Major milestone at NeXTimber by Timberlink as first CLT panel comes off the line

Timberlink’s NeXTimber facility has pressed its very first cross laminated timber (CLT) panel, marking another significant milestone in the construction of Australia’s only combined CLT and GLT (cross laminated and glue laminated timber) radiata pine mass timber facility. The commissioning of this CLT line follows the production of the facility’s very first GLT beam in August 2023.

David Oliver, Timberlink chief marketing, sales & corporate affairs officer, said, “The entire team has been working towards this moment since we announced construction of the facility in 2020. To see the hard work of so many come to fruition is very rewarding.”

Patrick Dark, Timberlink CLT/GLT operations manager, said, “There was such an air of positivity when the panel came off the line. Everybody who has been involved in the installation, testing and commissioning of our NeXTimber equipment should be proud of what we’ve accomplished.”

The NeXTimber facility is co-located at Timberlink’s Tarpeena, SA manufacturing facility

The newly commissioned CLT line, co-located at Timberlink’s Tarpeena, SA manufacturing facility, can produce panels up to 16M long and 3.5M wide and will unlock significant capability to manufacture mass timber building products in Australia. Mass timber products such as CLT and GLT offer an exciting alternative to traditional construction materials and can help to reduce the embodied carbon of a project.

The NeXTimber by Timberlink team is now accepting orders for CLT and GLT as the facility is scheduled for full production by the end of this month.

Image: The first CLT panel pressed at the NeXTimber facility