The history of the company-owned “Materials Forest” can be traced back to the early Meiji period, when the Yoshioka Mine was acquired and the forest around it was purchased with the intention of supplying timber for building pit props at the mine and for use as fuel for copper smelting. We would like to conserve the beauty and various functions of the forest, which we have cherished for many years, and pass it on to the next generation. This is also our primary reason for protecting other forests.
As calls to respond to climate change get stronger, multifunctional forests capable of not only producing timber, but also absorbing and fixating CO2 in addition to conserving water and soil, as well as biodiversity, are needed. They can even provide space for recreation.
To protect multifunctional forests like these, we will gradually establish a circulation of forest resources that repeats the harvesting of timber and the cultivation of planted trees. Additionally, we will value a consideration for biodiversity, striving to make use of the natural power of the Earth with the trees, flowers, and soil growing in the forest, continuing to create forests with a low environmental load that are resistant to natural disasters.