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1-800-797-7276 • www.powerscreenmidatl.com • Kernersville, NC
HORIZONTAL GRINDER
• Produces more than 200 tons an hour
• CAT C27; 1050hp or optional CAT C32 1200hp engines
• Hog box raises for fast and easy screen and tip changes
• 40” diameter by 60” wide forged, high-strength rotor core
• Large capacity feed hopper easily handles full-length trees
• Metal Detection System protects machine from tramp metal
ECOTEC PHOENIX 2100 TROMMEL SCREEN
• Unrivaled high volume compost production
• Mulch coloring package across applications • 180° radial fines conveyor controlled by remote
North Carolina • South Carolina Virginia • West Virginia
For starters, it means added security
in long-term solid wood markets, incentivizing them to grow more wood. The manufacturers are not here for the short term. The U.S. South is ground zero for increased lumber manufacturing due
to its favorable social attitude towards plantation forestry (McKeand et al. 2003), a proven ability to supply the raw material, as well as gaps in wood supply in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada due to
fire and insect epidemics. The collective industry has experienced a tough period since 2008, but this all suggests a brighter future for Southern forest landowners. The spike in lumber production, and ultimately
G. Clay Creed, R.F.
P.O. Box 159 Laurel Hill, NC 28351
N.C. Registered Forester No. 1655 NC Certified Prescribe Burner #313 S.C. Registered Forester No. 1794 SC Prescribed Fire Manager #899 Society of American Foresters
Contributing member of NCSU Cooperative Tree Improvement Program
(910)610-5841
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