EWPs to maximise Australian wood fibre recovery and utilisation
Project Description:
This resource driven project aims to evaluate pathways to maximise Australian forest wood fibre recovery and facilitate improved efficiency of Australian forest resources in engineered wood products (EWPs) for construction and other uses. Recognising that existing forest resources are unable to meet the current domestic demand, and access to imports are expected to become more competitive, this project will evaluate processing systems and new product opportunities not currently available from Australian manufacturers. The project will explore ‘how we can do more with less’ i.e. how increasing timber construction projects can be supported with domestically produced products.
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Objectives/Deliverables
- A review of alternative and innovative EWPs, new and emerging processing and manufacturing systems that provide new opportunities to maximise Australian forest resource recovery and utilisation value.
- Product and process concept development on prioritised opportunities identified from the initial review.
- Upscaling and performance evaluation of selected EWPs at prototype and semi-industrial scale that will be used to determine and demonstrate commercial suitability.
- Evaluation of market access opportunities to support industry adoption.
Project Leader/s
Bill Leggate
QDAF Team Leader; Project Leader; Partner Investigator
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Rob McGavin
Project Leader; Partner Investigator
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Project Investigators
Bill Leggate
QDAF Team Leader; Project Leader; Partner Investigator
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Rob McGavin
Project Leader; Partner Investigator
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Mateo Gutierrez
Partner Investigator; Executive Board Member
AKD Softwoods
Simon Dorries
Partner Investigator
Responsible wood
Gavin Matthew
Executive Board Member
Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia (EWPAA)
Harrison Brooke
Partner Investigator
Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia (EWPAA)
Joe Gattas
Theme Leader - Innovative Solutions; Node Leader - Manufacturing Innovation & Value-Chain Innovation
The University of Queensland
Fabiano Ximenes
Theme Leader - Transformative Benefits; Partner Investigator
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Lead Project Partner Organisation
Project Partners
