Outlook for 2019

Numerous improvement measures to increase production capacity and yield were realized in 2018. For example, we expect harvest, production and sales volumes to be about 10 % higher. Thanks to investment loans from a local bank, we will again invest in road construction, forestry machinery and make some investments in the sawmill. All these measures are intended to increase our productivity and to achieve a positive business result.

Our ambition continues to gain a foothold in the local Brazilian market with sustainably produced sawn wood products. We are committing substantial resources for this purpose. We are currently still dependent on the export markets and therefore on long-term partnerships in our traditional European, North American and increasingly also Asian markets.

Key figures for Precious Woods Amazon

		2018	2017	Change
Economic		2018	2017	Change
Sales sawn and industrialized wood	in m³	201827 400	201722 300	Change22.9%
whereof export	in m³	201822 200	201717 700	Change25.4%
Sales logs and piles	in m³	2018400	2017–	Change
Sales biomass	in m³	201891 600	201781 700	Change12.1%
Harvest volume	in m³	2018154 400	2017129 600	Change19.1%
Net sales	in EUR million	201813.0	20179.9	Change31.3%
Operating result	in EUR million	20181.6	20170.1	Change1500.0%
		2018	2017	Change
Environmental		2018	2017	Change
Energy consumption	in GJ	201848 100	201743 000	Change11.9%
Direct CO₂ emissions	in t	20182 400	20172 000	Change20.0%
FSC share of timber production sold	in %	2018100	2017100	Change–
		2018	2017	Change
Social indicators		2018	2017	Change
Employees (yearly average)		2018524	2017499	Change5.0%
Women	in %	201812.5	201712.0	Change4.2%
Accidents at work		201824	201719	Change26.3%
Days lost per accident		20186.7	20178.3	Change–19.3%