Visy revives liner project
Visy revives liner project
Visy Industries has revived plans to build an integrated pulp and kraftliner mill in New South Wales, Australia.
The proposed capacity is 300,000 tons/yr, a change from the original figure of 150,000 tons/yr. No startup date has been fixed, but 2001 would be the earliest possible.
The company will need to inject A$450 million ($267 million) into the project. Visy Industries will make a final decision on whether it will go ahead with the proposals by September this year.
Initially, raw materials will be a combination of tree thinnings and sawmill waste. A new 30,000 ha timber plantation will also be required.
A small amount of the pulp may be sold on the market, but the majority will be used for kraftliner production. The output will be sold in domestic and export markets, mainly in Asia.
Visy Industries has a testliner and corrugating medium capacity of 700,000 tons/yr in Australia and 600,000 tons/yr in the USA.
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