Sonae Arauco is proud to share that Nuno Calado, Wood Regulation & Sustainability Manager has been elected President of CoLAB ForestWISE for the 2025–2028 term.
ForestWISE is a Collaborative Laboratory dedicated to integrated forest and fire management, bringing together research, innovation, and knowledge transfer to address some of the most pressing challenges facing forests today. Its mission is rooted in collaboration, science and practical solutions that strengthen resilience and sustainability across the sector.
This new governance cycle reflects a strong commitment to representative leadership and cross-sector cooperation, uniting industry, academia and public entities around a shared vision for Portugal’s forests.
With an industrial soul, Sonae Arauco is one of the largest wood-based solutions players in the world. The company’s commitment to sustainable development is borne out in its forest certification, the implementation of a circular bioeconomic model and the permanent integration of recycled wood into the industrial process.
Since its inception, Sonae Arauco has focused on developing sustainable wood solutions with high-added value for furniture, interior design and construction, from the most standard to the most demanding from a technical point of view. From Innovus® decorative products to Core & Technical® products and AGEPAN® solutions, Sonae Arauco holds a versatile portfolio, with a wide range of applications.
“Our vision is to create wood-based solutions for a better life, a better future and a better planet.” – Sonae Arauco.
They believe in the value of wood in people’s lives and their vision is to provide sustainable wood-based solutions that improve quality of life, positively impacting the world and future generations. The company’s aim is to be the wood brand of choice for clients, employees, suppliers and communities.
Their mission is to sustainably develop, produce and deliver renewable wood-based solutions, through operational excellence, innovation, inspired people and partnerships, creating long-term value.
Sonae Arauco had an industrial soul and they engage in long term value creating partnerships. They promote wood recyclability, circularity and carbon capture and retention. They seek excellence along the value chain, via passionate, transparent and empowered teamwork with their partners. Their everyday goal is to take our client’s ambitions further by offering an attractive and innovative combination of industrial expertise, functionality, quality, design and service.
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