Why does Gunns want to build a pulp mill in Tasmania?
Gunns believes the development and operation of a pulp mill is needed to provide a commercially sustainable forest industry sector. The project will provide downstream, value-adding processing of forestry product in Tasmania, resulting in further employment opportunities. On the international market, plantation woodchips fetch about $90 per green tonne, compared to about $800 per air dried tonne of pulp (up to four green tonnes of woodchips are required to make one air dried tonne of pulp).
