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bullet2 Australian Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council

HQ address: Level 3, Tourism House

40 Blackall Street

Barton, ACT 2600

Australia

Email:  info@a3p.asn.au

Website: www.a3p.asn.au/

Type of Organisation:  Industry   

Scope:  national   

Interest in Forestry:  central

Description

A3P is the peak national body representing plantation growers, solid wood processors and paper manufacturers.

Our role

*Represent the collective national interests of A3P members to Government and other stakeholders as required.

*Increase the market for Australian made plantation products and paper.

*Promote a policy and regulatory environment that provides certainty and incentives for investment in the industry.

*Identify and disseminate information to A3P members on technical, commercial, regulatory and policy issues of relevance to priority areas.

*Provide technical and market development support to the solid wood processing members.

A3P members

*A3P members include the major plantation growers, solid wood processors and paper manufacturers in Australia.

*A3P members employ more than 13,500 people in plantations, sawmills and paper manufacturing plants, mainly in rural and regional areas.

*A3P members create and sell more than $4 billion of products, produce more than 12 million cubic metres of logs, 3 million cubic metres of sawn timber and more than 2 million tonnes of paper.