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Vol. VII No. 1
January / February 2013
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Surplus and Scarcity
of Trees in Southeast
B
ob Abt describes the timber situation in
some parts of the southeastern United
States as both a “wall of wood” and
a “famine.”
While that may at first sound contradictory
and somewhat incongruous, Abt explains that the
glut of trees in both Georgia and South Carolina —
which he describes as the two worst-case scenario
states and two of the most important timber states
—are sawtimber, which, due to the recession and
the slowdown in the housing and construction
markets, have remained unharvested. Meanwhile,
the failure to plant new trees has resulted in a
famine of smaller trees for the pulp, paper, mulch
and energy industries, which have been forced to
use larger trees — generally chip-n-saw trees of up
to 13 inches in diameter — to meet demand.
“First, plant a lot of trees, then stop planting
trees. Next, have a big housing recession when
all those trees we planted reach sawtimber
size, then start using
biomass when the trees
we didn’t plant reach
pulpwood size,” he says
in explaining the current
situation.
Abt, professor
of natural resource
economics and
management in the
Department of Forestry
and Environmental
Resources at North
Carolina State
University, runs various
supply-and-demand
scenarios for both
the traditional timber
industry and the energy
industry.
“My history is
working on timber
supply for traditional
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industry,” Abt says. “The last decade has been
focused on what happens to the resource with
an additional energy demand including both the
carbon and the timber supply consequences.”
A report on Bioenergy Demand and the
Southern Forest Resource, presented at the
annual Mulch & Soil
Council meeting in
late 2012, concluded
that the planting peak
in the 1980s and the
economic recession in
2010 resulted in some
states having “both a
timber famine and a
wall-of-wood.”
The study was
funded by the Southern
Resource Assessment
Consortium at NC State
University, composed
of traditional wood
product companies as
well as half a dozen
firms tied to the energy
industry.
“The debate is
interesting,” says Abt,
the co-director of the
consortium. “If you own timberland, you want as
much demand as possible. If you use wood, you
want as little extra demand as possible. We have
members on both sides of that market.”
Abt’s research indicates that there are a variety
of factors — both known and unknown — which
will impact the wood industry and prices in the
years ahead.
“Predicting timber supply isn’t all that difficult
. . . but it’s impossible to get a clear handle on
future demand,” he says. “Timber demand is tied
to housing and the overall economy and not even
the Nobel Prize-winning macro economists know
how to predict business cycles.”
While traditional industry demand is tied to
business cycles, the growing need for pellets to
feed biomass plants both domestically and abroad
is tied to U.S. and EU bioenergy policy. Pellets
compete for the same forest resource as paper
mills, whose demand has remained strong through
the recession.
Abt predicts that even if the U.S. housing
market comes back strong, prices for sawtimber
will not increase as much as people expect due to
the excess supply of trees.
“The huge bubble of older trees sitting out
there means that even when demand for housing
goes up, you still have more supply sitting out
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there waiting for that demand,” he explains. “So that’s going to dampen that
recovery. Prices will certainly go up, but they won’t go up as much as you
would normally expect.
“In some places, we have a 40 percent increase in the sawtimber inventory
over the last decade projected,” he says. “If demand comes back, prices will
go up. But because we have this glut of big trees sitting out there, this excess
supply will dampen the price.”
Prices for sawtimber fell 40 percent between 2007 and 2011, according
to market analyst Forest2Market. It notes that sawtimber harvests have been
depressed since 2007 which will likely continue through the middle of this
decade.
“Assuming that the housing market slowly recovers over the next few
years and tops out at 1.2 million housing starts by 2014, the U.S. South will
have built up approximately 80 million tons of softwood sawtimber inventory
over and above the 80 million tons currently being harvested,” it reported. “If
we simply harvest at a rate that gets us back to 1.2 million housing starts by
2014, the southern landowner will still have grown enough trees to support a
lumber industry twice its size.”
Indications are that the housing market is on an upswing, with new home
construction in 2012 rising 28 percent, according to the Census Bureau. In
December, builders broke ground on the most new housing developments
in four years. Even with continued growth, however, the housing market is
expected to remain below its pre-recession rate.
Abt says that one possible game changer for sawtimber demand might be
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a shift in sawmill capacity from British Columbia, where beetle kills have left
that area with excess capacity relative to the resource base. Other companies
could also see expansion opportunities given the South’s growing inventory
of low-priced sawtimber.
The number of sawmills in the South has declined by about one-third since
1995, although the remaining mills have been able to meet previous capacity
by becoming larger and more efficient.
Klausner Trading International, a softwood timber manufacturer
headquartered in Austria, has announced plans to build a $110 million mill in
North Carolina. The company operates two mills in Germany which produce
approximately 2 million cubic meters of sawn goods annually. Unconfirmed
reports say Klausner is in talks to open two other mills in the southern U.S.
