Kočevski les- good practice from eastern Slovenia
About this good practice
The forest timber chain in Kočevje Region connects sustainable, multifunctional and sustainable forest management, wood processing, design, production and sale of wood products and wood components and the exploitation of wood residues and waste, as an element that occurs throughout the process, for heat and electricity production. The forest timber chain also offers new employment opportunities in the Kočevje Region and therefore it contributes to the regional economic development as well.In 2014, the Municipality of Kočevje faced bankruptcy of the largest wood processor of finished products in Kočevsko Nolik d.d.. This led to the intensive launch of measures to promote the competitiveness of forest wood processing in Kočevski and adopted a strategy paper in May 2015.
On this basis, the company Kočevski les d.o.o., was founded through the founder of Komual Kočevje, which in October 2015 will take over the forest management concession owned by the Municipality of Kočevje and, on the basis of the Strategic Document, will carry out planned activities to promote the development of entrepreneurship, especially wood processing of finished products.Kočevski les carries out a concessional activity of forest management owned by the Municipality of Kočevje. Based on the construction of wood drying infrastructure by the Municipality of Kočevje, Kočevsi wood manages the infrastructure based on rent and carries out the processing of wood.
Resources needed
Initially, it took around EUR 500,000 to start a business to build wood processing capacity, in 2010, eur 300,000, and the construction of new wood drying capacity of EUR 140 000 in 2022.
Evidence of success
In the field of forestry activities and forest management in 2017 received together with the Municipality of Kočevje by the Municipality of Kočevje, the best own or manager in the region. More than 40 new jobs have been created directly and indirectly based on cooperation with partners.
Potential for learning or transfer
In forest management, the recognition of ZGS OE Kočevje for quality management of forest and good collaboration, in the processing of wood to increase the volume of processed wood from the case of the wood into dried sawn wood and sells only this. In the promotion and development of new products in the joint development of extractive products from wood biomass. The main stakeholders are the providers of services from the surrounding area and customers of our services and products, as well as together with development institutions developing new products.
Establish and coordinate the forest wood chain in Kočevsko with over 20 partners.
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