Burapha Agro-Forestry Co. Ltd

In brief

Burapha is an agroforestry and wood processing company operating in the greater Vientiane area in Laos. Finnfund, together with the Dutch development financier FMO and French Proparco, is providing debt financing for the plantation expansion and construction of the plywood mill. The eucalyptus plywood will be produced mainly for the export markets.

Main development impact

Burapha has created an innovative cooperation model with the local communities. The Company employs and trains the community members during the planting and maintenance phases of the plantations. They can also intercrop rice during the first two years of the eucalyptus rotation. Plantation forestry creates a sustainable wood raw material base and contributes to climate change mitigation. Burapha’s eucalyptus plantations are FSC-certified.

Investment details

Name: Burapha Agro-Forestry Co. Ltd
Project number: 80000030
Region: Asia
Country: Laos
Sector: Forestry
Signing date (month/year): December 2018
Currency: USD
Finnfund's financing (commitment): 10,000,000
Instrument: Loan
Size of the project financing: USD 30,000,000 of debt financing
Share of Finnfund's financing (%): 33% of debt financing
Status: Active
Website: www.buraphawood.com

Please note, that in principle, this information is given at the time of signature according to Finnfund's disclosure policy. However, in the case of investment funds, the share of Finnfund’s financing (%) is disclosed after the fund’s final closing, and information on the portfolio companies financed by the fund is updated at least once a year.

Other investments

Name Country Signing date (month/year) Currency Finnfund's financing (commitment) Instrument
Burapha Agro-Forestry Co. Ltd Laos 2016
December

Key facts

Name:

Burapha Agro-Forestry Co. Ltd

Sector:

Forestry

Region:

Asia

Country:

Laos

Currency:

USD

Finnfund's financing (commitment):

10,000,000

Signing date (month/year):

December 2018

Last update:

May 2019