Building a competitive edge NEW SAW LINE IMPROVES RECOVERY, PRODUCTIVITY, AND FLEXIBILITY In early 2015 AKD Softwoods began its quest for a new state-of-the-art sawline for its main Colac operation. The goal was to lower production costs through improved productivity and recovery, and lift flexibility by enabling a greater product range. After considering other recent large-scale projects in the region and evaluating other suppliers, USNR became the clear choice to transform this process at AKD. Civil construction on the buildings began in 2017, and the first log was processed on time on the 26th of March 2018.
The new Colac sawline was designed with no compromise, and is therefore one of the most modern in the world, and it supports one of the company’s key goals which is to be internationally competitive.
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