Eucalyptus Products



High-quality kiln-dried Eucalyptus for application in joinery and furniture is synonymous with Merensky. Lumber grades for use in lamination and packaging are also produced.


Merensky is South Africa’s leading Eucalyptus processor, operating from the Limpopo sawmill. Merensky’s kiln drying is world renowned and produces unrivalled hardwood lumber for use in joinery, furniture manufacture and construction. Plantation Eucalyptus is a sustainable alternative to endangered tropical hardwoods and Merensky has been leading this initiative for almost a century.

Merensky Eucalyptus products are FSC certified. FSC certification is intended to provide a credible guarantee to customers, whether business, government or end consumer, that products sold with a specified FSC certificate originate from well-managed forests, controlled sources, reclaimed materials, or a mixture of these.


Eucalyptus: Merensky Clear Grade

Both faces and both edges are defect free.

Board sizes (mm)

Width 50 76 102 127 152                
Length 300 450 600 750 900 1,050 1,200 1,350 1,500 1,650 1,800 2,100 2,400
Thickness 25 38                      

Eucalyptus: Merensky Grandis Select

Boards selected on best face of the board.

Boards can include clears, semi-clears and boards with 60% continuous clear one face on boards narrower than 127 mm or shorter than 2400 mm.

Boards 127 mm + wider and longer than 2400 mm can have knots in the centre portion of the board but the two clear face portions must be a combined length of at least 70% of the board length.

Board sizes (mm)

Width 102 127 152 178 190          
Length 1,800 2,100 2,400 2,700 3,000 3,300 3,600 3,900 4,200 4,500
Thickness 25 38                

Eucalyptus: Merensky Grandis Standard

Boards will include shorter lengths of Merensky Grandis Select (shorter than 1800 mm) and boards from 900 mm to 4500 mm with no clear face specification.

Board sizes (mm)

Width 76 102 127 152 178 190                
Length 900 1,050 1,200 1,500 1,800 2,100 2,400 2,700 3,000 3,300 3,600 3,900 4,200 4,500

The 900 mm + 1,800 mm combinations will be stacked in the same bundles.
The 1,050 mm + 2,100 mm combinations will be stacked in the same bundles.