THE COMPANY

Burapha Agro-Forestry Co., Ltd is a plantation and plywood manufacturing company, with its own processing facilities and plantations. Burapha is the oldest foreign direct investment company in Laos and has an extensive knowledge of Laos and a wide regional network. The company is committed to managing and developing the business in a sustainable manner.

Burapha believes that balancing the economic, environmental and social responsibilities is necessary for sustainable business and beneficial to all stakeholders. Burapha’s objective is to build a timber plantation asset in Laos large enough to be the core wood supplier for a major industrial operation. Burapha has planted ~6,000 ha  and have signed land concessions for  ~68,000 ha of plantable land..

HISTORY

Burapha was founded by two Swedish entrepreneurs and a Lao shareholder back in 1990. They first started out with the plantation operation and then its wood processing operation in 2000. Today, the company operates sustainable plantations and FSC COC certified plywood mill in Laos.

Burapha holds a unique position in Laos as much of the country’s timber policy was developed in partnership with the company. Burapha was the first company in Laos to establish commercial plantations at a time when natural forests were the only, and threatened, source of tropical hardwoods in the country. In accordance with Burapha’s environmental policy, the company is only dealing with plantation wood.

Burapha is one of the world leaders within the concept of Agroforestry, with first development work being done already in 2005. Agroforestry is a land use system in which timber plantations are integrated with farm crop in the same area and it offers significant environmental, social and financial benefits. Proven agroforestry systems in combination with funds for rural development strongly supports the Government goal to eradicate poverty in remote rural areas.

INVESTORS

In 2011 Burapha Agro-Forestry was acquired by Silvicapital through their subsidiaries SilviLao AB and Bafco AB. After the acquisition Burapha’s objective is to build a timber plantation asset in Laos large enough to be the core wood supplier for a major industrial operation.

In 2025 the company was acquired by New Forests, a global investment manager of nature-based assets and natural capital strategies. The investment was led by New Forests, with co-investment from Mirova through its Sustainable Land Use strategy.

New Forests is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, with USD 8 billion in assets under management across more than 4.2 million hectares of investments (as at 31 December 2024). vMirova is a global asset management company dedicated to sustainable investing and an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers. Mirova offers a broad range of equity, fixed income, multi-asset, energy transition infrastructure, natural capital and private equity solutions designed for institutional investors, distribution platforms and retail investors in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. Mirova and its affiliates had €32 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2025. Mirova is a mission-driven company, labeled B Corp.

OUR CODE OF CONDUCT

Affiliation to the Code of Conduct is our guarantee of quality. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Our operations is in line with generally accepted business practices. Read more about our Corporate Code of Conduct here.

POLICIES

This document presents a summary of Burapha's Forest Management Plan (FMP) and relevant Policy Statement.