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Maderas Sostenibles, Sustainable Forestry and Hardwood Furniture Manufacturing

Ciudad Sandino, Managua, Nicaragua • 20 Employees
Furniture

Maderas Sostenibles S.A. (MSSA) is Nicaraguan company with a proven ability to establish high-value timber plantations and add value to wood products from seed to finished product. MSSA manages 1200 acres of timber planation, a sawmill and lumber export operation, and hardwood furniture manufacturing factory in Managua, Nicaragua. The company's core business is to purchase or obtain long-term land use rights to establish plantations. Planting its first tree in Nicaragua in 2007, MSSA been converting deforested land into productive plantations for over 9 years. MSSA has planted 450,000 trees on the farms it manages.Sustainable reforestation has always been a company priority and in Addition to these trees MSSA has participated in community planting projects. By end of 2016 MSSA will have planted a total of 600,000 trees.MSSA's sister company: Masaya & Co. is a furniture brand developed by MSSA to sell high-end handcrafted wood furniture from sustainably harvested wood for both the local and export markets. Both MSSA and Masaya & Co are committed to fostering the growth of wood products industry based on responsible forestry and legal compliance with government regulations.MSSA also process sustainable sourced wood from the natural forest. From 2008 through 2012, all wood processed by MSSA was from management plans in hurricane affected areas. From 2012-2016, wood was sourced from teak plantations and 25-year management plans approved by INAFOR, the Nicaraguan Forest Service.