Coillte holds the distinction of being Ireland’s primary provider of sustainably certified roundwood, which serves as the fundamental raw material utilized by sawmill and panel board clients to craft top-quality timber and timber-based products.

The forestry sector, predominantly situated in rural Ireland, sustains approximately 12,000 jobs and contributes a substantial €2.3 billion to the national economy. Projections indicate that this sector is poised to double in size over the coming decade.

Coillte, as a major player, accounts for around 75% of Ireland’s timber supply, with Sitka spruce emerging as the principal commercial tree species in our inventory.

In the year 2020, Coillte yielded an impressive 2.31 million cubic meters of wood, with a substantial portion, approximately 1.42 million cubic meters, being sold as sawlogs to our valued sawmill customers. In total, Coillte supplied sufficient construction timber to construct a staggering 50,000 homes, calculated based on an average of 46 cubic meters of timber per home.