What PATA does

PATA is a Latvian vertically integrated forest management and timber industry company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Riga. It manages the full wood-supply cycle across reforestation, harvesting, processing, logistics, and sales, operating ten advisory centers across Latvia and serving approximately 111,000 hectares of managed forest land including 1,320 company-owned forests. The group is structured as SIA PATA with wholly-owned operating subsidiaries such as PATA Timber (retail) and PATA Finance (forest-owner lending), supported by an estimated 700-800 employees.

Core operations break into six interconnected businesses: forest management services (soil preparation, planting, tending, thinning, harvesting); year-round stump-to-dump logging; sawn-timber production (C16/C24 stress-graded carcassing timber, CLS for UK/US markets, pallet blanks, landscaping products) with stated capacity of 600,000+ cubic meters annually and 80% exported to UK, France, Belgium, Sweden, and Finland; round-timber trading with forest owners; biomass and energy products (woodchips, firewood, briquettes, sawdust) generating up to 1,300,000 MWh per year for biomass power plants in the Baltics and Scandinavia; and financing credit lines for land acquisition at 0.83% monthly interest.

PATA's revenue mechanics combine industrial goods sales (sawn timber, biomass) with professional services (forest management, logistics) and a small interest-income stream from forest-owner lending. GTM is hybrid: field/direct sales for export wholesale and forest-owner contracts, advisory centers for domestic forest owners, and a PATA Timber retail/e-commerce channel for smaller buyers. Underlying technology centers on Nordic-spec timber processing lines (10-55 cm conifer sawlogs, 8/10/12/18% moisture tiers), modern wood-chipping machinery, an integrated vehicle tracking system, and FSC Forest Management and Chain-of-Custody certification (SCS-FM/COC-400066), which together serve as the primary technical and compliance moat for premium export and renewable-energy customers.

Name

PATA

Legal name

SIA PATA

Website

https://pata.lv

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

PATA is a Latvian vertically integrated forest management and timber group managing 111,000 hectares, producing 600,000+ m³ of sawn timber annually (80% exported), serving private forest owners, international wholesale timber buyers, biomass power plants, and retail customers across the Baltics and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry & Timber Products

NAICS

Forestry and Logging (113), Timber Tract Operations (113110), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800), Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030)

akta.pro primary industry

Timber Tract Operations & Forest Ownership (Timberland) (IMAMAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biomass Thinning & Pre-Commercial Thinning for Energy Feedstock (AFAMAGAD), Sustainable Forest Certification & Chain-of-Custody Services (FSC/PEFC/SFI) (IMAMAJAJ), Timberland Asset Management (Institutional/Private) (AFAMAKAA)

Keywords

• Forest management services
• Sawn timber production
• Biomass woodchips supply
• Timber logistics transport
• Forest owner financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Sawn Timber Sales: Production and sale of sawn timber products including C24 and C16 stress-graded carcassing timber, CLS timber for UK and US markets, pallet blanks, and landscaping products. Production capacity exceeds 600,000 cubic meters annually, with 80% exported to foreign markets including UK, France, Belgium, Sweden, and Finland
2. Round Timber Trading: Purchase and sale of round timber (logs) from forest owners. Company ensures best prices per tree trunk with guaranteed timber sales
3. Forest Management Services: Full-cycle forest management services from reforestation to stump-to-dump logging, including soil preparation, reforestation, stand protection, tending, thinning, and harvesting. Services provided across 111,000 hectares of managed forest land
4. Biomass and Energy Products: Sale of woodchips (mixed, softwood, logging residue), firewood, sawdust, wood bark, and briquettes as alternatives to fossil fuels. Production capacity of 1,300,000 MWh annually for biomass power plants across Baltics and Scandinavia
5. Forest Financing: Financial solutions and credit lines for forest owners to increase woodland areas. Interest rate of 0.83% per month offered for forest and agricultural land acquisition
6. Transport and Logistics Services: Timber transportation services using the largest specialized forestry machinery fleet in the Baltics, providing year-round logging and quality operations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PATA provides full-cycle forestry and timber products spanning forest management (reforestation, tending, thinning, harvesting), sawn timber manufacturing (C24 and C16 stress-graded carcassing timber, CLS timber, pallet blanks), biomass and wood energy products (woodchips, firewood, sawdust, briquettes), transport and logistics, round timber trading, retail timber through PATA Timber stores and patatimber.lv, and forest-owner financing via PATA Finance at 0.83% monthly interest.

Product overview

PATA is a full-cycle forest management, timber industry, logistics, and timber trading company operating as a vertically integrated platform. The company offers Mana PATA (online forest valuation portal), PATA Timber Store (retail network), and six interconnected core services: Forest Management, Logging, Timber Industry, Sawn Timber Trade, Round Timber Trade, Energy (biomass products), Transport & Logistics, and Financing. The offering spans the complete wood supply chain from reforestation and timber harvesting through processing, manufacturing, and global sales, with the FSC-certified Forest Management Plan as the sustainability foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PATA Timber: Specialized timber retail store network, also available online at patatimber.lv
• PATA Finance
• Mana PATA

