1. Obituary

   • R. W. Kennedy

   Announcement Pages: 101 - 101

2. Ultrastructure of steam-exploded wood

   • L. A. Donaldson
   • K. K. Y. Wong
   • K. L. Mackie

   OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 114

3. Wood-polymer composites from some tropical hardwoods

   • J. N. Noah
   • A. Foudjet

   OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 119

4. Shrinkage differential as a measure for drying stress determination

   • H. -P. Stöhr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 128

5. Tensile behaviour of hardboard under combined mechanical and moisture loading

   • A. Mårtensson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 142

6. Characterization and analysis of torrefied wood

   • J. Bourgois
   • R. Guyonnet

   OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 155

7. Kraft lignin utilization in adhesives

   • M. Olivares
   • J. A. Guzmán
   • A. Saavedra

   OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 165

8. The mechanism of the Mäule colour reaction introduction of methylated syringyl nuclei into softwood lignin

   • K. Iiyama
   • R. Pant

   OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 175

9. Molecular properties of lignin-carbohydrate complexes from beech (Fagus crenata) and pine (Pinus densiflora) woods

   • N. Takahashi
   • T. Koshijima

   OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 189

10. Book reviews

    • H. Kubler
    • D. Fengel
    • T. Higuchi

    BookReview Pages: 191 - 192