The contuinity of wood and non-wood chips as raw material for the pulp industry needs much more attention. The continuity ofpulp production will highly depen on the raw material supply and inventory system. The source of raw material such as twigtree and palm-oil petioles at the plantation or forest are still abundantly available and utilized yet. Chipping process at theforest needs such kind of special design chipper which is moveable, that raw material can be directly chipped and move,! tothe close pulp mill. CPP has designed a portable mobile chipper whith the capacity of 0.4-1.6 ton chip/hour for 14 HP dieselmachine using three steel blade at rotation speed of 400 rpm. By using this mobile chipper, 90% standard chips commer(:ialcould be produced. This kind of equipment can be used also to crussher twig from the forest plantation to be utilized asa rawmaterial for compost.Key words: Mobile chipper, chips, twig tree, palm oil petioles. Wawan Kartiwa HaroenBalai Besar Pulp dan Kertas -Deperindag