Abt says projecting out 10 to 20 years, he remains concerned about the
timber situation.
“I’m worried that even when demand comes back, sawtimber prices
will remain depressed and people who are harvesting trees may choose not
to replant because they’re not getting the revenues they were expecting,” he
says. “So I’m worried there will be a continued depression in planting even
when housing comes back.”
Others, however, take a different position.
Wood Markets predicts an overall tightening of the global timber market,
resulting in new high prices this year for lumber and panel and record high
prices for lumber in 2014.
“With the expectation of strong growth in U.S. housing starts over the
next five years, combined with a better balance in the housing inventory and a
recovering economy, the U.S. supply chain is expected to become overwhelmed
at times during the next five years, allowing wood products prices to soar,”
it predicts.
“While there are a number of assumptions that are required to maintain
steady economic growth, a strong wood products recovery amidst a tightening
timber and mill supply base is still expected,” it says.
As the housing market rebounds, prices for chip-n-saw could increase,
putting it out of reach of the pulp and paper markets. That, in turn, could
result in upward price pressure on small trees sought by the pulp, pellet
and mulch industries.
“In the short term, I don’t expect there to be much planting because
there’s not many people final harvesting sawtimber trees,” Abt says. “That
gives us a whole decade of not very many people planting trees which are
the trees that the pulp industry uses and the pellet people use and the mulch
people use. So now they’re competing for a resource. Domestic demand for
small trees didn’t go down. And now there’s this new demand for small trees
for pellets for the EU.
“We’re not planting and demand isn’t going away,” he adds. “We don’t
have many small trees in the pipeline.”
In the European Union, there is already a shortage of small trees being
used by pellet producers, Abt reports. The EU has set a goal of having 20
percent of its energy generated from renewable sources by 2020. Half of that
is expected to come from biomass energy plants utilizing wood, waste and
agricultural crops and residues.
Pellet capacity in the Southeast is 5 million green tons annually, of which
three-quarters or more goes to meet EU demand, Abt says.
“This isn’t something that might happen,” he says. “It’s something that’s
already happening.”
Some analysts estimate that over the next decade, 80 million tons per year
of North American wood will be made into utility grade pellets for export.
“One of the fastest growing renewable energy sectors in the United States
is the utility grade wood pellet export market,” according to Poyry, a global
consulting and engineering company. “Global consumption of wood pellets is
expected to increase from the current 15 million tons per year to 27.5 million
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That feedstock could prove vital for new biomass plants. In the UK, banks have been unwilling to
finance biomass facilities which do not have a secure source of material.
“It is going to be a really fierce marketplace – we can only see the wood prices going up,” said
environmental consultant Guy Evans. “I think the plant which will be the most secure is the one that can
be flexible in the fuels they take. Others may struggle.”
If competition for resources drives prices up, biomass plants might simply begin looking elsewhere
for their energy sources.
The bottom line is it’s not likely you’re going to build a whole new energy industry off a feedstock
and not impact the current users, Abt says.
“A primary question at this point continues to be the level of competition for raw material and the
resulting impact on all product prices, which could affect the global competitiveness of the traditional
industries,” notes a report on Recession Effects on the Forests and Forest Products Industries of the South.
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to the regional economy substantially.”
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www.colorbiotics.com
Colorbiotics is an independent business
unit of Becker Underwood, an international
developer of bioagronomic and specialty
products founded in 1982. Colorbiotics is
also an industry leader in the research,
development, production, sale, and support
of colorants and coloring systems for a
variety of applications. See ad on pg 20
Composting Council
of Canada
Toronto, ON Canada
(877) 571-4769
www.compost.org
Continental Biomass
Industries
Newton, NH
(603) 382-0556
www.cbi-inc.com
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C Continued
CV Compost
Charlotte, VT
(877) 406-2398
www.cvcompost.com
CW Mill Equipment Co /
ArmorHog
14 Commerce Dr
Sabetha, KS 66534
(800) 743-3491
[email protected]
Brian Bergman, Parts Sales
www.armorhog.com
ArmorHog® is focused on providing
top quality, high performance, custom
made, long-life hammermill screens, tips,
hammers, and other replacement parts for
all brands and models of industrial grinders.
Our tips are made using a unique blend of
carbide called NitroGrit™, a proprietary
blend of carbide found to best suit grinding
applications. See ad on pg 4
CW Mill Equipment Co /
HogZilla Grinders
14 Commerce Dr
Sabetha, KS 66534
(800) 743-3491
[email protected]
Tim Wenger, President/Sales Mgr
www.hogzilla.com
Diesel or electric powered HogZilla®
MONSTER Tub & Horizontal Grinders ranging
from 565-2000HP. Options including selfpropelled track drive and self-loading units
available. HogZilla® MONSTER Grinders
provide the highest production rates for
solid waste reduction, wood recycling, land
clearing, construction demolition, mulch
production, tire processing, or any other
tough grinding application.
