What Forestal Argentina does

Forestal Argentina S.A. is a privately-held forestry company operating in the Argentine Mesopotamia, with land holdings spanning the provinces of Corrientes and Entre Ríos. The company manages over 160,000 gross hectares, of which 57% is allocated to forestry production (60% pine, 40% eucalyptus) and 36% to environmental protection areas including native forests, wetlands, grasslands, and buffer zones. Forestal Argentina produces and commercializes high-quality pine (Pinus taeda, Pinus elliottii, and hybrids) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus grandis and hybrids) wood logs under FSC® certification maintained for more than 15 years, with an annual production capacity of 1.8 million cubic meters and an annual reforestation rate of 2.5 million trees planted.

The company's operations are organized around two management units: one extending along the Río Uruguay basin from Concordia to Gobernador Virasoro, and another in central Corrientes between San Miguel and Chavarría. Core technical capabilities include low-density silviculture with early pruning for knot-free growth, clonal eucalyptus propagation developed for local conditions, mechanized harvesting using specialized forestry processors supervised by Forestal Argentina staff, and a comprehensive fire detection and prevention infrastructure spanning detection towers, remote monitoring, firebreak roads, trained ground brigades, and triangulating fire hotspot software. The company has approximately 550 direct and indirect employees, with over 75% drawn from communities within 100 km of its properties, and it operates with independent service companies under ongoing training and oversight programs covering technical, safety, environmental, and anti-corruption standards.

Forestal Argentina's business model is a direct B2B operation selling wood logs (rollizos) on an FOB truck basis to over 50 sawmill clients distributed across four forestry-industrial basins in northeastern Argentina, with downstream end-uses including particle boards, pallets, and high-quality boards. A smaller portion of production is sold into broader regional markets and exports. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated directly with sawmill customers. The company was effectively founded in 2022 when its parent Central Puerto, Argentina's largest electricity producer (Buenos Aires ticker: CEPu), acquired MASISA's Argentine forestry assets for $70 million in December 2022, followed by the acquisition of EVASA from a Harvard University investment fund in May 2023, consolidating the sector and establishing Forestal Argentina as the leading Argentine forestry company by hectarage.

Name

Forestal Argentina

Legal name

Forestal Argentina S.A.

Website

https://forestalargentina.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forestal Argentina S.A. is a private Argentine forestry company that produces and sells FSC-certified pine and eucalyptus wood logs from over 160,000 hectares to 50+ sawmill clients across northeastern Argentina, operating as the forestry division of Central Puerto.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry & Timber Products

NAICS

Timber Tract Operations (11311), Logging (1133)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Timberland Operations Planning & Contractor Management (AFAMAKAE), Forest Products Import/Export & Commodity Merchants (IMAMAIAM)

Keywords

• Wood log production
• Pine timber supply
• Eucalyptus timber sales
• Forest plantation management
• Sustainable forestry operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Corrientes

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wood Log Sales (Rollizos): Forestal Argentina's primary revenue stream comes from producing and commercializing high-quality pine and eucalyptus wood logs (rollizos). These are sold primarily to sawmills in Corrientes and Entre Ríos provinces, with a smaller portion in broader regional markets and exports. Products range from sawlog timber for manufacturing particle boards and pallets to high-quality boards. The company has more than 50 clients distributed across four forestry-industrial basins.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Forestal Argentina produces and commercializes high-quality pine and eucalyptus wood logs (rollizos) from over 160,000 hectares of FSC-certified plantations in the Argentine Mesopotamia (Corrientes and Entre Ríos provinces). The company supplies more than 50 sawmill clients across four forestry-industrial basins, with annual production capacity of 1.8 million m³ of wood logs. Operations are conducted through independent service companies supervised by Forestal Argentina's staff.

