UPM Forestal Oriental - Social and Enviromental Report 2014

2014 in Forestry Code

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING

The company has been implementing its Genetic Improvement Programme for almost 25 years. The primary objective is to select and bring to the forest planta- tions new genetic material that provide a greater timber yield and fibre quality combined with better adaptation to the company’s forest sites. The focus of its continuous improve- ment strategy consists of selecting supe- rior genotypes, performing controlled crossings and propagating these in veg- etative form, mainly those of the species Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalyptus dunnii and their hybrids. Through this process we seek to access the most productive materials, better adapted to the soil and climate, with the characteristics required by the pulp and paper industry. The San Francisco Nursery located in Paysandú and the Santana Nursery in Guichón have the most advanced Euca- lyptus plant production technology in the country. The production capacity of both nurseries is 35 million seedlings per year for our forest plantations and those of Associated Producers linked to the Fomento Programme. Forestry In 2014, there were a total of 19,379 ha of forest plantations, of which 3513 were assigned to regrowth management. The complex context, since it was an historic year in terms of the rainfall quantity and the distribution thereof, left very few working days. Taking this into account, 2014 has been a positive year In this context, the 2.2% reduction in TUP*, the percentage of time between removing the wood and planting again, has been significant. PRODUCTION

Integrated strategic planning and learning from the experience gained in previous years has allowed us to overcome the harsh weather conditions and be able to successfully supply the Fray Bentos plant.

MIGUEL VERA Production Manager

 *Temporary Unplanted

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