Luke McWhirter

Burapha Agro-Forestry

Burapha Agro-Forestry Co., Ltd is a Lao Swedish plantation and wood products manufacturing company, with its own sawmill, 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. 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. Burapha has acquired 8,400 ha and planted 4000 ha by the end of 2018. The company have recently initiated the second step in its expansion by in establishing a state of the art Plywood Mill and supplying integrated plantations.