Manufacturing Magazine June 2015 | Page 169

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south of Brazil , the plant is one of the only modern woodchip producing facilities in the world , set up on a 2.8 million square feet area . Using certified wood , this unit is equipped to produce 700 thousand tons of woodchips per year and has a 99 thousand ton storage capacity at any one time . Boasting one of the highest compaction rates in ship loading , the company is considered one of the world ’ sfastest . Tanac ’ s black wattle woodchips are also exported to energy and woodchip board-producing markets , diversifying and widening their field of application .
The supply guarantee for the tannin and woodchip units starts at the forest unit . With responsible forest handling , today Tanac owns approximately 74 thousand acres of planted forest . The use of advanced technology in the production of seedlings , genetic improvement research and collaboration agreements with universities and forest organizations makes it possible to continue the evolution of the sector . The result is a significant increase in the quality and productivity of Tanac ’ s forests .
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