See ad on pg 4
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BUYERS’ GUIDE
Diamond Z / Rule Steel
11299 Bass Lane
Caldwell, ID 83605
(208) 585-2929
[email protected]
Pat Crawford, VP Products
www.diamondz.com
Diamond Z is a manufacturer of industrial
waste reduction products including both
tub and horizontal grinders. We offer a
complete line of both tub and horizontal
grinders ranging in sizes from 30,000 to
180,000 lbs and in horse powers from 440
to over 2400. All our models are available
with either diesel or electric power, track
stationary or wheel mounted.
Doppstadt US
1265 Lear Industrial Parkway
Avon, OH 44011
(440) 937-3225
www.doppstadtus.com
DoppstadtUS is committed to bringing
the superior design, engineering and
performance of Doppstadt brand recycling
and processing equipment to the American
marketplace. All Doppstadt manufactured
products are built with precision German
engineering, to provide the finest quality
machinery available to the industry.
See ad on pg 13
Durabac Inc.
Granby, QC Canada
(800) 565-1723
www.durabac.ca
Dust Control Technology
Peoria, IL
(800) 707-2204
www.dustboss.com
January / February 2013
E
EarthSaver Equipment
P.O. Box 8898
Kalispell, MT 59904
(406) 752-6290
[email protected]
www.earthsaverequipment.com
See ad on pg 6
EarthShades
Cincinnati, OH
(513) 271-3375
www.mulchdye.com
Ecosafe Zero Waste
Surrey, BC Canada
(604) 560-5133
www.ecosafezerowaste.com
Ensol Waste Mgmt
Mississauga, ON Canada
(647) 977-1128
www.ensolwm.com
Express Blower, Inc
Eugene, OR
(800) 285-7227
www.expressblower.com
EZ-Screen /
Argus Industrial Company
Pontiac, MI
(248) 745-5828
www.ez-screen.com
EC All Ltd / Big Hanna
8656 Rockridge Ct
Macedonia, OH 44056
(612) 237-0831
[email protected]
Eskil Eriksson, President
www.bighanna.com
Big Hanna is a Swedish, on-site, invessel, aerobic composting machine. The
automated, continuous process produces
pathogen free, ready compost from food
wastes, including fish, meat and dairy
solids. Big Hanna can operate in warm
and cold climates, indoors and outdoors.
Capacities range from 330 to 2,600 lbs.
per week.
Ecco Recycling & Energy Corp
10114 24th St SE
Calgary, AB T2C 3X7 Canada
(403) 720-3851
[email protected]
Ian Traquair, Mgr Chipping Operation
www.eccorecycling.com
ECCO CHIPS™ is an environmentally friendly
wook mulch product manufactured for the
landscaping industry by ECCO Waste System
Ltd. from post-consumer waste wood. It is
much longer lasting than bark mulches and
retains its color indefinitely.
F
Farmer Automatic of America
PO Box 39
Register, GA 30452
(916) 681-2763
[email protected]
David Leavell, Sales & Mktg Mgr
www.farmerautomatic.com
Aggero, LLC is the new name in poultry
waste management by Farmer Automatic
of America Inc. Continuing to engineer
and manufacture of the most innovative
composting equipment in the US today
with over 30 years of experience. “Our
Innovation Is Your Success!”
Fecon Inc.
Lebanon, OH
(800) 528-3113
www.fecon.com
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440-937-3225
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BUYERS’ GUIDE
F Continued
Filtrexx International
35481 Grafton Eastern Rd.
Grafton, OH 44044
(440) 926-2607
[email protected]
Kristin Nix, Marketing/Outreach
www.filtrexx.com
Filtrexx is a proven technology that can
be used in 100 sediment and erosion
control applications, as well as agricultural
applications. Filtrexx® SiltSoxx™ and
GardenSoxx® use locally made, annually
renewable, biobased, recycled compost and
other organic products, contained by a USA
manufactured mesh containment system.
Add value to your compost!
FOR Solutions
(973) 945-9150
www.forsolutionsllc.com
GRO-WELL Brands
Tempe, AZ
www.gro-well.com
Forestry Resources, Inc.
Fort Myers, FL
866-GoMulch
www.gomulch.com
Green Mountain Technologies
Bainbridge Island, WA
(802) 368-7291
www.compostingtechnology.com
H
G
Florida Coastal Colors
W Melbourne, FL
(321) 288-5856
www.floridacoastalcolors.com
Garick LLC
13600 Broadway Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44129
(800) 242-7425
[email protected]
Bob Schanz, VP Operations
www.garick.com
Garick, LLC provides portable grinding
and screening services. Our mobile crews
work to reduce woodwaste volumes,
create usable materials, and increase
value by separating and sizing. Servicing
compost and recycling yards, landscape
contractors, plant nurseries and growers,
construction and demolition, pallet, crate,
and storm clean-up, sawmill and wood
manufacturers.
