Investment Highlights
Attractive financial returns & true investment diversification
The project offers attractive financial returns and true investment diversification. As it is a long-term investment, with a heavy land asset component and low correlation to equity markets, the project also provides inflation protection and clear visibility to future cash flows.
Teak sector is stable & resilient
The teak sector is stable and resilient – benefiting from a highly favourable market outlook due to forecasted shortage of tropical hardwood during the next 20 years and steady real price increases in teak. Teak is a premium high-grade tropical hardwood it is water resistant, pest resistant, durable while malleable, it has a wide range of uses as a result as it can be used in the manufacture of boats, indoor and outdoor furniture, decks, sauna, chemical benches. Quality Teak is used to create an end product that can be termed as a high end luxury good.
Positive social & environmental impact
The project has positive social and environmental impact due to its ability to capture CO2, offset against deforestation and create jobs in areas with high unemployment.
Environmental plans for each farm mean that biodiversity is supported through the protection of jaguar corridors and the proactive maintenance of wildlife habitats.
Our team has worldwide experience in teak plantations
The team has worldwide experience in teak plantations, having worked on many of the world’s certified teak plantations - combining international experience with local knowledge. Together they have the expertise to manage the critical growth phase of teak over the first seven years, key to the project’s success.
Extensive due diligence has been completed
Extensive due diligence has been completed covering legal, financial, environmental, community and topographical aspects. Suitable soil, best-in-class forestry operators and teal clonal progeny have been identified and funding is in place to facilitate the project’s development.