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WHAT WE DO

Ta Ann was first established in Tasmania in 2005 to make better use of previously woodchipped eucalypt regrowth log billets by peeling them to create a high value veneer for domestic and international markets.

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Originally, the company invested more than over $79 million to develop two veneer mills – a Huon mill built in 2007 and a Smithton mill in 2008.

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Subsequent changes to wood supply and market conditions led Ta Ann to change direction in 2015 to commission a new plywood manufacturing plant at Smithton with an installed capacity of 24,000 m³/year.

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We now operate a rotary peel veneer mill and a plywood manufacturing plant side-by-side at Smithton.

 

When at full production the plywood plant will inject about $20 million a year into the local economy. The mill currently provides jobs for 40 people – about half of whom were previously unemployed. Employment numbers are expected to increase to around 70 when the mill reaches full production.

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Ta Ann continues to invest in research and development of new products. Future growth in veneer and plywood production will come from private forests and plantation log supplies.

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