A consortium of forestry companies has begun the development of a high-tech optimisation facility aimed at maximising the value of resource handled in the Eden and East Gippsland regions. Source: Timberbiz
The new development at Edrom Road, Eden will be designed with the sustainable recurring 100-year resource profile in mind. The consortium partners, including Boral who will provide technical and operational support, see a transition to many new technology applications in the region.
Forestry Corporation of NSW recently announced that the hub was the preferred proponent for a 15-year long-term contract for 25,000 cbm per year of quota hardwood log.
The new hub will include a separate log optimising facility that can extract short logs from existing pulpwood streams to augment the volume of the quota sawlog component. Additionally, there is a process in place of identifying processes that will use the sawdust and residues from the sawmill and existing wood chipping operations.
It is expected that the combined roll out of the new investment will be in the order of $20 million dollars. This investment will result in increased job opportunities in a range of professions and trades.