Grinder Wear Parts Inc.
2062 – 20th Ave SE
Largo, FL 33771
(800) 827-0401
[email protected]
Wayne Brown, Executive VP
www.grinderwearparts.com
Factory direct tub and horizontal grinder
wear parts manufactured at our facilities
on both coasts, Florida and Oregon. Over
15 years experience delivering wear
parts for most every grinder assisted by
our knowledgeable sales and
manufacturing staff. If you need to
improve your operating costs then you
need to contact us for your wear parts:
tips, bolts, nuts, hammers, screens, cutter
bars, wear plates and much more!
Florida Mulch Inc.
St Cloud, FL
(407) 891-8400
www.floridamulchonline.com
Gore Cover Systems
Newark, DE
(888) 914-4673
www.gore.com
GrinderCrusherScreen.com
West Coast (971) 344-0001
East Coast (770) 433-2670
Finn Corporation
Fairfield, OH
(800) 543-7166
www.finncorp.com
EQUIPMENT / PRODUCT SHOWCASE
compost turner
- for windrow -
Pull-Type, PTO Driven, Heavy Duty
[email protected]
www. Hy-TechMushroomCompost.com
Manufactured and sold by
Dos Palos, CA 93620 • 209-392-6103
www.compostturners.com
email: [email protected]
Info Request #106
14 Soil & Mulch Producer News Guard-All Building Solutions
Dallas, TX
(877) 397-1594
www.guard-all.com
January / February 2013
Sell Your Used Equipment with
a Classified Ad in S&MP News.
For More Information, Call 440-257-6453.
HALLCO Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 505
Tillamook, OR 97141
(800) 542-5526
[email protected]
www.hallcoind.com
Hallco Industries, Inc. designs and
manufactures a full line of bulk materials
handling solutions for trucks, trailers
and stationary conveyor/bin systems.
The original LIVE FLOORS® systems are
hydraulically powered and are comprised
of a series of deck slats that move in
sequence to both load and unload quickly
and completely. See ad on pg 15
Hamer LLC
14650 28th Ave. N
Plymouth, MN 55447
800-927-4674
[email protected]
www.hamerinc.com
Hamer products offer faster, more accurate
packaging while keeping designs simple,
robust and easy to maintain. From our first
Hamer product launched in 1927 through
our complete line of bagging products and
systems, our greatest resource for product
innovation has always been our customers.
See ad on pg 5
Harvest Garden Pro
Milford, DE
(800) 235-7645
www.gardenpro.us
2013
H Continued
HCL Machine Works
15142 Merrill Ave.
Dos Palos, CA 93620
(209) 392-6103
[email protected]
www.compostturners.com
See ad on pg 14
Hein, Lehmann US LLC
Alpharetta, GA
(678) 566-1987
www.liwell.com
Heritage Bag Co.
Carrollton, TX
(800) 527-2247
www.heritage-bag.com
Hy-Tech Mushroom
Compost, Inc.
P.O. Box 390
West Grove, PA 19390
(610) 331-1849
[email protected]
Lisa Van Houten
www.hytechmushroomcompost.com
See ad on pg 14
K
BUYERS’ GUIDE
K&B Landscape Supplies Inc.
Deland, FL
(800) 330-8816
www.kbmulch.com
L
Midwest Bio-Systems, Inc.
Tampico, IL
(800) 689-0714
www.midwestbiosystems.com
Miller Companies LC
Hyrum, UT
(435) 245-3157
www.millercompanieslc.com
Keith Mfg Co.
Madras, OR
(541) 475-3802
www.keithwalkingfloor.com
Komptech USA Inc.
10855 Dover St. Ste 1000
Westminster, CO 80021
(720) 890-9090
[email protected]
www.komptechusa.com
Komptech is a leading international
technology supplier of machinery
and systems for the mechanical and
mechanical‑biological treatment of solid
waste and for the treatment of biomass
as a renewable energy source.
See ad on pg 23
Lachenmeier
3640 W. Lake Ave.
Glenview, IL 60026
(724) 288-8445
[email protected]
Jeff Lukan, National Sales Mgr
www.lachenmeier.us
Lachenmeier’s Stretch Hooding Systems:
Reduces packaging cost for palletized loads,
provides five sided protection, great for
outdoor storage, improves load stability,
reduces cost of ownership, etc. Contact
Lachenmeier to learn more about other
valuable benefits our stretch hooding
systems provide.
Lane Forest Products
Eugene, OR
(888) 345-9085
www.laneforestproducts.com
Legacy Building Solutions
South Haven, MN
(320) 259-7126
www.legacybuildingsolutions.com
THE ORIGINAL
®
LIVE FLOORS
Morbark Inc.