Products and services

• Forest Management (Meža apsaimniekošana) Complete forest management cycle for private forest owners and company-owned forests, including soil preparation, reforestation, stand protection, tending, thinning, logging, and property oversight, conducted under FSC-certified sustainable forestry principles across more than 111,000 hectares of managed forest land in Latvia.
• Logging (Mežizstrāde) Full-cycle, year-round stump-to-dump logging services for forest owners, covering felling, extraction, and transport of timber performed by the largest specialised forestry machinery fleet in the Baltics.
• Timber Industry (Kokrūpniecība) — Sawn Timber Manufacturing Manufacturing of spruce and pine sawn timber from conifer sawlogs of 10–55 cm diameter, offering moisture content options of 8%, 10%, 12%, and 18% and producing woodchips, sawdust, and bark as by-products in compliance with Nordic timber product quality standards.
• Sawn Timber Trade (Zāģmateriālu tirdzniecība) Sale of certified sawn timber products including C24 and C16 stress-graded carcassing timber (45×45 to 45×220mm, 2.4–6.0m lengths), CLS timber for UK and US markets, pallet blanks, and landscaping products, with worldwide delivery and UC green/brown or Vac treatment options.
• Round Timber Trade (Apaļkoku tirdzniecība) Purchase and sale of round timber (standing timber) from private Latvian forest owners, ensuring the maximum economic return from harvesting and providing guaranteed, transparent transactions with prompt payment.
• Energy / Forest Biomass Products (Enerģija) Sale of forest-derived biomass products as alternatives to fossil fuels, including mixed woodchips, softwood woodchips, logging residue woodchips, firewood, sawdust, wood bark, and briquettes produced from spruce and pine, with 1,300,000 MWh of annual woodchip output for biomass power plants across the Baltics and Scandinavia.
• Transport and Logistics (Transports un loģistika) Timber transportation services utilising the largest specialised forestry machinery fleet in the Baltics, with an integrated vehicle information and tracking network providing detailed route reporting for year-round logistics operations.
• Forest Financing (Finansēšana) — PATA Finance Financial solutions and credit lines for forest and agricultural land owners to acquire or expand woodland areas, with an interest rate of 0.83% per month, new-customer collateral requirements, and more relaxed conditions for long-term partners.
• PATA Timber Retail Store Network Specialised timber retail network combining physical stores and the patatimber.lv e-commerce platform, offering sawn timber, pallet blanks, landscaping products, and construction timber to retail customers across Latvia.
• Mana PATA Online Forest Valuation Portal Online platform for Latvian forest owners to receive indicative offers for timber harvests and round timber within minutes, based on current market prices, enabling them to track timber market trends and time sales.
• FSC Forest Management Plan (MAP) Certification Service FSC-certified forest management plan ensuring sustainable and responsible forest governance, protecting forest ecosystems, biodiversity, and resources while enabling sustainable timber harvesting and reliable supply chain certificate compliance for the wood supply chain.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 600,000 cubic meters of sawn timber produced annually, with 80% exported to foreign markets
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Latvian Chamber of Trade and IndustryminorOthersIndustry association membership for transparent representation of interests in Latvian business policy
• Latvian Timber Industry FederationminorOthersIndustry federation membership for representing interests in Baltic and European forestry policy
• Latvian Wood Harvesting UnionminorOthersIndustry union membership for representing wood harvesting sector interests
• Latvian Wood Owners' SocietyminorOthersSociety membership for representing forest owner interests
• CLT Producers Across EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupply partnerships with cross-laminated timber manufacturers across Europe, contributing to promotion of green building with sustainable wood materials

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Latvijas Finieris: Latvia-based birch plywood manufacturer and one of the country's flagship forest product exporters. Direct regional peer operating from the same domestic forest resource base and competing for the same international wholesale timber buyer base.
• Setra Group: One of Europe's largest sawn timber producers with sawmills in Sweden. Direct competitor in stress-graded structural timber, CLS, and planed goods for UK and continental European construction markets, overlapping significantly with PATA's export product mix.
• BINDERHOLZ: Austrian family-run integrated solid wood business producing sawn timber, glulam, CLT, and biomass energy. Highly comparable full-cycle model combining forest resources, sawmilling, engineered wood, and bioenergy, with strong European CLT partnership overlap with PATA.
• Bergs Timber: Swedish sawn timber group operating five sawmills producing planed, stress-graded, and treated timber for European markets. Direct peer in C16/C24 graded carcassing timber and niche structural timber products for the UK and continental construction segments.
• Södra: Swedish forest owners' cooperative with vertically integrated operations spanning timber procurement, pulp, sawn timber, and bioenergy. Highly comparable as a Nordic cooperative running forest management, processing, and export sales from member-owned forests.

Broad incumbents

• UPM-Kymmene: Finnish forest products major with vertically integrated forestry and global sawn timber, plywood, and biorefining operations. Overlaps with PATA in European structural timber markets and competes for institutional focus on sustainable forestry assets.
• Metsä Group: Finnish forest industry group with significant timber procurement, sawmill, and bioproduct activities owned largely by Finnish forest owners. Comparable integrated forest-to-product model serving European construction and bioeconomy customers.
• Stora Enso: Global Finnish-Swedish forest products major with operations in sawn timber, packaging materials, and biomaterials including CLT and wood-based construction. Major broader incumbent in the same end markets, including Northern European sawn timber supply competing with PATA's product offerings.

Emerging players

• KL Mass Timber: Latvian CLT manufacturer sourcing sawn timber from regional sawmills including PATA. Strategic partner and partial peer in the engineered wood value chain, representing both a customer for PATA's sawn output and an emerging competitor in sustainable construction materials.

Regional players

• Graanul Invest: Estonian-based biomass energy producer and forestry group producing wood pellets, chips, and sawmill products. Direct regional peer in Baltic biomass supply and wood-energy chain that overlaps with PATA's 1,300,000 MWh woodchip franchise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/pata.latvia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pata-kokmateriali-ltd-
• Instagraminstagram.com/pata.lv

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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