The opening of the Wairiki Chip Mill in Bua will provide employment to 150 people.
The Chip Mill that will operate 12 hours a day with an output three times more than the Chip mill in Drasa, Lautoka will see its first shipment to Japan in June this year.
While opening the Mill today, the Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama highlighted that it had taken long to open the mill as there was corruption and false promises made by the previous management of Tropik Woods Limited.
However, Bainimarama said that Government’s aim is to eradicate corruption and ensure that the people get the maximum benefit from land based resources.
He says that for the first time, Bua will open itself to the direct export trade of pine wood chips and this will drive foreign earning while Fiji will also be making history, through launching a vessel carrying pine chips from Vanualevu bound for Japan.
The Prime Minister has called on the current management of Wairiki Chip Mill to maintain transparency and good corporate governance.
Story by: Sneh Chaudhry
Wairiki Chip Mill to provide 150 jobs in Bua
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