25^th of October 2008

The forest association Weilhart (WWGW) has been founded in 1998 by a couple of enthusiastic forest owners in the region of county Braunau, Flachgau, Altötting, Traunstein.

In the meantime more than 100 members have joined the association.

Main objects of the association are:

Artikel in der Österreichischen Forstzeitung (ÖFZ) 5/99, S. 23 - 24

Wald und Wild

Wald und Wild stellen seit ewigen Zeiten eine Einheit im Gleichgewicht dar. Als allerdings der Mensch die Bühne betrat und begann, auf beide Ökosystemteile einzuwirken, tat sich eine Kluft auf. Eine Kluft die heute immer größer zu werden scheint.

Timber plantations are of high importance for the future wood supply

"European global players on the pulp & paper market - most of them are the product of mega-mergers - have used their heft to go global. For starters, they have invested billions in new pulp mills in South America that are three times bigger than any in Canada. The ability to spread fixed costs over so much capacity is an unbeatable advantage.
The eucalyptus trees that feed these mills grow to maturity in less than a decade in the Brazilian and Uruguayan sun, compared to the 70 or 80 years it takes for Northern tree species in the US, Canada and Europe. The South American pulp is shipped back to Europe and turned into dozens of different grades of paper on the most modern and fastest machines in existence. The equipment is designed by Austrian ones at Andritz, Finnish ones at Metso or German ones at Voith."