Construction began at a time of a strengthening SA Rand and challenging environmental demands that included the requirement of an enclosed wood chip storage area. Despite the space constraints of operating in the quayside area of Maydon Wharf, the plant has achieved very positive operational and financial results. This state-of-the-art facility exported its two millionth tonne to Japan in July 2009. NCT TREE FARMING (PTY) LIMITED In 1988, NCT started a management scheme where landowners received maximum profits from their trees while the day-to-day management of the plantation is carried out by NCT. As more schemes entered the fold, it became necessary to separate these activities from NCT’s other operations. The result was the formation of a wholly-owned private company, NCT Tree Farming (Pty) Limited in 1996, to manage the Co-operative’s own plantations and those of its members who required this management service. Today, NCT Tree Farming manages NCT Forestry’s two farms in the KZN midlands purchased in 1995 - Ingwe (Lidgetton), Enon (Richmond) and a further extensive timber area on leased land in the Baynesfield area. It also manages three ShinCel farms in the Mooi River area and BayFibre farms in Melmoth, Vryheid, Paulpietersburg and Piet Retief. The purpose of these farms is to act as a reservoir of timber in times of under-supply. NCT Tree Farming manages a further 22 member timber farms with a total managed planted area of 25 600ha. 14 N C T F o r e s t r y C o - o p e r a t i v e L i m i t e d
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