The first CLT panel pressed at the NeXTimber facility at Timberlink’s Tarpeena, SA mill.
Timberlink’s NeXTimber facility has pressed its very first Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panel, marking another significant milestone in the construction of Australia’s only combined CLT and GLT (Cross Laminated and Glue Laminated Timber) radiata pine mass timber facility. Source: Timberbiz
The commissioning of this CLT line follows production of the facility’s very first GLT beam in August.
“The entire team has been working towards this moment since we announced construction of the facility in 2020. To see the hard work of so many come to fruition is very rewarding,” David Oliver, Timberlink Chief Marketing, Sales & Corporate Affairs Officer said.
The newly commissioned CLT line, co-located at Timberlink’s Tarpeena, SA, manufacturing facility, can produce panels up to 16M long and 3.5M wide and will unlock significant capability to manufacture mass timber building products in Australia.
Mass timber products like CLT and GLT offer an exciting alternative to traditional construction materials and can help to reduce the embodied carbon of a project.
“There was such an air of positivity when the panel came off the line. Everybody who has been involved in the installation, testing and commissioning of our NeXTimber equipment should be proud of what we’ve accomplished,” Patrick Dark, Timberlink CLT/GLT Operations Manager, said.
Timberlink’s NeXTimber facility will increase Australia’s sovereign capability to manufacture these products while reducing reliance on imports.
Mass timber products offer an exciting alternative to traditional construction materials, with the potential to assist to decarbonise construction in Australia by storing carbon for the life of the timber.
The NeXTimber by Timberlink team are now accepting orders for CLT and GLT as the facility is scheduled for full production by the end of October.
