jpmschweitzerandClaude Opus 4.6
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Timber
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Timber |
| Tier | raw |
| Elasticity | unit_elastic |
| Base Price (Tractus) | 15 |
| Bulk Class | bulk |
| Unit | tonnes |
| Production Ubiquity | regional |
| Demand Model | market |
| Commission Certified | No |
| Compact Contested | No |
| Shadow Viable | No |
| Panic Threshold (weeks) | 0 |
| Description | Structural and decorative wood from managed forests. 40-60 year replanting cycles. |
Timber is regional because forest ecosystems take decades to establish and managed stands require 40–60 year replanting cycles. Only worlds with sufficient terraforming maturity and appropriate biome conditions run economically significant forestry operations. The commodity covers structural lumber, engineered wood products, and the high-grade decorative timber used in prestige construction and cultural goods.
The primary production use is structural panel fabrication, where 1t of timber combined with 0.5t of refined metals yields one full unit of structural panels — the higher-yield route compared to the stone-based alternative. Systems with active forestry enjoy a permanent input cost advantage for panel production over stone-route producers. That advantage flows through into habitat module construction, rail infrastructure, and any other panel-dependent final good.
Forty to sixty year replanting cycles mean that disruptions to forest cover — whether from industrial overcut, ecological events, or rapid-settlement construction demand — cannot be corrected quickly. A world that exhausts its standing timber inventory shifts to the stone panel route for a generation. Traders holding timber futures on active frontier development zones are pricing replanting timelines. No political flags; no shadow channel. Timber is too bulky to move for purposes other than legitimate construction.