Company History.

Our Journey

From 2008 To Today.

2008

Apical Reforestadora was incorporated in Panama.
 

2009

GIS implemented. The first land was acquired and planted. Purchase of maturing teak assets.

2010

Nursery investment completed and 800 hectares planted with own seedlings. Continued acquisition of land. Occupational safety plan implemented. First set of yield models developed with data from Darién.
 

2011

Clonal program started and some 800 hectares planted. Thinning of maturing stands and first wood sales.

2012

FSC certification granted. First clonal plantation established with some 700 hectares. First mature harvest and roadside sale.

2013

First direct export. Collection of superior genetic material in mature plantation for own clonal mother garden began.

2014

Harvesting volume achieves 10,000 cubic meters per year. Barcode log inventory system implemented to optimize log measurements, sales and chain of custody. First thinning in greenfield plantation commenced.

2015

Apical’s greenfield planting program fully completed and continued expansion of the client base.

2020

Apical initiated its first commercial thinning operation.

2021

Apical initiated thinning operation of the clones planted in 2012.

2022

Management supervision of Quercus Panama, LLC plantations. Record harvesting and wood sales of 38,000 m³.

2024

Management of Quercus Panama, LLC plantations and Group FSC certification together with Quercus Panama, LLC.