In many countries where Hevea brasiliensis is grown, the wood derived from old trees, has traditionally been used as source of fuel. Some of the countries are now using the wood as supplementary source of timber to the diminishing timber supply from natural forest. Malaysia is already exporting rubber wood for industrial uses to Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. Rubber wood is used in the manufacture of paper, boxes, cardboards, bloack boards, and particle boards. Sawn rubber wood is used for making furniture and laminated products. Charcoal from rubber wood is used in preference to imported coke at Malayawata Steel Mill in Malaysia. Nigeria has over 200 000 hectares of rubber plantation whose trees have passed the peak of latex production, and are due for replanting. Several million m3 of rubber wood will be available when the replanting is undertaken. Unless proper planning is done now the available wood will be wasted or at best, utilised as fuelwood. Preliminary studies at the Department of Botany, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, show that good quality paper could be produced from rubber woos. Materials needed for bleaching of the pulp and sizing and loading of the paper could also be obtained locally.