8507 S. Winn Rd.
Winn, MI 48896
(800) 831-0042
www.morbark.com
Morbark builds equipment that creates
opportunities in the forestry, recycling,
sawmill, bio-energy, and tree care markets.
Morbark equipment helps customers
harvest, process, and convert wood and
other organic materials into valuable,
useful, and environmentally sound
products. See ad on pg 2
SYSTEM. SINCE 1976.
M
Mulch & Soil Council
7809 FM 179
Shallowater, TX 79363
(806) 832-1810
[email protected]
Robert LaGasse, Exec. Dir.
www.mulchandsoilcouncil.org
i-SERIES DRIVES
THE “NEW STANDARD” FOR DRIVE UNITS
Internally sealed for prolonged drive unit life
The next innovation from Hallco Industries, our new i-Series
drive units feature:
• Anodizedaluminummanifolds*
• Internallysealedcylinderbarrels
• Additionalmanifold/shaftborewearrings
WOOD & EARTH
SOLUTIONS
WASTE & RECYCLING
SOLUTIONS
• Optimizedseallifeincorrosiveenvironments
•Additionalwearringsaddedtotheheadmanifold/shaft
boreprovidingreplaceablewearsurfaces
• Protectionfromroadsaltandothercorrosivedebris
• Prolongeddriveunitlife
Available on i-2000, i-3000, i-4000 and i-6000
drives
AGRICULTURE
SOLUTIONS
PAPER SHREDDING
SOLUTIONS
*AnodizedmanifoldsarestandardontheI-6000seriesandoptionalforI-2000,I-3000
& I-4000 series
USA MADE
HALLCO INDUSTRIES, INC. P.O. Box 505, Tillamook, OR 97141, USA
800-542-5526 WWW.HALLCOINDUSTRIES.COM
www.hallcoindustries.com
©2012 Hallco Industries Inc., LIVE FLOORS is a registered trademark of Hallco Industries, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Info Request #165
McCloskey International
1 McCloskey Rd.
Otonabee-South Monaghan
Ontario, CANADA K9J 0G6
(705) 295-4925
[email protected]
Julie Andras, Marketing Mgr
www.mccloskeyinternational.com
McCloskey International leads the screening
and crushing industry with a complete
line of equipment including trommels,
stacking conveyors, crushers, and vibrating
screeners. Built with power and durability
as standards, every product is field-tested
before being deployed in a wide range of
industries including compost screening,
landscaping and wood recycling.
Mulch Manufacturing
Reynoldsburg, OH
(614) 864-4004
www.mulchmfg.com
N
Natural Light Fabric
Structures, LLC
Jordan, MN
(888) 708-3272
www.nlfabric.com
Nature Friendly Products
Beachwood, OH (800) 321-4804
www.nfpco.com
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BUYERS’ GUIDE
N Continued
Organics Materials
Review Institute
Eugene, OR
(541) 343-7600
www.omri.org
Nature’s Reflections
Reynoldsburg, OH
(866) 466-9134
www.natures-reflections.net
Organix Supply Inc.
Platteville, CO
(303) 659-6003
Natur-Tec® – Northern
Technologies Intl Corp
Circle Pines, MN
(763) 404-8700
www.natur-tec.com
Patz Corporation
Pound, WI
(920) 897-2251
www.patzcorp.com
Nature’s Choice Inc.
Glennville, GA
(912) 645-3518
www.barkwiththebest.com
O
Odotech Inc.
Montreal, QC Canada
(514) 340-5250
www.odotech.com
Ohio Mulch Supply
Columbus, OH
(614) 863-0445
www.ohiomulch.com
P
Peel Plastic Products
Brampton, ON Canada
(905) 456-3660
www.peelplastics.com
Peninsula Equipment
Lakeland, FL
(888) 387-6500
www.peninsulaequipment.com
Rethceif Packaging
Ossian, IN
(866) 298-1876
www.rethceif.com
Rexius, Inc.
Eugene, OR
(888) 4-REXIUS
www.rexius.com
Premier Tech Chronos
1, Avenue Premier
Rivière-du-Loup, QC G5R 6C1
Canada
(418) 868-8324
[email protected]
www.ptchronos.com
Premier Tech Chronos is recognized
worldwide for its innovative solutions and
unique way of designing state-of-the-art
packaging equipment. Our dynamic team
is constantly aware of the soil and mulch
industry growth, providing you with
engineering excellence and solutions that
will fit your specific needs. See ad on pg 24
R
Oldcastle Inc.
Atlanta, GA
(800) 899-8455
www.oldcastle.com
OMI Industries
Long Grove, IL
(800) 662-6367
www.odormanagement.com
Orbit Screens, Inc.
