Betterwood ” Environment ” Origin ” vietnam
Our teak garden furniture, boards, chopping boards and planks in 125mm width come from a certified sawmill in Vietnam. The highly specialized production facility sources its teak from FSC® 100% sustainable forestry in Brazil and offers first-class quality thanks to decades of experience in processing.
Our partner reforests worn-out agricultural land in the tropical regions of Brazil into FSC® 100% certified teak plantations. In this way, once lost forest land is being turned back into forest and offers local people a sustainable way of making a living from forestry. And reforestation helps to ensure that the surrounding primary forest does not disappear any further.
The two sawmills are located in Vietnam, where the company can draw on decades of experience in wood processing. High-quality machines combined with human know-how enable almost 100% utilization of the valuable teak trunks. The result is maximum utilization of resources in the manufacture of durable premium teak products.
Teak garden table
We only import wood products from Vietnam that are FSC®® 100% certified. This ensures responsible forest management and sets an example against illegal logging.
The interaction of these players guarantees the sustainable origin of Betterwood’s products from Vietnam.
The chopping boards and garden furniture are processed in the provincial town of Binh Duong in the south of the country. Originally dominated by agriculture, Binh Duong is now developing into an economic center that also attracts many expats. The region is still famous for its handicraft villages – in addition to wood products, ceramics and pottery, sculptures and paintings are also produced.
The sawmill in Phu Yen produces our high-quality teak planks in 125mm, as well as the table tops and the parquet flooring. Located on the South China Sea, the province is known for its paradisiacal beaches and offers two true green treasures in the form of the Krong Trai National Park and the Ea So nature reserve.
Government building in Binh Duong, Vietnam
Sea in Phu Yen
Vietnam is a flourishing emerging country along the coast of Southeast Asia. In recent years, the local economy has continued to develop, so that in addition to textile manufacturing and agricultural production, many technology companies are now ensuring growing prosperity.
Vietnam is one of the biodiversity hotspots in Asia. Although the forest area has grown in recent years, the quality of the forests has tended to deteriorate for decades. This is why the government is now concentrating on establishing an ecologically sustainable forestry sector. The focus here is on preserving biodiversity, eliminating illegal logging and sustainable forest management.
Vietnam is one of the best places in the world for processing wood products.
The teak plantations in Matto Grosso Brazil are located on former forest areas that have been cleared and used for agriculture. A valuable contribution to sustainable forest use on site. From there, a ship departs for Vietnam in the direction of the capital Ho Chi Minh City.
The felled teak trees are taken to the sawmill in Binh Duong or Phu Yen. Not only decking boards, but also high-quality garden furniture, chopping boards and many other products are manufactured in the modern production facilities in order to process the wood to the maximum.
The teak is transported by container ship from Vietnam via Singapore through the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal to Europe. The crossing to Rotterdam takes around 21 days.
A barge or LWK transports the container to our warehouse in Drolshagen in the Sauerland region.
The container with approx. 15 cubic meters of wood products from Vietnam covered a distance of approx. 34,427 kilometers. 1,511 kilograms of Co2 were emitted proportionately by the container ship, inland waterway vessel and truck on the way. These Co2 emissions are offset by a reforestation project in Indonesia offset by a reforestation project in Indonesia.
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Our sustainability
Concept
Sustainable forestry
Fair production
Climate-neutral shipping
Direct distribution
Projects
Reforestation in Kenya
Reforestation in Indonesia
Reforestation in Brazil
Reforestation in the Amazon region
Coastal protection in Bolivia
Property rights for indigenous people
Agroforestry in Indonesia
Reforestation in Colombia
Reforestation in the Andes
Reforestation in Bolivia
Origin
Bolivia
Brazil, Brazil
Indonesia
Peru
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