Product overview

Forestal Argentina operates as a forestry company focused on sustainable forest management and production of high-quality wood products. The company's core offering is high-quality wood logs from pine (Pinus taeda, Pinus elliottii, and hybrids) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus grandis and hybrids) species, with an annual production capacity of 1.8 million m3. Forest Management Services form the operational backbone, covering plantation management, production cycles, and sustainable harvesting practices. Product and Quality Management serves as the quality assurance module, ensuring silvicultural standards and environmental care throughout the production process. The company supplies over 50 sawmill clients across four forestry-industrial basins in northeastern Argentina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High-Quality Wood Logs (Rollizos de Madera) High-quality pine and eucalyptus wood logs supplied to sawmills for the manufacture of particle boards, pallets, and high-quality boards. Sold FOB truck to industrial customers across four forestry-industrial basins in northeastern Argentina.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual production capacity of 1.8 million m³ of wood logs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fundación Hábitat & Desarrollo (FH&D)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2025Forestal Argentina partners with the NGO Fundación Hábitat & Desarrollo (FH&D) for environmental education and interpretation campaigns. Together they conduct workshops in schools across Corrientes and Entre Ríos on Protected Natural Areas, biodiversity conservation, and wildlife. FH&D environmental guides coordinate activities with Forestal Argentina's Ing. Beatriz Reitano, reaching over 330 students and teachers in September 2025. The organizations also jointly manage and monitor Nature Reserves as part of Forestal Argentina's commitment to no clearing of native forest.
• Pro YungasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro Yungas is an environmental NGO with which Forestal Argentina partners to manage and monitor Nature Reserves within its properties, including native forests, grasslands, and wetlands. These areas form part of the company's protection zones maintained under the no-clearing of native forest policy.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Suzano: Suzano is the world's largest eucalyptus pulp producer and a major Brazilian forestry operator with extensive eucalyptus plantations. Comparable to Forestal Argentina in plantation forestry scale and eucalyptus species focus, though predominantly vertically integrated into pulp production rather than log sales.
• Weyerhaeuser: Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest timberland owners and wood products manufacturers in the United States, managing millions of acres of FSC-certified plantations. Comparable to Forestal Argentina as a major timberland operator with FSC-certified sustainable forest management, though primarily focused on US Pacific Northwest and Southern markets and with full vertical integration.
• CMPC (Compañía Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones): CMPC is a major Chilean forestry company with extensive plantation operations and integrated pulp, paper, and wood products manufacturing. Comparable to Forestal Argentina in Southern Cone forestry operations and species mix (pine and eucalyptus plantations), though vertically integrated into pulp and packaging manufacturing.
• Arauco: Arauco is one of the largest forestry companies in Latin America, with integrated operations in pulp, panels, sawn timber, and forestry management across Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and other countries. Directly comparable to Forestal Argentina as a large-scale timber tract operator in the Southern Cone with FSC-certified plantations, though substantially larger and vertically integrated into downstream wood products.
• Klabin: Klabin is a major Brazilian forestry and paper company with integrated pine and eucalyptus plantation operations and packaging manufacturing. Comparable to Forestal Argentina in Southern Cone plantation forestry and pine/eucalyptus species mix, with substantially greater scale and vertical integration into paper and packaging products.
• Stora Enso: Stora Enso is a Finnish-Swedish global forestry leader with plantation forestry operations and integrated wood products, packaging, and biomaterials. Comparable to Forestal Argentina in FSC-certified sustainable plantation forestry and wood log supply, though substantially larger and operating primarily in European and South American markets with full vertical integration.

Direct peers

• Celulosa Argentina: Celulosa Argentina is an Argentine forestry and pulp company operating plantations and a pulp mill in Misiones Province. Comparable to Forestal Argentina as a domestic Argentine forestry operator with FSC-certified plantations, though focused on pulp production rather than sawmill log supply.
• Pomera Maderera: Pomera Maderera is an Argentine forestry company managing pine and eucalyptus plantations in Corrientes Province. Directly comparable to Forestal Argentina as a domestic competitor operating in the same Mesopotamian region with similar species mix and FSC-certified sustainable management practices.
• Grupo LD (Ledesma): Ledesma is a major Argentine agro-industrial group with forestry operations in Jujuy Province. Comparable to Forestal Argentina as an Argentine forestry operator, though Ledesma is more diversified into sugar, paper, and fruit production with forestry operations primarily in northwestern Argentina.

Regional players

• MASISA: MASISA is a Chilean wood products company that previously operated forestry assets in Argentina which Forestal Argentina acquired for $70 million in 2022. Comparable as a former Argentine forestry operator with pine and eucalyptus plantations, though MASISA's primary business is wood panel manufacturing rather than timberland ownership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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