. The three veneer qualities within the Decospan range are: Architectural, Classic and Commercial. Whatever line you chose, the purpose is to create a beauty by means of natural wood veneer. Decospan Group of Companies > Being the European market leader,...

The ancient Egyptians were the fi rst to use wood veneer. In the pyramids of Giza a lot of wood veneered furniture was found. Today the technique has been refi ned but the aim is still the same, wood veneer optimises the usage of logs that are offered by nature.With a net usable surface of approximately 600 m 2 per m 3 log, no other natural prod-uct can give us such added value. Wood veneer is an expression of a part of history and can easily take us back up to 200 years in time. A unique piece of nature! 1m > 3 of logs = 23 m > 2 solid wood 26 mm > - 60% yield of = 600 m > 2 woodveneer > -...

Cut at right angles to the growth rings producing a straight grained effect > A log cut in half and then sliced parallel to its centre producing the crown or heart effect The log is ro- tated around its axis against a knife as if unrolling a carpet. This produces a continuous sheet with sometimes very wild characteristics > The texture and appearance of the wood is built by slicing a log where the branch splits in two. This veneer is highly decorative but is only avail- able in relatively short lengths A natural defect on the outside of the tree and/ or its root. Character- istically there...