Selling Wood Processing Machines and include Wood Waste Processing Machines

Various wood processed products are increasingly diverse and developing today. The utilization of wood is optimized for its function, especially those originating from production forests. To improve the quality and usefulness of the wood, it needs to be processed specifically, which is carried out in wood processing factories. This also includes the selection of wood plant species that are suitable for the purpose of their use or the product to be made. A number of wood processing products are plywood, blockboard, LVL, barecore, FJLB (Finger Joint Laminated Board), MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard), and pulp & paper.

Wood processing in the industry always requires a number of equipment ranging from the simplest, namely sawmills to complex processes such as pulp and paper mills. In addition to the physical or mechanical processing or production process, there is also a chemical process depending on the product to be produced. Sellers or providers of processing equipment or production machines are generally a complete set (complete line) so that they can be used directly and produce when the raw materials are ready. The more efficient and quality the equipment will be comparable to its price which is a fixed investment in the wood processing industry. The cost and benefit ratio factor is very important in selecting the machine or equipment, especially those that are export-oriented with large production volumes.

The concept of zero waste in the wood processing industries has not been fully implemented. There are still many wood processing industries whose waste pollutes the environment and can have social impacts. This includes sellers or providers of these machines, most of whom are still focused on providing machines or production equipment for the main product but not on the aspect of handling and processing waste. In fact, with the potential for waste produced being quite large, processing this waste is important. Pellet and briquette production is one solution to overcome this. Wood waste in the form of wood chips, offcuts, sawdust, slab and bark can be processed into briquettes and pellets. Sellers or providers of machines or production equipment that are innovative and environmentally sustainable will implement this concept. 

Briquette and pellet production will not only solve the waste problem but will also provide economic benefits. With raw materials for briquettes and pellets coming from waste itself, the cost of raw materials can be said to be zero so that in the end it will provide great benefits. Waste production of up to 1000 tons/month is very suitable for the production of briquettes, while if the waste is very large, for example 5000 tons/month or more, pellet production is more recommended. Briquettes can also be charcoaled to become charcoal briquette products which are in high demand from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Meanwhile, wood pellets are widely used for power plants abroad, the need for which is expected to continue to increase along with the decarbonization trend. If the seller of wood production or processing machines also offers waste processing equipment such as pellet machines and briquette engines, it will make it easier for wood product producers to manage their environmentally friendly industry, namely zero waste and maximize profits because all parts of the wood can be utilized optimally.

Optimizing Wood Pellet Production from Wood Waste

The volume of wood waste from the woodworking industry in Indonesia is estimated to reach 25 million tons every year. Every wood processing will produce waste such as sawdust, wood shavings, wood chips and so on, the volume of which is around 40% of the raw materials used. However, there is still a lot of waste that has not been processed so it pollutes the environment. Meanwhile, the development of the Indonesian timber industry continues to increase due to high export demand, even though actual realization of the timber industry is still low.

It is estimated that the Indonesian wood industry can actually be optimized until its production capacity reaches 91 million cubic meters per year, but in reality in 2022 the forest products industry will only be able to produce 42.19 million cubic meters per year or around 48.7% of its optimum capacity. There are 3 factors that cause the low realization of the wood industry, namely, efficiency of the wood industry, problems related to raw materials and market availability.

The low efficiency of the woodworking industry is due to the use of old machines or traditional methods for production. Meanwhile, problems related to raw materials are caused by the reduction in forest areas due to the large amount of development that causes forest land to change its function. Efforts to maintain a stable and sustainable supply of wood raw materials need to be made, including land rehabilitation programs and coaching for community forest farmers. National mapping of wood potential also needs to be carried out so that industry can obtain information regarding the supply of raw materials needed. Market availability is also an important factor in the development of the timber industry, so the ability to access information and identify market aspects, both domestic and international, is needed.

As the wood industry increases, wood waste also increases. An environmentally conscious industry certainly pays great attention to waste issues so that ideally it can achieve zero waste. These wastes are raw materials for wood pellets. The need for wood pellets continues to increase in line with the global decarbonization trend. Just as the woodworking industry requires consistency to maintain its products, so does wood pellet production. The consistency of the wood pellet raw material mixture is the key to the quality of wood pellets, including making production optimal.

In large woodworking factories, wood pellet production can be carried out simply by using its own waste, so that apart from solving the waste problem according to the zero waste concept, it can also be used as a new business development. Meanwhile, in the small - medium woodworking industry, because there is insufficient wood waste, some wood waste as raw material for wood pellets needs to be sourced from other places. A wood pellet factory can also be made independently, namely with raw materials that come 100% from other people's woodworking factory waste, meaning that the wood pellet factory is not owned by a wood processing industry. So basically a wood pellet factory is a factory or installation for processing wood waste that produces products with high selling value and is in line with the global decarbonization trend.

Ruminant Livestock as a Solution for Logging Need (Tebang Butuh) in Community Forests

On average, community forest farmers only have narrow land for their forestry timber plantations, this makes it difficult for those who rely on forestry wood for their daily lives. Forest wood plants have a long cycle even for certain plant species up to decades. When there is an urgent need, for example a child wants to go to school, his child's marriage, and so on, the wood plant is cut down even though it is not yet time, which is commonly known as logging need (tebang butuh). Apart from that, the quality of the logs produced is also low, including the selling price as well as the quantity/productivity. The forestry industry with its installed capacity requires a large supply of logs of standard quality. The practice of logging needs (tebang butuh) to be avoided or minimized as much as possible so that optimal benefits will be felt by all parties, both community forest farmers and the forest industries.

To overcome the problems of daily life or urgent needs, ruminant husbandry can be the solution. The land around the main tree can be used as a place for grazing and legumes as a hedge as a source of forage. When the main tree such as albasia is still young, a number of plants such as vegetables and herbs (empon-empon) can still be planted and give good results. But when the main tree is big enough, the plant cannot tolerate shade, so its cultivation not effective even be a loss. Legumes such as calliandra, gliricidia and indigofera can be planted as a source of feed for ruminants (sheep, goats, cows or buffalo).

The ruminant's breeding cycle is faster than that of the forest trees. Types of livestock business that can be done such as breeding, meat production (fattening), milk production (milking) and even trading. Although export opportunities are open, especially sheep and goats, the domestic market is also large. For example, Yogyakarta needs up to 4000 sheep per month, especially for the cluster of satay stalls on Jalan Imogiri Timur, Yogyakarta Special Province. Not to mention the markets in Greater Jakarta and aqiqah. As for beef, Indonesia is also still lacking, which is currently supplied with buffalo meat from India, which accounts for nearly 60% of national needs. Farms like this can be a surefire solution to the problem of logging need (tebang butuh) that hinders the development of community forests at this time. The area of community forest also cannot be underestimated, even in some areas the area of community forest is larger than state forest. Nationally, Indonesian people's forests are estimated at 35 million hectares, while state forests reach 128 million hectares.