Eco Forestry Products brings back one of the world’s most beautiful and sought-after woods in history, which is now back in a controlled and eco-friendly limited production.

Olmec Select™, known as The Caribbean IPE or bullet-proof wood, is among the most incredible and exotic woods you can find. It is extremely stiff and durable. It comes in shades ranging from ivory and gold to a darker honey brown. The boards can be blended to create unique tones or classified according to their hues, making your designs unique and exclusive. It is ideal for indoor and outdoor use due to its high tannin concentration, which makes it naturally resistant to insects, mold decay, and rot.

Olmec Select™ offers a resistance of no less than 3,300 lbs per square inch, making it perfect for heavy-duty applications. – Highly recommended for heavy-traffic projects, such as commercial building flooring, public park decking, and walkways. It is also well-suited for use on boardwalks, docks, and even bridges. it will look luxurious and exotic for many years.

It boasts outstanding dimensional stability and high resistance to shrinking, checking, and warping, even in moisture.

Olmec thrives in environments subjected to diverse weather conditions. Even without treatment /coating, its impermeability makes it a standout choice for areas with direct water exposure.

Often used for flooring, decking, and siding.

About the Wood
Despite being a very dense wood, it features a medium to fine texture with natural thermal neutrality that keeps it pleasing to the touch, making it incomparably smoother than softwood, composite, or modified materials.

It’s a superb choice for indoor and outdoor flooring applications, particularly effective in extremely humid, hot, or cold conditions.

A Legacy Built on the Seas: The Historical Significance

Caribbean Ipe carries a maritime legacy that dates back to the great age of exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries. Renowned for its unmatched resistance to saltwater, impact, and decay, this hardwood earned its place as a trusted material in shipbuilding. It was often used in critical structural components—such as hull reinforcements, armor cladding, and cannon bases—where strength under extreme pressure was non-negotiable.

It’s incredible stiffness and resilience made it the backbone of many legendary vessels that braved uncharted waters, supported global trade, and helped shape the maritime empires of the Old World. Caribbean Ipe quite literally supported history.

With a natural palette that flows from creamy ivories and soft olives to deep, earthy browns—often adorned with a marbled, vintage-like grain—each piece tells a story. It brings warmth, authenticity, and a sense of heritage to modern projects, echoing the craftsmanship of centuries past.