The plantation sibling to Scots Pine
Thermo Radiata Pine
Pinus radiata — thermally modified at 212°C
Fast-grown plantation pine from the Southern Hemisphere, same thermowood cycle as our Scots Pine. More consistent year-round supply, slightly wider growth rings, and a pale honey tone after modification.
Plantation cycle
25–30years, seedling to boardFast-growing, FSC-certified plantations across New Zealand, Chile and Australia. Harvested on structured rotation — no wild forest, no old-growth.
Botanical
Pinus radiata
Density
420–460 kg/m³
Durability
EN 350 Class 2
Service life
25–30 yr Nordic
Chemicals
None — heat & steam
Plantation pine, Nordic kiln.
Pinus radiata grows on structured 25–30 year plantation cycles in New Zealand, Chile and Australia — some of the fastest sustainably-managed softwood cycles on earth. Boards reach our Gandhidham kiln FSC-certified at source, kiln-dried to 10–12% moisture.
After the ThermoWood-D cycle at 212°C under steam, radiata moves from EN 350 durability class 4 (slightly durable) to class 2 (durable) — same endpoint as Scots Pine. The honest difference between the two is origin and grain character, not performance.
Plantation area
~4M ha
Globally, concentrated in NZ, Chile, Australia. FAO Planted Forests data.
Chain of custody
FSC CoC
Every board traces back to a specific plantation coupe. BFP cert SCS-COC-006930.
Thermo Radiata Pine — raw vs modified.
Every value below is sourced from an independently published technical standard or the ThermoWood Association technical handbook. Nothing is estimated or marketing-derived.
Values double-verifiedPrimary sources: International ThermoWood® Association technical handbook (Finnish Thermowood Association); USDA Forest Products Laboratory, FPL-GTR-190 Chapter 19; EN 350:2016; EN 335:2013; EN 13501-1:2018; EN 1534:2020 (Brinell hardness); CEN/TS 15679:2007; ISO 21887. Scion NZ published research on P. radiata thermal modification. Independent test reports available per project on request.
Five applications.
Full process explanation on the Thermowood range page. Install specifications issued per project — request technical PDF.
See the board before you specify it.
Order free samples, download the technical datasheet, or send us the BOQ. We come back with profile, lead time and pricing. Shipped pan-India from Kaithal.