P.O. Box 345
Delhi, Iowa 52223
(563) 922-9230
[email protected]
Brad Schnittjer
www.orbitscreens.com
Our customers have found “Orbital Action”
screening plants to be: Portable, Affordable,
Versatile, Durable, Reliable and above
all PROFITABLE. They handle materials
others cannot and make sorting materials
into usable and/or saleable inventory
easier with minimal set-up and minimal
maintenance. See ad on pg 22
16 Soil & Mulch Producer News Peterson Pacific Corp.
P.O. Box 40490
Eugene OR 97404-0082
(541) 689-6520
www.petersoncorp.com
In 1990, Peterson developed its first wood
waste recycling machine. Continuous
development of wood grinders, with
production rates up to 150 tons per hour.
With our line of blower trucks, Peterson
has extended its reach into the soil erosion
and landscape markets, building trucks
designed for distributing bark, mulch,
compost and soil amendments.
See ad on pg 18
Phillips Bark Processing
Company, Inc.
Brookhaven, MS
(601) 833-7858
www.phillipsbark.com
Poly-Flex Inc.
Grand Prairie, TX
(888) 765-9359
www.poly-flex.com
January / February 2013
Rayco Manufacturing, Inc.
4255 Lincoln Way East
Wooster, OH 44691-8601
(800) 392-2686
[email protected]
www.raycomfg.com
Dispose of waste wood without breaking
the bank. RAYCO’s new line of compact,
horizontal grinders creates an affordable
solution to your waste wood needs.
See ad on pg 19
REMU USA Inc.
Old Orchard Beach, ME
(888) 600-0018
www.remu.fi
REOTEMP Instrument Corp
San Diego, CA
(858) 784-0710
www.reotemp.com
Resource Recovery Sys. Intl.
Sterling, CO
(970) 522-0663
www.rrskw.com
Rotochopper Inc.
217 West St.
St. Martin, MN 56376
(320) 548-3586
[email protected]
www.rotochopper.com
Rotochopper designs, builds, and supports
a complete line-up of horizontal grinders,
wood chip processors, asphalt shingle
grinders, and mobile bagging systems.
Our commitment to “Perfect In One Pass”
finished product quality has led to several
innovations, including several industry
firsts, patented features, and unique
machines. See ad on pg 9
S
SCARAB Mfg
1475 County Rd. W
White Deer, TX 79097
(806) 883-7621
[email protected]
Tiffany Reid, Marketing Manager
www.scarabmfg.com
SCARAB designs a machine to fit you. Models
accommodate 6 - 27 foot windrows (self
propelled straddle type and pull-behind).
Both hydraulic and belt driven machines are
offered. Patented independent suspension
and track design that “floats” the machine
across varying terrain. Multiple drive
system options. Six drum sizes, eight flai
designs and multiple configurations.
2013
S Continued
Screen Machine Industries
10685 Columbus Pkwy.
Etna, Ohio 43062
(800) 837-3344
[email protected]
www.screenmachine.com
Screen Machine Industries is an American
manufacturer of portable machinery
dedicated to material crushing, screening,
recycling and stockpiling. Founded in 1966,
our headquarters and manufacturing
facility is located in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Our product line consists of heavy-duty
Trommels, Screening and Shredding Plants,
Stacking Conveyors, Spyders, Scalpers and
Jaw/Impact Crushers. See ad on pg 3
BUYERS’ GUIDE
Sun Gro Horticulture
Bellevue, WA
(425) 641-7577
www.sungro.com
Travis Body & Trailer Inc.
Houston, TX
(800) 535-4372
www.travistrailers.com
Trinity Packaging Corp.
Armonk, NY
(914) 273-4111
www.trinitypackaging.com
Sundance Grinders LLC
Newton, KS
(800) 570-3551
[email protected]
www.sundancegrinders.com
For over three decades Sundance has
addressed the needs of small to medium
sized biomass and recycling operations
by supplying versatile, dependable, and
affordable grinding equipment. A Sundance
horizontal grinder is an ideal solution
for mulching, composting, landscaping,
agriculture, forestry, and C&D operations.
Superior Cedar Products Inc. Carney, MI
(906) 639-2104
www.superiorcedar.com
Screen USA Inc.
1772 Corn Rd.
Smyrna, GA 30080
(770) 433-2440
[email protected]
www.screenusa.net
SCREEN USA manufacturers a full line of
screening equipment, able to satisfy the
diverse demands of the modern operation.
In addition to our trommels, shakers and
shredding equipment, SCREEN USA has
perfected the screening of high moisture
compost and organic materials with the
TORNADO STAR SCREENERS, available in
various sizes. See ad on pg 22
SmithCo Side-Dump Trailers
Le Mars, IA (800) 779-8099
www.sidedump.com
Southern Mulch LLC
Port Allen, LA
(225) 383-4646
www.southernmulchla.com
The Mulch Masters
Raleigh, NC
(919) 676-0031
www.themulchmasters.com
Supreme International Ltd
Wetaskiwin, AB Canada
(800) 563-2038
www.supremeinternational.com
T
T.H. Glennon Co. Inc.
