Good Practice - Project
Establishing poplar tree plantations for industrial use in Hungary
Using Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to set up modern poplar plantations in response to the increasing demand from industry for high quality raw materials
General information
RDP Priority
- P5. Resource efficiency and climate
RDP Focus Area
- 5E: Carbon conservation & sequestration
RDP Measure
- M08: Investments in forest areas
Summary
New solutions are needed for the development of poplar management and the future of its processing industry. One of the great future opportunities is the widespread dissemination of industrial plantations, which will also lead to the introduction of high-quality cultivation practices.
The beneficiary, the company Populus Hungary Ltd., received Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to set up new innovative high quality poplar plantations to respond to the increasing demand for high quality raw materials, both nationally and abroad.
Results
Populus Hungary Ltd. established industrial poplar tree plantations on 109.18 hectares of land.
Two plantations were established in Somogyudvarhely, of 25.41 ha and 27.68 ha of land.
Two plantations were established in Berzence, of 26.14 ha and 29.95 ha of land.
70% of the production is sold to Derula Ltd., while 10% is sold to Italy and the remaining 20% is sold to Hungarian biomass power plants.
Promoter
POPULUS HUNGARY Ltd
Funding
RDP support 241 941 (EUR)
EAFRD 205 650 (EUR)
National/Regional 36 291 (EUR)
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Resources
Documents
gp_hu_poplar_plantation_508_web_fin.pdf
(PDF – 405.52 KB)
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