Visy Tumut Pulp and Paper Mill Presentation to SEATS 20 May 2010
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
Stage 1 commissioned in 2001 after 6 years of planning
Fully expanded mill commissioned in late 2009
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Visy Tumut
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
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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)
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Pulpwood
Tumut
Tumbarumba
Bombala
NE Victoria
Macquarrie
ACT
Braidwood
Monaro
Sawmill Chips
Tumut
Tumbarumba
Bombala
Macquarrie & ACT
Sources of Pulpwood and Sawmill Chip
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BRISBANEBRISBANE
SYDNEYSYDNEY
MELBOURNEMELBOURNE
WODONGAWODONGA TUMUTTUMUT
OBERONOBERONADELAIDEADELAIDE
ExportsExports
Exports and NZExports and NZ
To West CoastTo West Coast
Transport routes
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
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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
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Continuous improvement & innovation …
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
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
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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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