Salisbury, MA
(978) 465-7222
www.mulchcolorjet.com
Terra Select Inc.
Orem, UT
(888) 540-6779
www.terra-select-inc.com
Warren & Baerg Mfg
39950 Road 108
Dinuba, CA 93618
(559) 591-6790
[email protected]
Randy Baerg, President
www.warrenbaerg.com
Waupaca Northwoods Inc
Waupaca, WI
(800) 365-4032
www.greensmix.com
Trinity Trailer Mfg Inc.
Boise, ID (800) 235-6577
www.trinitytrailer.com
U
U.S. Composting Council
Ronkonkoma, NY
(631) 737-4931
www.compostingcouncil.org
Universal Refiner Corporation
Montesano, WA
(800) 277-8068
www.universalrefiner.com
V
Suwannee River Mulch
Cross City, FL
(800) 985-9939
www.suwanneelumber.com
Swanson Bark
& Wood Products
Longview, WA
(800) 762-2319
www.swansonbark.com
W
Vecoplan Midwest
P.O. Box 86
Floyds Knobs, IN 47119
(812) 923-4992
www.vecoplanmidwest.com
Vecoplan Midwest’s PowerPellet™ systems
are the complete, turn-key solution from
small pelletizing runs, turning your offseason wood scrap into profits!
See ad on pg 8
Vermeer Corporation
Pella, IA
(641) 628-3141
www.vermeer.com
West Salem Machinery
P.O. Box 5288
Salem, OR 97304
(800) 722-3530
[email protected]
www.westsalem.com
West Salem Machinery offers a broad
range of screening and size reduction
machinery, providing you with the right
piece of machinery for your needs. WSM
delivers mill-duty machinery and systems,
from small horizontal grinders, to massive
wood/bark hogs, to high volume screening/
grinding systems, that are built to perform
and built to last. See ad on pg 10
Wonder Tote
28 Aero Rd. NE
Calgary, AB T2E 8P6
Canada
855-3-wonder
[email protected]
Rob Mudd, Managing Director
www.bigwhitebag.com
Wondering how to create new profitable
revenue? Delivering your bulk materials
direct to consumer in Wondertotes is the
future. Our system supplies the Tote bags,
On-line store, P.O.P. materials, Marketing
support and in some cities our Nationwide
Big Box wholesale account. This is not
a franchise, entry into our system is
inexpensive and lucrative.
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Make Mountains of Mulch
High volume mulch producers know that when they have taken
care of the logistics of a mulching operation, they need the
power, reliability, and quality that only a Peterson horizontal
grinder can provide.
• Caterpillar power from 475 to 1200hp
• Over 500 yards per hour output capacity
• Lowest cost per ton output
No matter what your grinding application, Peterson’s horizontal
grinders can get you the volume and productivity that you
demand. For more information about Peterson products, call
Peterson at 800.269.6520 or visit us at www.petersoncorp.com
today!
2710C
4700B
4800E
5000H
5710C
www.petersoncorp.com • PO BOX 40490 • Eugene, OR 97404
800-269-6520 • www.petersoncorp.com
Info Request #127
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6750B
BTR
Soil
Georgia Forestry
Industry Earns Dollars
and Jobs for Georgia
A
study by the Georgia Institute of Technology
for the Georgia Forestry Commission
indicates that in 2011, economic activity
generated by the Georgia forestry industry topped
$25 billion in output and provided 118,459 jobs.
The report shows that between 2010 and 2011:
• Revenue generated directly by the forestry
industry rose 4 percent to $15.1 billion.
• Forest industry workers earned $2.9 billion in
wages and salaries, up 13.3 percent.
• Georgia’s forest industry directly employed
46,378 people, up 6.8 percent, the first upward
trend in four years. • Georgia’s pulp and paper industry continued
to dominate all sectors within the forest
industry (over forest management/logging;
lumber and wood preservation; veneer,
plywood, and engineered wood; and secondary
products) in revenue output, employment and
compensation.
• The industry generated more than $487 million
in revenues for the state budget in 2011.
According to Georgia Forestry Commission
Director Robert Farris, information from their
recent mill survey indicates this trend has continued
through 2012, and that Georgia’s position as a
national forestry leader will remain strong in the
years ahead.
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New $1.6 Million Pilot Plant in California
Converts Waste to Energy
M
ARINA, CA—An article posted on MontereyHerald.com reports that a $1.6 million waste-tobiofuels plant will begin operating soon near Monterey. The plant, located at Monterey Regional
Solid Waste Management District’s Peninsula site was built by Zero Waste Energy.
The facility is housed in a building designed to handle about 5,000 tons of waste a year, with
expansion possible. The composting process is expected to produce enough biofuel to generate electricity
–100 kilowatts per day—to sell to a nearby wastewater treatment plant operated by the Monterey Regional
Water Pollution Control Agency.
