UPM Forestal Oriental - Social and Enviromental Report 2014

Although they are marginal species in terms of the area they occupy, once they are incorporated they are included in the company’s operational plans. Those cases where age and low volume per hectare determine a low commercial value are reconstituted and forested with species of Eucalyptus in order to include these areas in the company’s production goal. The areas of pine trees with a prom- ising commercial volume in the short- term are kept standing to be harvested and sold to other local or regional indus- tries (sawmills, biomass power genera- tion plants, drying ovens, etc.); or as part of a business exchange of raw materials with other forestry enterprises. Occasionally and in very specific cases, forest management is carried out in order to obtain wood for sawlogs and/ or peelings. In these cases, some stands in specially selected facilities will have a final age of 20 years, applying intermedi- ate forestry interventions such as prun- ing and thinning.

At UPM, we seek to innovate in search of results that enable us to be more productive. For this reason, continuous renovation is crucial to achieving the best results in both the short and the long-term in such a way as to remain competitive suppliers for the pulp mill

ALVARO FITIPALDO Director of Finance and Forest Control

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