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Three companies, Iida group holdings, First Plywood and Kawai Ringyo are said to have built the largest LVL manufacturing plant in Japan, which completed in late March in Aomori prefecture, reports the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).
Named the First Plywood the plant is currently test running. Monthly production is about 75,000m3 with log consumption of about 140,000m3. Total investment is 8.4bn yen (US$68m).
Total production of LVL in Japan is about 70,000m3 so with this new plant, the total volume will be more than double.
