Deal #6226

Lao PDR
Created at
2013-10-27
Last update
2022-07-13
Last full update
2022-07-12

Land area

Intended size
800 ha
Comment on land area
Stora Enso is a large Finnish and Swedish paper, packaging and forest products company that currently operates a Pilot Eucalyptus plantation of 257 ha in Nong District, Savannakhet province and Ta oi district in Saravane province. The company is planning to establish 35,000 ha of Eucalyptus and Acacia plantations in Nong, Sepone, Ta oi, Vilabuly and Samuoi districts, within Savannakhet and Saravane provinces, Lao PDR.

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Forestry unspecified, Forestry unspecified

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Lease

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [current] Intended (Under negotiation)

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [current] Project not started

Leasing fees

Annual leasing fee
5 600
Annual leasing fee area
7 ha
Comment on leasing fee
Leasing fee reported as 2.8 mill kip/ha (divided by 50 yrs). In addition: "SEL will also pay 40,000 kip per hectare to the village group and 180,000 kip per hectare to the district"