Who's interested in Gunn's Triabunna site?Friday 20 May 2011 Media speculation is alive and well in Tasmania about who is going to be bidding for Gunn's Triabunna site which has been temporarily closed due to low export demand for native woodchips. Gunn's are adamant, as they should be - being a public company - that the sale will take place on commercial basis. Forest industry supporters are hoping for a white knight in the form of Forestry Tasmania, who are owed money by Gunns.Others are speculating that the environmental industry or a tourism-based consortium is somehow going to bid for the site which has the dual attraction of being a deep water port (good for cruise ships) as well as already being used for water-based tourism activities including local island trips. Along the line, the rumours have linked Jan Cameron (ex- Kathmandu owner) to a wider environmental-oriented investment group that is chipping in to buy the place. Whatever happens there will be great interest from all parties at the final outcome. Right now it is also causing political strife among Labour and the Greens in Tasmanian political circles. The Triabunna woodchip mill has, until now, been a crucial financial part of the Tasmania wood supply value chain. Industry players are concerned if it gets sold to a non-forest industry player. |
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