Corporate infomation
| Corporate name | YL Forest Co., Ltd. (formerly Yamamoto Timber Industries, Ltd.) |
| Headquarters | Fukuoka Insatsu Kaikan 3F 6-1 Chikkouhonmachi Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi 812-0021 Japan |
| Capital | 70 million yen |
| Activities | ・Emission credit development ・Forest maintenance, conservation, preservation and management project ・Afforestation Project ・Greenhouse gas emission reduction project ・Environment improvement project ・Trading and mediation in IPO equities, etc. |
| Subsidiaries | PT Yamamoto Asri (Presidfent : Naoto Akune) PT Tiara Asia Permai (President : Robby Hirooka) |
| History | February, 1970 Established with headquarters in Fukuoka, Japan, as a pioneer in the importing of timber. With the US, Canada, Indonesia, and the Philippines as main sources, dealt widely with major enterprises such as Matsushita Electric Industrial and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., as well as local businesses. December, 1994 Ceased operations on account of the business environment. December, 1999 Established YL Building Co.,Ltd. July, 2004 Restarted as YL Invest Co., Ltd. from changed company name from Yamamoto Lumber Industry Co., Ltd. August, 2005 Began investigating the potential of greenhouse gas emission credit business based on mangrove planting in the Republic of Indonesia. July, 2006 Established subsidiary “PT. YAMAMOTO ASRI” in Batam city, Indonesia. Signed MOU with Batam City, Riau Islands (30years, 500ha). October, 2006 Signed MOU with Batam City, Riau Islands (30years, 500ha). September, 2006 Signed MOU with Ogan Komering Ilir, South Sumatra (30years, 20,000ha). October, 2006 Signed MOU with Banyuasin, South Sumatra (30years, 30,000ha). Jun, 2007 Signed MOU with Central Bangka, Bangka-Bulitung(30years, 20,000ha). December, 2007 Received recommendation from the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and set up business presentation and booth at COP 13 side event. February, 2008 Capital increased to 70 million yen. February, 2008 Signed MOU with Tanjung Jabung Timur, Jambi(30years, 30,000ha). December, 2008 Signed MOU with Batam City, Riau Islands (add to 30years, 1,000ha). January, 2009 Started applying for AR-CDM with DOE. August, 2009 Conducting joint research about Silvofishery with Politeknik KP Sidoarjo under jurisdiction of Indonesian Ministry of maritime fisheries. May, 2010 Ended the public release of information on the United Nations website for application United Nations AR-CDM. May, 2011 Establish development division in company, REDD+ project started. Participated in the UNFCCC workshop held in Bonn, Germany Workshop on the characteristics of the constraints in the application of the new AR-CDM methodology. August, 2012 JAPAN’s METI “Non-energy origin global warming measures overseas contribution project (REDD+) 2012” Entrusted business. May, 2013 Concluded a joint business contract with REDD + project with Indonesian company PT.Tiara Asia Permai. Jluy,2013 First obtained IUPJL-HL license in Indonesia Made Project plan(RKU) and Annual project plan(RKT) Approved and started the REDD + project. August, 2013 JAPAN’s METI “Feasibility Study for the contribution visualization of Japanese companies to prevent deforestation and degradation in developing countries (REDD+) 2013”. September, 2014 JAPAN’s METI “Feasibility study for the contribution visualization of Japanese companies to prevent deforestation and degradation in developing countries (REDD+) 2014”. April, 2015 YL Building Co.,Ltd. and YL Invest Co., Ltd. were merged, and the company name was changed to YL Forest Co.,Ltd. anew. Akira Yamamoto becomes Chairman. Naoto Akune becomes CEO. Moved head office from Chuo-ku, Fukuoka city to Hakata-ku, Fukuoka city. |
| Representative | Akira Yamamoto, Chairman Akune Naoto, CEO |
