Month: February 2015

Asia Plantation Capital Thailand Unveils Brand New Record Numbers at Its Annual General Meeting

Asia Plantation Capital Thailand hosted a record variety of more than 300 Thailand-based plantation owners and stakeholders at its current Thai Yearly General Fulfilling (AGM), kept in Bangkok on the 11th of October 2014..

Reporting a brand-new high of US$ 53.5 million in profits in the 2013 fiscal year, and surpassing US$ 6 million in payments for the very first time, updates were likewise provided on the ongoing growth and acquisition of plantations in Thailand, together with significant growth into Malaysia and other essential Asian nations.

Other highlights consisted of the intro of brand-new methods and innovations developed to enhance the production of Agarwood and Oud – in addition to other final result from its teak, agroforestry and bamboo tasks. This is a bulk of the business’s continuous dedication to research study and advancement throughout all its core plantation sectors.

The business likewise revealed the official facility of its own Scientific Advisory Board, comprised of leading clinical consultants and academics from the throughout the Asia Pacific area, all whom have tested and useful experience in the sectors where the business runs.

Thailand-based Scientific Advisory Board member, Associate Professor Dr Pakamas Chetpattananondh – from the Prince of Songkla University – upgraded the reader on the present advancements within APC’s research study programs. This consisted of the inoculation and processing of Agarwood and Oud, together with the current discoveries for possible usages. These have a direct effect on appreciating Oud, with commensurate boosts in the business’s market value.

Likewise upgraded were the business’s additional advancements on building products from brand-new innovations based around bamboo; consisting of the business’s own strengthened concrete structure systems and crafted building boards. On a technical basis, these have actually both been revealed to surpass other existing systems in usage, and are both environment-friendly and expense effective.

The AGM visited agents from associate business (such as EcoTech Asia and Fragrance Du Bois) notifying guests of the continuous chances that they imagine through their collaborations with Asia Plantation Capital..
EcoTech will certainly be presenting eco-friendly items to the marketplace in the near future. These will certainly consist of bamboo bikes, bamboo flooring, crafted building items, as well as bamboo travel luggage. To display these systems, the business is currently deploying the innovations in the building of its own vacation homes in Thailand’s Royal Beach Resort in Hua Hin.

Brand Director for Fragrance Du Bois, Nicola Parker, indicated the probability of a US$ 36 billion worldwide scent market in 2018 (as reported by GIA – Global Industry Analysts), up from an anticipated US$ 33billion in 2015. This bodes exceptionally well in regards to the prospective need for Oud-based Fragrances.

On the back of this need, the Fragrance Du Bois brand is now participated in a program of opening brand-new shops and outlets in crucial markets around the globe — under its ownership, however in association with vital strategic partners. Fragrance Du Bois has actually likewise engaged the services of worldwide law practice K and L Gates, to recommend the business on a possible AIM listing on the London Stock Exchange for the fast-growing sustainable luxury brand. K and L Gates is a leading IPO legal professional, and has a specifically high level of experience with business based in Asia.

With equivalent value provided to office activities, there were likewise updates en routes where APC has actually engaged the regional neighborhoods in the plantation areas where they run. Dealing with both workers and their households, APC is making a substantial financial investment in the advancement of neighborhoods and societies, ameliorating operating and social conditions and boosting facilities to produce much better futures for the APC household.
A heart-warming and poignant story was related regarding how the whole Asia Plantation Capital household rallied around a staff member whose house and all his household’s belongings were damaged in 2014 by fire. His residence was restored (in record time) together with every possible belongings changed, hence he and his household really rapidly belonged to call house when again.

