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and Victoria can now source competitively priced pure hardwood heating pellets locally A feasibility study is currently underway for a a a a a a a a much larger pellet mill in Tasmania’s south Biochemicals
Local businesses are now producing bio-chemicals such
as the new industrial solvent called Cyrene from wood
The global market for polar aprotic solvents such
as Cyrene is presently around 900 000 tonnes In fact four of the six major polar aprotic solvents used in in pharma and agri-chemical industries that Cyrene can displace are being phased
out by health and environmental regulations Plantation Growth will Rely on on and Reward Farmers
The next generation of plantation growth in in Australia will rely on on on and reward our farmers The sustainable revolution is only just beginning It’s not a a a a a a a a fad Technological advances will come thick and fast with an an an array of exciting new ways to use the natural materials derived from trees trees Investments in in planting trees trees today will pay dividends for future generations as these trees mature and and become available for for wood
and and and fibre supply Just as forward- thinking scientists and and entrepreneurs harnessed coal to to create opportunity towards the the end of the the previous millennium it it will be those that come up with sustainable alternatives
that are most successful in in in this one The resource of choice in in our our time is is renewable According to the Australian Department of Agriculture forest industries’ working with farmers to secure a a a a long-term ‘wood bank’ for the the future will be an an economic win for all the the parties involved There has never been a a a a a better time to plant trees treealliance com au 41