Hon Paul Llewellyn asks the Minister for Forestry to provide the weight in tonnes of various timber products and the conversion factors used by the FPC to convert between cubic metres and tonnes for each species. The Minister provides a table with the requested information.

AnsweredQoN 6007Legislative Council
Asked
18 March 2008
Portfolio
Forestry

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(1) Would the Minister express these volumes in tonnes?
(2) For each of the above species, what is the figure that the FPC uses to convert cubic metres to tonnes, and tonnes to cubic metres?

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Answered
6 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Forestry
Response time
49 days
Product
(1)
Approximate weight (tonnes)
(2)
Main conversion factor(t/m
3
)
Jarrah 1
st
and 2
nd
grade sawlogs
170,000
1.30
Karri 1
st
and 2
nd
grade sawlogs
67,000
1.24
Wandoo sawlogs
1,600
1.24
Blackbutt sawlogs
2,000
1.24
Sheoak sawlogs
1,900
1.00
Jarrah other bole logs
662,000
1.24
Karri other bole logs
145,000
1.24
Marri bole logs
243,000
1.24
The jarrah 1
st
and 2
nd
grade sawlog conversion factor of 1.3 t/m
3
is a weighted combination of 1.24 t/m
3
(for logs ex Warren Region) and 1.315 t/m
3
(for logs ex south-west and Swan regions).
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