Timberlink Investing Millions to Upgrade Tarpeena Sawmill and Construct New CLT/GLT Plant

Timberlink’s Tarpeena sawmill, located in South Australia, is undergoing a multi-million-dollar expansion. The project will include an upgrade the existing sawmill and the construction of Australia’s first cross laminated timber (CLT) and glue laminated timber (GLT) manufacturing plant, which will be co-located on the sawmill’s site.

In speaking about the sawmill’s expansion, Timberlink chief executive Ian Tyson said the increased sawmill production “will start to flow through into the market in the next several months.”

Regarding the CLT/GLT manufacturing plant, Mr. Tyson said, “The material that goes into the CLT plant is not coming out of the marketplace. It’s coming from the expanded production that we’ve invested in, and it’s also coming from less desired material that the Australian builders are less likely to take.”

“It’s a whole new market and a whole new opportunity for timber in a transformed, value-added form to be utilized in construction,” Mr Tyson added, saying that the products were “tremendously environmentally friendly.”

Timberlink expects the CLT/GLT facility to be fully operational by September 2023 with the products being used in high-rise buildings and sport facilities across Australia.