A pulp mill chipping timber.
Woodchipping is the act and industry of chipping wood for , the primary sources of wood chips in Australia has been the extensive Eucalyptus hardwood forests found throughout temperate areas of the country. In more recent times, a significant proportion comes from managed hardwood plantations. During the late 1960s and 70s the high demand for paper and the relatively low cost and availability of the native forests made the establishment of a woodchipping industry a viable proposition. Conversely, the establishment of a woodchipping industry made it economically feasible to clearfell areas of mixed or substandard forest that could not otherwise have been felled. Clearfelling is a controversial forest practice in Australia, and opponents of it argue that the woodchipping industry is culpable for its continuation. Woodchips are converted into a fibre which is made into a low grade of paper, usually by the Kraft process, for use as newsprint or toilet paper. Most processing and value adding takes place outside of Australia. The Australian economy benefits directly from a low cost and high volume export commodity.
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