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Established in 1995, FA Forest Oy, owned by private individuals, specializes in the aerial spreading of fertilizers and innovative ash handling solutions. Since 2000, the company has developed a practical scale operation, enhancing peatland and mineral soil growth using micronutrient fertilizers. With a focus on non-hazardous materials, regulatory compliance, and efficient logistics, FA Forest Oy aims to transform waste into valuable products. Their pioneering techniques, involving helicopter logistics and specially designed loading equipment, facilitate sustainable forest management and help optimize soil improvement.
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FA Forest Oy- Ashhandling - FA Forest Oy (2012)
Development of company • Established 1995 • Ownedbyprivatepersons • Begun with aerialspreading of fertilizers, trials with ash 1995 ->, in practicalscale 2000->
Matovaara Valtimo Ashfertilizedarea About 5t/ha Nonfertilizedarea Ashfertilized and thinnedarea
Distancesin Finland Ahonkylän tuhkan hankinta Viitasaaren tuhkan hankinta
Logisticts to forest • Peatlands • Mineralsoils is underdevelopment (with urea) • Logistics • Helicopters • Loadingequipment • 1400kg sacks • Micronutrientfertilizer BT-300 • Tractors • As loosegranulatedash • Liming in environmentalcatastrophes and spreading of chemicalfertilizers
Growth in Peatland Additionalincrement0,5-8 m3 ha-1 a-1 -normally 2-4 m3 ha-1 a-1 -duration of effectover 20v (Growth in Ruukki – FFRI experiment, 4t DW/ha) (Metla, Moilanen)
Frost insulation • Diluteashes, whennotsuitable to fertilizeruse • Non-hazardous to environment • As granulated – solubility is lower • Easy to store and construct • Good as insulation • Even 1m thinnerstructure of road • Bearingabout as coarsesand / moraine • Lowerneed for gravel • Ashgravel vs. ordinary
RegulationsQuicklydeveloping and changingConfusing, uncertain and sometimesconflicting Lawsrelated to usingash and ashproduction: Law on Environmentalprotection ja –decrees, National law of waste, wastedirective and End of Waste-criterias, Decision dumping sites, Waste taxation, Sideproducts, Direction on usingash (as waste) to soilconstruction, Safety Products areregulatedby: Law of fertilizers and directions, -different products to silvi- and agriculture - REACH, (Mixedashes) - CE-, - Law on radiation Recommendations for sideproducts (Traficadministratives, Concreteindustry, Asphaltindustry)
Forward and upward… • -> Regulationshasaffectedrecentlypositively • -> General opinionfavours • Aim • Fromwaste to product