Supply Base Report: LLC «Geosantbel»
Completed in
accordance with the Supply Base Report Template Version 1.3
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further information on the SBP Framework and to view the full set of
documentation see www.sbp-cert.org
Document
history
Version
1.0: published 26 March 2015
Version
1.1 published 22 February 2016
Version
1.2 published 23 June 2016
Version
1.3 published 14 January 2019
© Copyright The Sustainable Biomass Program Limited 2019
Contents
2 Description
of the Supply Base
2.2 Actions taken to promote certification amongst feedstock
supplier
2.3 Final harvest sampling programme
2.4 Flow diagram of feedstock inputs showing feedstock type
[optional]
2.5 Quantification of the Supply Base
3 Requirement
for a Supply Base Evaluation
4.3 Results of Risk Assessment
4.4 Results of Supplier Verification Programme
5 Supply
Base Evaluation Process
6.1 Response to stakeholder comments
7 Overview
of Initial Assessment of Risk
8 Supplier
Verification Programme
8.1 Description of the Supplier Verification Programme
8.3 Conclusions from the Supplier Verification Programme
10 Detailed
Findings for Indicators
11.2 Public or additional reviews
13.1 Significant changes in the Supply Base
13.2 Effectiveness of previous mitigation measures
13.3 New risk ratings and mitigation measures
13.4 Actual figures for feedstock over the previous 12 months
13.5 Projected figures for feedstock over the next 12 months
On
the first page include the following information:
Producer
name: Limited liability
company «Geosantbel»
Producer
location: 212003, Republic of
Belarus,Mogilev, st. Chemists, 10
Geographic
position: 53.895 594,30.28 67
Primary
contact: Batyushkov Evgeny.
+375 29 746 04 66, geosantbel@mail.ru
Company
website: Geosantbel.by
Date
report finalised: 02.02.2021
Close
of last CB audit:
Name
of CB: UAB NEPCon
Translations from English: Yes
SBP Standard(s) used: SBP Standard 2: Verification of SBP-compliant Feedstock SBP Standard 4: Chain of Custody SBP Standard 5: Collection and Communication of Data Weblink to Weblink to Standard(s) used: https://sbp-cert.org/documents/standards-documents/standards
SBP Endorsed Regional Risk Assessment: Not applicable.
Weblink to SBE on Company website: Not applicable.
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The supply base of LLC «Geosantbel» is the whole
territory of the Republic of Belarus.
All forests in Belarus are in exclusive
property of the State. The total area of forest fund is 9.62 million ha of
which 8.26 million ha are covered by forest lands. The percentage of forest
cover in Belarus reached 39,8%. The total stock of timber is 1796 million m3,
including ripe and overripe stands which comprise over 296 million m3.
As a result of conscious efforts on forests’
reproduction, during the last 60 years the area covered by forest has doubled
and reached its highest value for more than 100-year period. This increase is a
result of both natural processes and afforestation of barren lands unsuitable
for farming industry. In Belarus along with increase of total area of forest
lands, one could witness a sustainable growth of ripening, ripe and overripe
stands. The share of ripe and overripe forests is 14,7%. Average age of stands
is over 56 years.
In Belarus the main principles of forest
managements are based on the following regulatory documents:
- State-run program
for 2016-2020 “Belarus forest”
- National strategy
on sustainable development of the Republic of Belarus
- Forest Code of the
Republic of Belarus.
28 tree species and
about 70 species of bushes grow in Belarus. The most widespread are: Scots pine
- 50.3%, Birch - 23.2%, European spruce - 9.2%, Black alder - 8.5%, Oak - 3.4%,
Aspen - 2.1%
There are two types
of forest lands depending on accomplished functions: first and second groups.
The first group comprises specially protected nature conservation areas (about
52%), and the second one – exploitable forests for timber harvesting (48%). In
accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Belarus all forest lands are
in state property and assigned to state forestry enterprises for use. The
forest use in Belarus is based on the principle of continuity and
sustainability.
Average annual timber
harvesting value is about 18 million m3, which include:
- final felling
(mature timber) – 40%
- cleaning cuttings
and sanitary felling (young, middle-aged and ripening stands – 48%
- other cuttings –
12%.
The main conditions of forests’ exploitation
are the procurement of forest reproduction and protective afforestation. In
2018 the forest reproduction and afforestation were carried out at the total
area of 41,82 thousand ha, including such measures as planting of new forests
(about 34,8 thousand ha).
According to the forest legislation of the
Republic of Belarus, the endangered species and the places of their habitation
included in the Red List are to be protected during timber harvesting
processes. The cutting of valuable, endangered and specially protected tree
species is strictly prohibited.
There are two preserved areas at the territory
of Republic of Belarus - Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve (85.2 thousand ha) and
Polesie State Radioecological Reserve (216,1 thousand ha) and four national
parks - Belovezhskaya Pushcha (152,962 thousand ha), Braslav Lakes (69,115
thousand ha), Narachanski National Park (93,3 thousand ha) and Pripyatsky
National Park (85,841 thousand ha) as well as 334 forest Republic and local reserves
and 874 monuments of nature.
The forest certification is an effective tool
against illegal cuttings and illegal circulation of timber.
There two schemes of forest certification
implemented in the Republic of Belarus: FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and
PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification).
