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Sawmill
by-products for the production of SLP
Sawmill
by-products are considered the most important raw material for the
production of SLP panels. The chart bellow is based on figures from
1996, the most resent complete investigation.
Structure
of the sawmill industry:
In
the last few years a significant structural change has been in progress
and this will continue for some time to come. In Switzerland, for
example, the total number of sawmills has shrunk by a quarter, while
in a parallel development, the large mills (over 10,000 cubic meters)
have expanded their production. Compared with other countries, the
industry in Switzerland is still very small. However, in the last
few years, the two largest producers have produced significantly
more than 100,000 cubic meters. A significant obstacle for the Swiss
is shiftwork which, in general, cannot be implemented.
According
to the research done so far, sawmills with a throughput of approx.
100,000 cubic meters per year and therefore over 10,000 cubic meters
of saw dust would represent suitable locations for SLP production
plants.
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