Víctor Sandoval, president of PymeMad Biobío-Ñuble, participated in the panel "How do we continue to move forward?" at the seminar "From the Forest to the Home," organized by the Forestry Institute (INFOR) with funding from CORFO at the University of Concepción.

The event, held in the Fernando Drake Auditorium of the Faculty of Forest Sciences, presented the first progress of the Strategic Plan for Structural Sawn Timber Supply, a public goods project that seeks to promote sustainable construction and contribute to solving Chile's housing deficit.

The seminar brought together national and regional authorities and representatives from the public, private, and academic sectors to learn about the results of the first year of this two-year initiative. Various INFOR researchers presented progress in gathering information on structural timber production, addressing everything from plantation analysis to the productive capacities of large companies and SMEs, as well as the projected demand for housing and building.

"The progress is very interesting and reveals a concerning situation, but at the same time it provides us with information to make decisions and continue moving forward," stated Sandoval. The industry leader added that they hope the information presented will be consolidated over the next year, "and that based on it, we as a sector can begin making decisions, such as promoting public policies that allow us to meet our commitments regarding carbon neutrality and wood housing construction."

Sandoval's participation in this event reaffirms PymeMad's commitment to strengthening industrialized wood construction, positioning small and medium-sized timber companies as key players in the supply chain for the country's sustainable housing development.