As of 1st of January 2019, 96 forest management units (98,5% of total forest fund that belongs to the Ministry of Forestry) is certified in accordance with the requirements of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). 93 forest management units (95 % of total forest fund that belongs to the Ministry of Forestry) is certified in accordance with the requirements of PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification).
In Belarus timber industry comprises of forest management (13,5%), processing of timber (69,5%) and paper-pulp industry 16,4%). Timber processing is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in Belarus Republic andhas a share of about 2% from the whole processing sector in Belarus Republic. Timber industry in Belarus â makes approximately 1,1% of gross domestic market. Timber-based products are exported to about 30 world countries.
Source:
Ministry of Forestry of Republic of Belarus
Limited
liability company «Geosantbel» located
in the eastern part of the Republic of Belarus, on the territory of the Mogilev
region. The company has no separate divisions. The company does not carry out
forestry activities and does not harvest wood. Limited liability company «Geosantbe» produces fuel pellets from
secondary feedstock only. Limited liability company «Geosantbe»
sourses from the whole territory of the Republic of Belarus, mainly
from Mogilev and Vitebsk regions.
Fig.1 Supply Base of Limited liability company «Geosantbe» – Republic of Belarus
The
following tree species are used:
No CITES species are identified within the
supply base.
For the production of SBP - certified pellets Limited liability company «Geosantbel» uses FSC certified material from certified Belarus suppliers. Management has decided to reduce the volume of raw materials which does not come from FSC certified forests and does not have an FSC claim. When communication with an uncertified FMU / sawmill takes place, Limited liability company «Geosantbel» representatives underline the importance of complying with the existing requirements and promotes voluntary forest certification.
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a. Total Supply Base area (ha): 9,62 ml.
b. Tenure by type (ha): 9,62 ml. (100% stated owned)
c. Forest by type (ha): 9,62 ml
d. Forest by management type (ha): managed natural
e. Certified forest by scheme (ha): 9,62 ml.– certified by FSC ;
8,8 ml. – certified by PEFC.
f. Total volume of Feedstock: 9874.6m3
g. Volume of primary feedstock: not used
h. List percentage of primary feedstock (g), by the following categories. Subdivide by SBP-approved Forest Management Schemes:
- Certified to an SBP-approved Forest Management Scheme
- Not certified to an SBP-approved Forest Management Scheme
i. List all species in primary feedstock, including scientific name - Not applicable.
j. Volume of primary feedstock from primary forest
k. List percentage of primary feedstock from primary forest (j), by the following categories. Subdivide by SBP-approved Forest Management Schemes:
- Primary feedstock from primary forest certified to an SBP-approved Forest Management Scheme - Not applicable
Primary feedstock from primary forest not certified to an SBP-approved Forest Management Scheme - Not applicable
l. Volume of secondary feedstock: specify origin and type – 9874.6 m3 (100% secondary raw materials from external suppliers).
m. Volume of tertiary feedstock: specify origin and composition - Not applicable
* Compelling
justification would be specific evidence that, for example, disclosure of the
exact figure would reveal commercially sensitive information that could be used
by competitors to gain competitive advantage. State the reasons why the
information is commercially sensitive, for example, what competitors would be
able to do or determine with knowledge of the information.
Bands for (f) and (g) are:
1. 0 – 200,000 tonnes or m3
2. 200,000 – 400,000 tonnes or m3
3. 400,000 – 600,000 tonnes or m3
4. 600,000 – 800,000 tonnes or m3
5. 800,000 – 1,000,000 tonnes or m3
6. >1,000,
000 tonnes or m3
Bands for (h), (l) and (m) are:
1. 0%-19%
2. 20%-39%
3. 40%-59%
4. 60%-79%
5. 80%-100%
NB: Percentage values to be calculated as rounded-up integers.
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Peer review was not used.
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The
report is published at www.Geosantbel.by for public review by
all interested parties.
After
the review, all of the stakeholders can forward their feedbacks, if there any,
to the e-mail address:
geosantbel@mail.ru.
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Approval of Supply Base
Report by senior management |
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Report Prepared by: |
Batyushkov Evgeny |
Director |
02.02.2021 |
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The undersigned
persons confirm that I/we are members of the organisation’s senior management
and do hereby affirm that the contents of this evaluation report were duly
acknowledged by senior management as being accurate prior to approval and
finalisation of the report. |
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Report approved by: |
Batyushkov Evgeny |
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02.02.2021 |
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There
are no significant changes in the Supply Base.
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f. Total volume of Feedstock: …9874.6… m3
g. Volume of primary feedstock: 0.00 m3
h. List percentage of primary feedstock (g), by the following categories. Subdivide by SBP-approved Forest Management Schemes:
- Certified to an SBP-approved Forest Management Scheme – 0%
- Not certified to an SBP-approved Forest Management Scheme – 0%
i. List all species in primary feedstock, including scientific name - Not applicable.
j. Volume of primary feedstock from primary forest – 0%
k. List percentage of primary feedstock from primary forest (j), by the following categories. Subdivide by SBP-approved Forest Management Schemes:
- Primary feedstock from primary forest certified to an SBP-approved Forest Management Scheme - Not applicable
Primary feedstock from primary forest not certified to an SBP-approved Forest Management Scheme - Not applicable
l. Volume of secondary feedstock: specify origin and type – 925.36 m3.
m. Volume
of tertiary feedstock: specify origin and composition - Not applicable (0 m3).
Volume of secondary feedstock: 10 000 m3
per year.