PINETREES INTO PAPER
N the great exotic pine plantations of the Rotorua and Bay of Plenty districts a new industry is coming into being. which will eventually have an important influence on the economy of this part of thé country. The planning and development of the pulp and paper mills which are expected to start production in. the’ next few months at Tokoroa, a few miles from Putaruru, has been made the subject of a radio documentary programme, Pine Trees into Paper, which will be broadcast from 1YA at 8.0 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22.5% aut ; The programme was prepared by Rex Sayers, of 1YA, who recently visited Tokoroa, with recording equipment operated by George Ferguson, to gather material. His object was to trace the making of pulp and kraft paper at the Kinleith mills through every stage from the standing timber to the finished rolls
of paper. He interviews engineers and operators, who describe the cutting’ and milling of the trees in the forests, and the operation of the two principal mills, a Swedish gangsaw mill and an American bandsaw mill. The gangmill has a yearly production of about 20,000,000 super feet of sawn timber, while: the bandmill, which was recently installed by an American engineer, is expected to double this output, reaching a rate for the whole mill of over 180,000 board feet dail The timber mill is closely integrated with the pulp and paper mills near by, which will eventually produce 45,000 tons of pulp and 25,000 tons of industrial paper a year. In this stage of the industry the waste timber from the sawmill
is chipped and used to supplement the supply of chipped pine branches and toppings for conversion into pulp. From 12,500 to 14,000 tons of | pulp will be exported annually to Australia to | help in the production | of Australian newsprint, and the balance of up to 25,000 tons will be pumped into the local | paper mill for manufac- | ture into kraft paper. This paper is made up into bags for cement | and poultry mash, | ) The new industry will | provide a valuable ex- | port from its pulp mills, as well as cutting down the need for imports of paper products from dollar countries. The construction of the mills has provided employment for up to 1200 men ove: the past three years,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 731, 17 July 1953, Page 19
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387PINETREES INTO PAPER New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 731, 17 July 1953, Page 19
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