UPM Forestal Oriental - Social and Enviromental Report 2014

Joint venture between the companies Forestal Oriental and Tile Forestal Adquisición logística y exportación de madera [Procurement, logistics and timber exports]. Largest exporter in Uruguay. Botnia purchases shares in Shell, one of the largest forestry companies in Uruguay Start of operations at the plant in Fray Bentos.

History

Inauguration of the Research and Development Centre at the UPM Plant.

Santana Nursery Inauguration.

UPM acquires the Botnia and Forestal Oriental plant.

Forest plantations begin UPM Kymmene and Shell found the company Forestal Oriental

2009

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2013

First harvest operations

UPM selects Forestal Oriental to lead the “Forest Plantations Operation”

Cellulose production per hectare doubled compared with the first forest plantations

Start of operations at the plant in Fray Bentos

First export of logs from Uruguay

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