The Daiken Southland MDF plant was the first Greenfield plant to be established under the Resource Management Act (RMA) in New Zealand. The RMA at the time of its enactment in 1991 was unique in that it was the first time a country had brought together a mechanism for managing the quality of land, air and water under one law. The purpose was to promote the sustainable management of natural and physical resources.

The plant consequently operates under permits (resource consents) that set out operating guidelines for land use, water use and discharges. Daiken Southland has a dedicated Environmental Department that monitors the plant's activities against permitted levels and communicates these results to the Local Authority and neighbours.

To further support our commitment to the environment, management made a decision to embrace an internationally recognised environmental management system.

Certification to the standard ISO 14001 was obtained in February 2001. This certification gives management, neighbours and customers an assurance that the company is not only complying with local or national requirements, but actively pursuing a path of continual improvement.

By sourcing much of our wood resource from FSC certified forests Daiken Southland is able to provide our customers with eco-friendly options.

To this end, the Company will take all reasonable steps to avoid using wood:

• A) that is from forests with serious social conflicts,
• B) from forests with high conservation value
• C) from genetically modified trees
• D) that has been illegally harvested
• E) from natural forest that has been converted to plantations or non-forest use.

Our FSC® 100% and Mix Content panels meet this demand.

Daiken Southland is proud to be a forward looking company who can match good business with awareness of global and local environmental concerns.