Rup Investments is an established company in Fiji (since 1985) holding a vast
investment portfolio including retail, developments, construction, manufacturing and
saw-milling.
We produce high quality genuine MAHOGANY (Swietenia Macrophylla) from
renewable plantations.
Rup Investments are one of the Government of Fiji�¢??s licensees of
FIJIAN MAHOGANY, the plantations owned by Fiji Hardwood Corporation, a
Government of Fiji owned enterprise.
We can offer pricing for below options:
- KILN DRY MAHOGANY TIMBER (ROUGH SAWN)
- WET MAHOGANY TIMBER (ROUGH SAWN)
Sizes are made to order. Length ranges from:
2.4 mtr length to 5-6 mtr lengths.
The height of the evergreen tree is between 4 and 9 metres. They may live to one hundred years of age.
Sandalwood oil has been widely used in folk medicine for treatment of common colds, bronchitis, skin disorders, heart ailments, general weakness, fever, infection of the urinary tract, inflammation of the mouth and pharynx, liver and gallbladder complaints and other maladies. Recently, the in vivo anti-hyperglycemic and antioxidant potentials of ;-santalol and sandalwood oil were demonstrated in Swiss Albino mice. Additionally, different in vitro and in vivo parts of the plant have been shown to possess antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, possibly attributed to sesquiterpenoids, shikimic acid, etc.
