01001nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000245005800019260004600077300002600123500000800149520071500157583001900872  a08.07.01 B8755  aParticleboard manufacturing : a pre-feasibility study  bE R Broughton AssociatesaTorontoCAc1982  a1 v. (various pagings  aIDS  aDiscusses development and characteristics of particleboard.  Reviews the CARICOM situation highlighting constraints to viable production of particleboard and outlining conditions in several CARICOM Member States which are suitable for manufacture of particleboard.  Assesses market potential for particleboard in the CARICOM Region.  Discusses most suitable type of plant for the Region, various location options, raw materials required, technical features of the plants, and labour force needed.  Outlines project scheduling for Couva plant modification and for the construction of a new plant in either Guyana or Belize.  Gives three financial analyses for three plants based on different production options.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR