In The Celestial Empire...

A large-scale project with enormous technological and environmental stakes will soon become a reality: the Chinese Forestry Ministry has entrusted the company with the creation of a complex to produce trees intended to reforest the Peking region. Olivier Dambiel, Commercial Export Director, talks about the adventure...

A short time ago, the Chinese Forestry Ministry called on Filclair to construct high-quality greenhouses to be used for the production of eucalyptus trees, primarily for the reforestation of the Peking area.

These plants will be used to reforest a large part of the areas decimated due to over-consumption of wood (a wide-scale problem in Chinese agriculture) and rampant urbanization.

Reforestation has thus become an urgent need in order to halt the erosion and gullying that has ravaged the former forestlands.

These trees will also be used for paper pulp.

"Technically, the project represents a surface area of 12,600 m2 of greenhouses," explained Olivier Dambiel, "which is not a large surface, but upon closer look, this complex groups together all of the techniques developed by Filclair: the system has motorized side vent panels, is equipped with a thermal screen, and is entirely irrigated by spraying. Not far from this installation, 20,000 m2 of shade houses have been set up to protect the young plants so that they can mature properly before being planted on the reforesting site. "This activity can be considered a true pilot project," added Olivier, "and it provides the perfect example of Filclair's capabilities for producing 'customized' greenhouses well-adapted to the local geography and climate". You could say that it will be the "showcase" for Filclair industrial greenhouses.
The project began in early June.
With a big-budget project such as this one, it is important to be perfectly familiar with "Greenhouse" techniques and technology, along with all the accompanying aspects, in order to precisely target the cost-effectiveness and production goals of the customer.
Projects similar to this one are currently being studied in many other countries, each one completely different from the others. This diversity provides even further motivation to overcome technical challenges.