There is no viable alternative to a tropical hardwood that grows in Southeast Asia, according to the American R.V. industry. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia The U.S.

American demand for tropical wood that is used in motor homes, conservationists say, is accelerating the disappearance of some of the world’s largest forests. American demand for tropical wood that is ...

If you’ve purchased an American RV at any point in the past several decades, there’s a pretty good chance that at least some part of it was made out of a tropical plywood known as lauan. The RV ...