Ideal Teak cultivates premium teak on Ecuador's Pacific coast — traceable from seedling to shipment, exported directly to the world's most demanding markets.
Ideal Teak is a single-origin teak plantation on Ecuador's Pacific coast. A region whose climate, soil, and rainfall produce some of the densest, straightest-grained teak outside Southeast Asia. Every log we ship can be traced to the parcel, the year, and the silvicultural plan it grew from.
110 hectares under unified management. No mixed lots, no intermediaries, no surprises in your container.
Every parcel recorded, every silvicultural intervention logged. Geolocation data covers the entire estate. EUDR and Lacey Act compliance is built in, not bolted on.
We sell direct to mills, importers, and end-product manufacturers from the Port of Guayaquil — no brokers, no inflated chains, no margin lost to middlemen.
Ecuador's tropical dry season produces tighter annual rings, yielding denser wood than most plantation teak of similar age.
Comparable to mature Asian teak. Sufficient for high-traffic flooring, structural marine applications, and exterior architectural use.
Natural silica gives teak its exceptional rot resistance and self-lubricating property — the reason maritime industries have prized it for 2,000 years.
Based on current 17–18 cm DBH (June 2026 certified inventory) and conservative 3 cm/year radial growth after the silvicultural thinning.
Heartwood is what buyers pay for. At 16+ years, Ideal Teak trees reach the heartwood ratio required for Grade A and FEQ classification.
Cylindrical trunks with minimal taper — result of systematic pruning since 2016. High form factor = more usable wood per log.
Ideal Teak is not a speculative project. It is the result of a long-term decision made in 2016 — built on patience, documentation, and the discipline to do the right thing at the right time.
833 Tectona grandis seedlings per hectare at 4×3 m spacing, Sector La Trampa, Balzar, Guayas. GPS coordinates recorded for every parcel from day one.
Progressive removal of suppressed and malformed trees to concentrate growth on the highest-quality stems. Silvicultural records maintained annually.
CONSULTFOREST S.A.S. (Ing. Carlos Cabrera, Reg. SENESCYT 02-09-3042) completes topographic and GIS survey in WGS84 / UTM Zone 17S. EUDR-ready from day one.
ALL Agro Consulting (MsC. Angel Llerena Zambrano, Reg. SENESCYT 7241197945): 25 sample plots, 1.29% sampling error. 766 stems/ha, 145.6 m³/ha. Phytosanitary status: Good. Maintenance: 92%.
Direct export to India, Netherlands, and USA. FSC chain-of-custody active. Premium grades: FEQ / Grade A for marine, flooring, and architectural use.
The plantation's defining event. Heartwood-rich, straight-grained logs sold in competitive lots to pre-qualified buyers in the USA, Netherlands, Gulf, and India. Supply agreements being developed now.
Selected seedlings at 4×3 m. GPS-recorded parcels from day one.
Annual crown pruning to eliminate knots and encourage straight, cylindrical trunks.
Selective removal of weaker stems. Every intervention georeferenced and logged.
Certified statistical inventory by registered engineers. Volume, DBH, phytosanitary status per parcel.
Controlled felling under MAGAP permit. Logs sorted by DBH, heartwood %, visual quality into FEQ / Grade A / Grade B.
Phytosanitary cert, certificate of origin, bill of lading, EUDR & Lacey documentation per shipment from Port of Guayaquil.
Mid-cycle selective thinning of ~17,000 stems at 35–45 cm DBH. Ideal for flooring, decking, outdoor furniture, and utility joinery. Direct export from Port of Guayaquil with full documentation.
Full-rotation harvest of ~35,797 premium stems at 60–70 cm DBH. Heartwood-rich, straight-grained, suited for marine decking, architectural millwork, high-end joinery, and luxury construction.
Multi-year offtake and pre-purchase arrangements for institutional buyers, importers, and manufacturers. Buyers who secure agreements now negotiate from certainty, not urgency.
Chain-of-custody certification, the global benchmark for responsibly sourced timber. Required by serious buyers in Europe and the USA. Adds 20–35% to sale price.
In ProcessRegistered commercial plantation. Forest Management Plan approved, enabling legal harvesting and export from Ecuador.
ActivePhytosanitary certificates per shipment for unrestricted international movement. Protocol-compliant for India, USA, and EU requirements.
ActiveFull chain-of-custody documentation for legal import into the United States. Tectona grandis from Ecuador is explicitly a legal, non-restricted species.
CompliantAll 44 boundary vertices georeferenced in WGS84 from planting date. Zero-deforestation proof built into the estate's founding records — not added retroactively.
CompliantRegistered direct exporter. Full handling of customs declarations, certificates of origin, and shipping documentation from the Port of Guayaquil.
ActiveThe world's largest teak importer. Yacht decking, outdoor furniture, and architectural millwork. Lacey Act compliance and density specifications are non-negotiable. Target buyers: Baillie Lumber, Carib Teak, Tropical American Timber.
Rotterdam as gateway to European mills. One Dutch importer opens Germany, Belgium, France, and Scandinavia simultaneously. EUDR documentation is table stakes. Target buyer: Van den Berg Hardhout.
High-end residential and hospitality in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. Vision 2030 mega-projects drive accelerating demand for certified tropical hardwood. Target events: Dubai WoodShow 2027, Saudi Wood Expo 2027.
The world's largest teak processing hub. Gujarat's Gandhidham market is the primary entry point — direct relationships with importers, not brokers. Volume buyer for both 2032 thinning and 2037 final harvest.
Every Ideal Teak log displaces demand from natural forests. Choosing plantation teak is a measurable positive-impact sourcing decision for any ESG framework.
Teak timber in construction and furniture locks carbon for decades — far beyond the tree's rotation. A 2037 harvest log built into a yacht continues sequestering carbon for 50+ years.
For buyers requiring ESG or sustainability reporting: Ideal Teak can provide carbon estimation methodology, GIS land-use maps, and inventory data for Scope 3 supply-chain reporting.
Provided to qualified buyers, importers, and institutional investors on request. It contains everything needed to evaluate an offtake agreement or supply partnership.
“We don't market teak. We sell time, soil, and proof — to people who understand what those three are worth.”
— Ideal Teak Leadership
Whether you are a timber importer, a processing mill, or a luxury construction buyer — we respond personally to every qualified inquiry, in your language and on your timezone.