Gunns meets Södra’s requirements for new pulp mill

This week Gunns formally got the nod to take control of nine pulpwood managed investment schemes, giving the company access to the timber it needs for the 2.2 billion Australian Dollars pulp mill project, The Australian Financial Review reports.At its annual meeting in November, Gunns named Södra as its preferred partner in the pulp mill project. Södra has set benchmarks for any pulp mill development in Australia, insisting it use an environmentally friendly, chlorine-free bleaching process, be 100 percent plantation-based and FSC certified.According to National Rural News, Gunns chairman, John Gay, said that until now it was not possible for Gunns to guarantee supply to the mill of 100 percent plantation timber until five years after commencement of mill operations.