“I am pleased by exactly what Asia Plantation Capital has actually accomplished in the reasonably brief time we have actually stayed in business,” stated Barry Rawlinson, Chief Executive Officer – Asia Pacific. “Not just have we had the ability to offer all our stakeholders a strong return on the plantation jobs that we handle for them, however we have actually likewise stayed with our values, and satisfied our objective of developing the neighborhoods that we remain in.”.
He continued, “Our stakeholders, investors and the senior management group at the AGM were extremely delighted with our outcomes. 2013 was an exceptional year for the business, and we are extremely well set to continue our steady and strong development. 2014 is currently on track to exceed exactly what we attained in 2014.”.
“From exactly what I have actually visited to date,” he concluded, “We securely think that 2014 will certainly be another terrific year for our group of business, with numerous brand-new interesting advancements on the near hori.

About Asia Plantation Capital.
Quick truths:.
US$ 600 million – integrated value of possessions had and under management.
US$ 53.5 million – turnover in the last fiscal year.
US$ 100 million – turnover forecast for existing fiscal year.
2,000,000 – Aquilaria trees today, on Agarwood plantations.

Asia Plantation Capital (APC) is the owner and operator of a varied variety of industrial plantation and farming companies throughout the Asia-Pacific area and around the world, and is part of the Asia Plantation Capital Group of associated business. Developed formally in 2008 (although running independently because 2002) the group now has plantation and farming jobs on 4 continents, with functional tasks at different phases in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Laos, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, North America and Europe.
Promoting making use of qualified and sustainable wood is the very best method of avoiding logging, securing biodiversity, and fighting poverty in the tropical jungle areas. For the yacht sector (a significant user of teak) which pursues quality and which is currently associated with ecological efforts, this is likewise a method of guaranteeing that no wood from prohibited logging is made use of.

Asia Plantation Capital challenges the conventional views of traditional investments at the recent Global Investment Expert Asia

Asia Plantation Capital has actually been altering the face of alternative financial investments for both retail and institutional financiers, by supplying handled forestry, farming, and plantation services for more than a years. After the monetary crisis of 2008 and the present fall in oil costs, financiers are looking progressively into alternative funds that are steady, but supply high returns.

Forestry financial investments have actually just recently seen an uptick in interest from pension funds, personal equity financial investments, insurance coverage business and retail financiers, due to the long term horizons which in fact assist weather recessions much better than short-term financial investments. Compared with equities, bonds and property, returns in forestry class possessions are affected by a totally various set of market and financial aspects. As such, it makes this property class a perfect alternative financial investment for financiers planning to diversify their profiles in order to secure themselves from market changes.

“Market news and aspects can trigger stock costs to drop,” stated Mr. John Berry – Business Development Director, Asia Plantation Capital – at the current Global Investment Expert Asia 2015 online forum. “But it can not stop a tree from growing. Forestry as a possession acts as an extremely strong hedge versus other financial investments as provened by its history of exceptional efficiency.”.

Mr Berry continued, “Cash circulation attributes of forestry financial investments are quite much like those of set earnings bonds that financiers need to purchase for a minimum duration prior to the financial investment grows. In this case, when the trees develop, they are all set for harvest. With great constant returns,” Mr Berry concluded, “forestry properties’ enhanced risk/reward attributes cause a more effective, diversified profile.”.

Taking this view into account, sustainable forestry will certainly continue to be a strong and appealing carrying out financial investment chance for years to come.

About Asia Plantation Capital.
Quick realities:.
– US$ 600 million – integrated value of properties possessed and under management.
– US$ 53.5 million – turnover in the last fiscal year.
– US$ 100 million – turnover forecast for existing fiscal year.
– 2,000,000 – Aquilaria trees today, on Agarwood plantations.

Asia Plantation Capital (APC) is the owner and operator of a varied variety of industrial plantation and farming companies throughout the Asia-Pacific area and around the world, and is part of the Asia Plantation Capital Group of associated business. Developed formally in 2008 (although running independently considering that 2002) the group now has plantation and farming jobs on 4 continents, with functional tasks at numerous phases in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Laos, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, North America and Europe.

Promoting making use of qualified and sustainable wood is the very best method of avoiding logging, securing biodiversity, and battling poverty in the tropical jungle areas. For the yacht sector (a significant user of teak) which pursues quality and which is currently associated with ecological efforts, this is likewise a method of making sure that no wood from unlawful logging is made use of.