Coillte Annual report 2009
- Profit fell 54% to €4.2m in difficult trading environment
- Group turnover fell 17% to €206.9m
- Capital expenditure was reduced by €17m to €40.7m
- Operating costs were reduced by €24m
- Group debt was successfully re-financed
- 5,800 ha of forests were planted
- Volume of logs sold increased by 5% to 2.4m m3
- Record volumes of panel products’ sales achieved in United Kingdom
- Coillte Panel Products won Excellence in Marketing Award for SmartPly Site Protect
- Renewable energy strategy and projects -- wind and biomass -- advanced
- Good progress achieved in developing 100 sites for National Broadband Scheme