OJSC Kay became 12 Russian forestry company certified according to FSC certification demands.
OJSC Kay is located in Chus settlement of Verkhnekamsky county of Kirov region and has 124 ha of forest in long-term rent at Kaysky leskhoz territory. Smartwood did certification.
Certification was supported by IKEA. This company has business in Russia and is interested in sustainable and environmentally sound wood and wood-product production in Russia.
OJSC Kay prepared for certification for more than two years. Enterprise had to do a lot of work before it received FSC certificate. Pre-certification assessment was done in March 2003, and number of conditions to comply with were put forward. Certificate was given for five years. Each year OJSC Kay will be inspected for compliance with FSC terms.