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 is 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 tropical-origin plantation teak.
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 (2026 inventory) and a conservative 3 cm/year average radial growth after the silvicultural thinning.
Heartwood is what buyers actually pay for. At 16+ years, Ideal Teak trees reach the heartwood-to-sapwood ratio required for Grade A and FEQ classification.
Cylindrical trunks with minimal taper — result of systematic pruning and silvicultural management 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 to build something that compounds in value the way only living assets can — with patience, documentation, and the discipline to do the right thing at the right time.
833 Tectona grandis seedlings per hectare, planted at 4×3 m spacing across the La Trampa sector in 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. Cartography updated with each intervention.
CONSULTFOREST S.A.S. (Ing. Carlos Cabrera, Reg. SENESCYT 02-09-3042) completes a full topographic and GIS survey. All 44 boundary vertices georeferenced in WGS84 / UTM Zone 17S. EUDR-ready from inception.
ALL Agro Consulting (MsC. Angel Llerena Zambrano, Reg. SENESCYT 7241197945) completes a full statistical inventory: 25 sample plots, 1.29% sampling error. Result: 84,229 trees, 766 stems/ha, 145.6 m³/ha, 16,019 m³ total volume. Phytosanitary status: Good.
Selective removal of approximately 17,000 stems with estimated 35–45 cm DBH. Direct export to India, the Netherlands, and the USA. FSC chain-of-custody active. Volume: 19,000–35,000 m³ depending on growth achieved.
The plantation's defining event. Estimated 35,797 trees at 60–70 cm DBH, classified by grade and sold in competitive lots to pre-qualified buyers in the USA, Netherlands, Gulf, and India. Supply agreements being developed now.
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 planning beyond the spot market. Buyers who secure agreements now negotiate from a position of certainty, not urgency.
Selected Tectona grandis seedlings at 4×3 m spacing. GPS coordinates recorded per parcel.
Annual crown pruning to eliminate knots and encourage straight, cylindrical trunk formation from year 1.
Selective removal of weaker stems to concentrate growth. Every thinning event is logged and georeferenced.
Certified statistical inventory by registered forestry engineers. Volume, DBH, and phytosanitary status documented per parcel.
Controlled felling under MAGAP permit. Logs sorted and graded by DBH, heartwood %, and visual quality for FEQ, Grade A, and Grade B.
Phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, bill of lading, and full EUDR/Lacey documentation issued per shipment from Port of Guayaquil.
Chain-of-custody certification, the global benchmark for responsibly sourced timber. Required by serious buyers in Europe and the USA.
In ProcessRegistered commercial plantation under Ecuador's national forestry framework. Forest Management Plan approved, enabling legal export.
ActivePhytosanitary certificates issued per shipment for unrestricted international movement. Protocol-compliant for India, USA, and EU requirements.
ActiveFull chain-of-custody documentation required for legal import into the United States. Tectona grandis from Ecuador is explicitly recognized as 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 — markets where Lacey Act compliance and density specifications matter. Target buyers: Baillie Lumber, Carib Teak, Tropical American Timber.
Rotterdam as gateway to European mills and importers — where EUDR documentation is now table stakes. One Dutch importer opens Germany, Belgium, France, and Scandinavia simultaneously. Target buyer: Van den Berg Hardhout.
High-end residential and hospitality projects in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar where provenance commands premium. Vision 2030 mega-projects drive accelerating demand for certified tropical hardwood.
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 the 2032 thinning and 2037 final harvest.
Every Ideal Teak log displaces demand from natural forests — the original driver of tropical deforestation. Choosing plantation teak is a measurable positive-impact sourcing decision.
Teak timber used in construction and furniture locks carbon for decades — far longer than the tree's rotation.
For buyers requiring ESG or sustainability reporting: Ideal Teak can provide carbon estimation methodology, GIS land-use maps, and inventory data suitable for scope 3 supply-chain reporting.
Our dossier is 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 welcome serious inquiries from qualified buyers worldwide. We respond personally to every qualified inquiry, in your language and on your timezone.