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NCT FORESTRY CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
Patrick Kime
www.nctforest.com
f Richards Bay Wood Chips
LINKING INDEPENDENT TIMBER Services offered to members
GROWERS TO MARKETS Tree farming
Manage plantations on behalf of landowners and NCT-
NCT Forestry (NCT) is a timber co-operative catering owned farms.
to the marketing needs of private and independent
timber growers. It is recognised as an international Marketing
supplier of quality round wood timber, hardwood Develop and source new pulpwood and round wood
pulpwood chips and is the largest forestry marketing timber markets (domestic and international) for
organisation in southern Africa. members.
As a co-operative (contrary to corporate type Logistics
principles), its members share in profits and own Negotiate the best road and rail contracts on behalf
NCT. Membership of 1 800 shareholding members of members and stockpile round wood timber at
(made up of large commercial operations and small- strategically located depots.
scale timber growers), represent a total area of over
20% of afforested land in South Africa. Harvesting
Area of operation Advise on best harvesting methods and the
appointment of harvesting contractors.
NCT’s core area of management and operation covers
the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Demand for NCT’s Silviculture
service, however, has resulted in its sphere of influence Advise on best operating practices and the best species
extending to the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo to plant dictated by site and market requirements.
and Swaziland.
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