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Visy Tumut Pulp and Paper Mill

Visy Tumut Pulp and Paper Mill. Presentation to SEATS 20 May 2010. Visy mill’s development history. Built to address Visy’s closed-loop recycling strategy Satisfies market need for plantation-based industrial paper Site selection criteria – people, wood, water

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Visy Tumut Pulp and Paper Mill

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  1. Visy Tumut Pulp and Paper Mill Presentation to SEATS 20 May 2010

  2. Visy mill’s development history • Built to address Visy’s closed-loop recycling strategy • Satisfies market need for plantation-based industrial paper • Site selection criteria – people, wood, water • Stage 1 commissioned in 2001 after 6 years of planning • Fully expanded mill commissioned in late 2009

  3. Visy Tumut

  4. Key facts • Private capital invested on the site - $1bn • People employed – 285 direct (plus indirect flow-on in region) • Wood inputs – 1.9 m t/yr (67% roundwood, 33% mill residues) • Water input – 2 GL/yr(zero offsite effluent) • Paper output – 680,000 t/yr (unbleached Kraft paper) • Renewable energy generated on site – 210 GWh/yr

  5. Wood and paper • Local pulpwood and sawmill residues – 1,100,000 t/yr • Distant pulpwood and sawmill residues – 800,000 t/yr • Fuels for renewable energy generation – 200,000 t/yr • Paper to Visy plants – 320,000 t/yr • Paper for export – 360,000 t/yr (containerised)

  6. Sources of Pulpwood and Sawmill Chip

  7. BRISBANE Exports OBERON SYDNEY WODONGA ADELAIDE TUMUT Exports and NZ MELBOURNE To West Coast Transport routes

  8. Visy is embedded in a Government-planned, regional industry …. • Forests NSW plantation project – commenced 1950s • World-scale sawmills in Tumut and Tumbarumba • Particleboard mill in Tumut • Newsprint mill in Albury • Private plantation establishment and expansion companies • Harvesting, transport, servicing and personnel businesses

  9. Visy’s key transport elements • Wood transport • Standard log trucks configurations for “local” wood • 23m B-doubles from Macquarie/Monaro Regions • Backloaded sawmill residues from northern NSW • Manufactured paper • Curtain-sided trailers for domestic paper reel transport • Containerisation of paper reels for export • Site-packed containers • Modal shift at Bomen rail

  10. Continuous improvement & innovation …

  11. Extended B-Doubles needed for container efficiency • Will halve the movements between Tumut and rail head • Require special permits under PBS • Community perceptions on safety need careful management

  12. Some transport challenges • Lack of national High Mass Limit permit harmonisation • Road-to-rail linkage facilitation must be a priority • Must demonstrate HML performance versus perceptions • Maintaining essential public infrastructure is key • Energy efficiency is an increasing imperative

  13. Outcomes of efficient freight transport • Lower number of truck for the same freight load task • Productivity improvements across jurisdiction boundaries • Australian mills more internationally competitive • More sustainable jobs, investment and regional development

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