COMPANY // SITES // QUEVEDO/GUAYAQUIL
Founded: 1940
Located: Quevedo, Los Ríos, Western Ecuador
People: 650
Nationalities: 5
Brands: 4
BALTEK®, BALTEK® SB, BALTEK® SBC, BALTEK® VBC
Legal entity: 3A Composites Core Materials
Markets: Core Materials
Located in the Ecuadorian coastal region, where balsa wood is native, our site is the largest, most comprehensive operation worldwide for balsa wood core materials, producing from seeds for our FSC® controlled plantations to carbon neutral core and kit parts for the wind, marine, aerospace and transportation industries. Our BALTEK® product portfolio is offered from this site to customers worldwide with more than 80 years of experience. The site includes everything from nursery, manufacturing facilities and a R&D center for product development and quality assurance. The main plant is located in the city of the river and splendid sunsets, Quevedo. Our operation includes plantations across the provinces of Santo Domingo, Guayas, Cotopaxi, Esmeraldas, Manabi and Los Ríos; as well as a satellite administrative office in Guayaquil.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Plantaciones de Balsa Plantabal S.A.
Km 4.5 Vía a Valencia
Quevedo
Ecuador
Tel +593 52 781812