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Group

141 Log Sawmilling and Timber Dressing

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

1411 Log Sawmilling

This class consists of units mainly engaged in manufacturing rough sawn timber, and boards.

Primary activities

  • Log sawmilling
  • Rough sawn timber manufacturing
  • Shook manufacturing (for containers)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • hewing or rough shaping timber or cutting firewood in forests are included in Class 0302 Logging;
  • manufacturing softwood or hardwood wood chips are included in Class 1412 Wood Chipping; and
  • kiln drying, seasoning or chemically preserving timber (except chemical preservation of logs sawn at the same unit) are included in Class 1413 Timber Resawing and Dressing.
Class

1412 Wood Chipping

This class consists of units mainly engaged in manufacturing softwood or hardwood wood chips.

Primary activities

  • Hardwood wood chip manufacturing
  • Softwood wood chip manufacturing
Class

1413 Timber Resawing and Dressing

This class consists of units mainly engaged in resawing or dressing timber, timber boards and mouldings. Dressing timber includes seasoning (kiln or air drying) or chemical preservation.

Primary activities

  • Air-drying timber
  • Building timber manufacturing
  • Chemically preserving timber (except chemical preservation of logs sawn at the same unit)
  • Dressed timber or moulding manufacturing
  • Kiln drying timber
  • Seasoning timber
  • Wooden flooring manufacturing (solid timber only)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • manufacturing wooden structural fittings (including kitchen fittings) or components such as doors, windows and other wooden framing are included in Class 1492 Wooden Structural Fitting and Component Manufacturing;
  • manufacturing veneers or plywood are included in Class 1493 Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing; and
  • manufacturing reconstituted wood products are included in Class 1494 Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing.