Reference
·Supporting source
Thailand eucalyptus plantation area
~450,000 hectares
Thailand's eucalyptus plantation area sits at roughly 450,000-500,000 hectares per Royal Forest Department (RFD) and Forest Industry Organisation (FIO) records, the foundation of the country's pulp-export fibre supply. SCGP's Phoenix Pulp & Paper sources its bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP) from eucalyptus plantations in the northeast (Khon Kaen, Roi Et), with both contract-grower programmes and company-managed estate. Total plantation area expanded from roughly 100,000 ha in the late 1980s to 400,000-500,000 ha through the 1990s and 2000s, and has been broadly stable since. FSC certification covers a large share of the corporate-managed estate.
Figure in context
Thailand's eucalyptus plantation area sits at roughly 450,000-500,000 hectares per Royal Forest Department (RFD) and Forest Industry Organisation (FIO) records, the foundation of the country's pulp-export fibre supply. SCGP's Phoenix Pulp & Paper sources its bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP) from eucalyptus plantations in the northeast (Khon Kaen, Roi Et), with both contract-grower programmes and company-managed estate. Total plantation area expanded from roughly 100,000 ha in the late 1980s to 400,000-500,000 ha through the 1990s and 2000s, and has been broadly stable since. FSC certification covers a large share of the corporate-managed estate.
Thailand's eucalyptus plantation area sits at roughly 450,000-500,000 hectares per Royal Forest Department (RFD) and Forest Industry Organisation (FIO) records, the foundation of the country's pulp-export fibre supply. SCGP's Phoenix Pulp & Paper sources its bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP) from eucalyptus plantations in the northeast (Khon Kaen, Roi Et), with both contract-grower programmes and company-managed estate. Total plantation area expanded from roughly 100,000 ha in the late 1980s to 400,000-500,000 ha through the 1990s and 2000s, and has been broadly stable since. FSC certification covers a large share of the corporate-managed estate.
Time scope
2023-2024
Source basis
Supporting source
Interpretation notes
What this tells you
Thailand's eucalyptus plantation area sits at roughly 450,000-500,000 hectares per Royal Forest Department (RFD) and Forest Industry Organisation (FIO) records, the foundation of the country's pulp-export fibre supply. SCGP's Phoenix Pulp & Paper sources its bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP) from eucalyptus plantations in the northeast (Khon Kaen, Roi Et), with both contract-grower programmes and company-managed estate. Total plantation area expanded from roughly 100,000 ha in the late 1980s to 400,000-500,000 ha through the 1990s and 2000s, and has been broadly stable since. FSC certification covers a large share of the corporate-managed estate.
What not to do with it
Estimate spans corporate-managed estate (SCGP, Advance Agro, Double A), smallholder contract growers, and government-supervised plantation under FIO. Annual yield ~15-25 m3/ha varies by clone and site.
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Thailand paper and pulp sector revenue (2020-2024)
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SCG Packaging (SCGP) revenue (2020-2025)
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Thailand HS 47-48 paper and pulp exports (2020-2024)
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Thailand paper and pulp production mix by segment
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Thailand EU PPWR Regulation impact (paper sector)
EU Regulation 2025/40, SGS Thailand regulatory note, European Commission environment portal, Greenberg Traurig legal analysis
Phoenix Pulp & Paper output
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