Wood and timber is the Latvian central resource that reaches about 26.3 million hectares or approximately 50.4% of the country. In forestry sustainable development guaranteed by the provisions included in Forest Law. 50% of the forests in Latvia are owned by state, 47% by private persons and 3% by municipalities.
Company’s commercial activities are based on qualitative wood products manufacturing in environmentally friendly conditions. Main raw materials in production - log supply chain has been certified as complying with international standard FSC-STD-400-004 and PEFC ST 2002:2010 requirements, which confirms that the timber is not obtained from:
Company’s commercial activities are based on qualitative wood products manufacturing in environmentally friendly conditions. Main raw materials in production - log supply chain has been certified as complying with international standard FSC-STD-400-004 and PEFC ST 2002:2010 requirements, which confirms that the timber is not obtained from:
a) forest areas where traditional rights or civil rights are violated;
b) the FSC's non-certified forest areas, where are endangered specially threatened values;
c) from genetically modified trees;
d) unlawfully and
e) natural forests that are converted to plantations or areas not intended as a logging.
The wood used for production is FSC certified (FSC pure) or the FSC controlled. FSC controlled wood comes from FSC uncertified forests, but it has known and verifiable sources. FSC-certified all finished products sold as FSC mixed (FSC mixed).
In company’s product groups are included:
- FSC Mixed and FSC controlled timber
- FSC Mixed and FSC controlled sawlogs
- FSC and FSC mixed controlled pulpwood
- FSC and FSC mixed controlled pulp chips
- FSC and FSC mixed controlled fuel chips
Environmental protection system established in company has been certified as complying with International Standard ISO 14001:2004 requirements.
Kurekss Ltd. FSC certified timber purchase from the Latvian and Lithuanian suppliers. Uncertified wood purchased outside of LR boundaries are adopted as uncontrolled origin and during sorting and production process physically separated from the rest of the wood.
b) the FSC's non-certified forest areas, where are endangered specially threatened values;
c) from genetically modified trees;
d) unlawfully and
e) natural forests that are converted to plantations or areas not intended as a logging.
The wood used for production is FSC certified (FSC pure) or the FSC controlled. FSC controlled wood comes from FSC uncertified forests, but it has known and verifiable sources. FSC-certified all finished products sold as FSC mixed (FSC mixed).
In company’s product groups are included:
- FSC Mixed and FSC controlled timber
- FSC Mixed and FSC controlled sawlogs
- FSC and FSC mixed controlled pulpwood
- FSC and FSC mixed controlled pulp chips
- FSC and FSC mixed controlled fuel chips
Environmental protection system established in company has been certified as complying with International Standard ISO 14001:2004 requirements.
Kurekss Ltd. FSC certified timber purchase from the Latvian and Lithuanian suppliers. Uncertified wood purchased outside of LR boundaries are adopted as uncontrolled origin and during sorting and production process physically separated from the rest of the wood.