Timberlink last week welcomed the South Australian Parliamentary Select Committee to its Tarpeena manufacturing facility for the South Australian Forest Products Association’s Seed to Structure tour.
The touring group included MLCs Nicola Centofanti, Tung Ngo, Frank Pangallo, and Ben Hood as well as various industry members from across the South Australian forestry sector.
The purpose of the tour was to increase awareness around the many stages of softwood timber manufacturing in South Australia; right from planting seeds in the nursery through to processing and manufacturing finished plantation pine timber products.
Timberlink chief executive Ian Tyson was delighted to host the committee at Timberlink’s Tarpeena manufacturing facility and to share with them an exciting milestone in the construction of Timberlink’s Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) manufacturing facility, with the first glue laminated timber beam produced on its newly commissioned GLT line.
“This is a very meaningful day for Timberlink,” Mr Tyson said.
“From our first sod turn in February 2022 to producing our first GLT beam in August 2023, we are well on our way to full production which is scheduled for October this year.
It was fantastic to share this milestone moment with the committee.”
Mr Tyson said Timberlink’s NeXTimber facility will be Australia’s only combined radiata pine CLT and GLT facility, increasing 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,” he said.