Food waste, primarily from hotels, restaurants and universities in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties,
will be combined with collected yard waste to make 65 tons of feedstock per day.
The facility employs a leading edge, three-week composting process that involves applying special
bacteria to the mix of food scraps and yard waste to promote anaerobic digestion.
This so-called “dry” process was developed in Europe. Some 30 plants using this technology are
being considered or are already being built in other parts of California, including San Jose, South San
Francisco and Oxnard.
Monterey’s Solid Waste District began composting four years ago after being approached by area
hotels with the idea. Last year, about 2,600 tons of food waste was collected.
Horizontal Grinders Just Became Affordable
Long Beach, NY Uses
Christmas Trees to
Hold Sand
L
ONG BEACH, N.Y.—The Public Works
Department here found a way to recycle
thousands of Christmas trees and help restore
the protective sand dunes that were washed away
by Hurricane Sandy, according to an article in the
New York Times.
During the storm, waves washed away about
half a million cubic yards of sand, Long Beach
officials say. Now, even modestly bad weather
will kick up enough wave action to put shoreline
residents at risk.
The Christmas trees -- about 3,000 in all –
mostly came from residential curbside collections.
Arranged perpendicularly to the water, tops facing
the surf, the trees act as buffers against the waves.
Plus, they catch sand, gradually allowing the dunes
to accumulate. Eventually, naturally grasses, which
hold the sand in place, can grow again. It can take
two to three years for dunes to become fully reestablished after a major storm.
Other localities in New York and New Jersey
have adopted the idea, while parks along the
North Carolina and Florida coasts have been using
Christmas trees to restore sand dunes for years.
And, in southern Louisiana, the trees are woven
into fences and used to block dangerous levels of
saltwater from flowing into coastal wetlands.
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Report Assesses State of Information on
Nation’s Wood-to-Energy Sector
E
ven with sound information it is difficult to make good decisions; without it, bad outcomes are
likely. That is why the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) convened
a group of experts in Washington, DC, in October 2012, to assess information for the U.S. woodto-energy sector.
Wood-to-energy, the most ancient of fuels to meet human needs, in its modern form can yield thermal
(heating), combined heat and power (steam, heat, and electricity), chilling, or even liquid transportation
fuels. Benefits of the wood-to-energy sector include domestic energy from a renewable resource; reduced
environmental impact over fossil fuels; family-supporting jobs; retaining energy dollars locally, and
providing markets for low-value wood fiber to help sustain forest health.
“In 2010 the Endowment and our partners at the USDA Forest Service and Natural Resources Canada
invested in the creation of a database to track the state of wood-to-energy systems across the continent.
The result was Wood2Energy.” says Endowment President Carlton Owen. “As this sector has rapidly
evolved we felt we needed to review all sources of information.”
The results of the October convening have been released in the form of a brief report – “The State
of Information Databases Tracking Wood-to-Energy Facilities.” The goal of this review was to ensure
that industry, decision-makers, investors, and the public have the best, most up-to-date information on
this industry.
“In short, what we found is that there are a myriad of databases – both public and private ones
accessible for a fee – that track some segment of the sector. None, however, approached completeness
nor fully met growing needs. All agreed that Wood2Energy.org was the most holistic and complete, but
that, it too, needs scrubbing and enhancements,” said Owen. As a result the Endowment is working with
a team of contractors to test improvements in Wood2Energy.org. The project began with a pilot phase,
starting first with the northeast region of the U.S., where wood-to-energy projects are common.
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M
orbark®, Inc., a manufacturer of tree care,
sawmill, recycling, forestry and biomass
chipping, and grinding equipment,
announced recently that it has completed the
acquisition of Boxer Equipment, a product line
of Mertz Manufacturing, LLC (Mertz), that
manufactures and globally markets a full line of
compact utility loaders (also known as mini-skid
steers) and attachments.
As part of the transaction, Morbark has
acquired all product designs, intellectual property
and manufacturing tools, as well as existing parts,
completed units and other inventory. According
to Morbark, the Boxer acquisition will enable
the company to continue to solidify it’s strategy
to build equipment that creates opportunities for
their customers, dealer network and employees.
The company stated that this acquisition will
also allow them to expand their market presence
and current equipment offerings to a broader
range of industries and end users, including,
but not limited to, landscapers, irrigation and
trenching contractors, property owners, and general
contractors of all sizes.
Manufacturing of the Boxer Equipment line,
attachments and aftermarket parts, is currently
being moved to Morbark’s 1.1 million-squarefoot factory and corporate headquarters in Winn,
Michigan.
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Surplus and Scarcity of Trees in Southeast
PAGE 1
New $1.6 Million Pilot Plant in California
Converts Waste to Energy
PAGE 19
Long Beach, NY Uses Christmas Trees
to Hold Sand
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Report Assesses State of Information
on Nation’s Wood-to-Energy Sector
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