The Wesley Vale pulp mill was a planned
kraft process
The kraft process (also known as kraft pulping or sulfate process) is a process for conversion of wood into wood pulp, which consists of almost pure cellulose fibres, the main component of paper. The kraft process involves treatment of wood chip ...
pulp mill, to be built near
Wesley Vale and
Devonport Airport
Devonport Airport is a regional airport serving Devonport, a city in the Australian state of Tasmania. It is located from the town centre at Pardoe Downs, on Wesley Vale and Airport Roads. The airport is operated by the Tasmanian Ports Co ...
in northern
Tasmania
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in the late 1980s. The claim that waste would have been generated by the mill and present a threat to Tasmania's
World Heritage
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listed forests became a significant environmental and political issue at the state and federal levels and construction of the mill was eventually canceled by its foreign-owned backers
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and
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See also
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Woodchipping
Woodchips are small- to medium-sized pieces of wood formed by cutting or chipping larger pieces of wood such as trees, branches, logging residues, stumps, roots, and wood waste.
Woodchips may be used as a biomass solid fuel and are raw material ...
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Papermaking
Papermaking is the manufacture of paper and cardboard, which are used widely for printing, writing, and packaging, among many other purposes. Today almost all paper is made using industrial machinery, while handmade paper survives as a speciali ...
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Christine Milne
Christine Anne Milne (; born 14 May 1953) is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Tasmania. She was the leader of the parliamentary caucus of the Australian Greens from 2012 to 2015. Milne stepped down as leader on 6 May 2015, ...
, a notable opponent of the mill
References
*Department of Transport and Regional Services. 2003. Cradle Coast Region Tasmania, Chapter 5
Environment
Further reading
* (1988) ''Export pulp mill project, Wesley Vale Tasmania : environmental impact statement October 1988''. Proponents: North Broken Hill Ltd, Noranda Forest St. Leonards, N.S.W. Sinclair Knight & Partners.
* Tasmania. Dept. of the Environment.(1989) ''Assessment report on the export pulp mill project, Wesley Vale Tasmania, environmental impact statement'' Hobart, Dept. of the Environment, Tasmania.
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