Forestal del Sur S.A. (FDS) was founded in 1988 in order to supply woodchips and pulp logs for the pulp and paper industry in Japan, Norway, Sweden and China.
The company’s activities are concentrated in two areas: Puerto Montt (X region) where FDS owns certified FSC eucalyptus Globulus plantations and its shipping activities of eucalyptus Globulus are made through the port of Calbuco, and Concepción (VIII region) where FDS concentrates its eucalyptus and Radiata pine shipping activities, mainly through the port of Puchoco. The headquarters are located in Santiago (Metropolitan region).
FDS has been flexible enough to adapt to the changing world, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the international market and organizing its activities around long-term projects. It is financed by local capital and partly owned by the management of the company, together with its main supplier, FORESA.
One of Forestal del Sur’s advantages is the long term relationships with its customers. The initial Puerto Montt project, which required to export pulp wood in the form of woodchips by the year 1990, was carried out under a 10-year contract with Mitsubishi Corporation and since then more than 5 million tons have been exported for the production of industrial paper. FDS has developed long term relationships with major clients in Europe, such as Södra, and in Japan with Mitsubishi Corporation, with whom it has maintained a continuous commercial relationship for more than 17 years, which has allowed FDS to develop an in depth knowledge of the Japanese market.
Dirección: Apoquindo 3200, piso 9 Las Condes
Phone: 56 - 2 - 2331283
Web: http://www.forestaldelsur.cl/index.html