Heat Treatment

Heat Treatment

HEAT TREATMENT is widely used method to comply with ISPM-15 norms.

It is eco-friendly, safe and quick method. No chemical are involved in this process of wood treatment. Heat treatment is used for controlling atmosphere (temp and humidity) inside chamber to raise the core temp. of wood to 56 Degree Celsius for 30 mins .this process essentially and effectively kills forms of bugs, termite or borers that has nested themselves in wood packing material .Major advantage of heat treatment is that it reduces the moisture content of the wood considerably which in turn makes the wood less prone to microbial infestations like fungus and mould (commonly blue stained and mould or decay fungi found in India).

Unlike fumigation this treatment is hassle-free. In the case of methyl bromide fumigation of the loaded container, lot of safety concern arises as methyl bromide is readily absorbed by lot of export consignments and dangerous level of gas is detected at the port of discharge. Entire EU countries prefer heat treatment over methyl bromide fumigation due to this safety concerns.

Besides manufacturing of wooden packing, we are also providing in house services of wood heat treatment and a very nominal cost and the mark assigned to us by the dept. of plant protection and qurantine (PPQS), Govt of india is IN-HT 376.

WOOD HEAT TREATMENT COST

The cost of wooden heat treatment cost depends on dimension, volume of wood and quality of wood, target moisture content and other factors.