Recently, the managing director and director general of GFA certification company of German GFA group visited KCB company. The two sides have conducted in-depth exchanges on their respective certification fields and detailed the historical evolution of GFA in the field of forest certification (FSC), providing a detailed description of the authorization of KCB as a subcontract in China as a GFA. This meeting will lay the foundation for cooperation between the two sides in the field of forest certification.

GFA is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, and is one of the leading certification bodies in the field of FSC and PEFC certification services. According to internationally recognized FSC standards, GFA has certified forest enterprises and, based on the standards of FSC and PEFC, also authenticates companies in the wood, printing and papermaking industries. GFA is the first ASI accredited certification body in Germany. Since its establishment, more than 900 companies engaged in wood, paper and forestry have been certified, with a certified forest area of 11 million hectares and customers in 32 countries.

FSC and PEFC are international alliance organizations aimed at promoting environmentally compatible, social tolerable and economically viable forest management. To achieve these goals, FSC and PEFC have established a management system certification standard, accreditation of forestry enterprises and enterprises engaged in wood and wood fiber processing, as well as related trade industries. FSC and PEFC are non-governmental, voluntary certification system. Each company that voluntarily decides to comply with the certification scheme is free to choose the certification body. The improvement and Accreditation of relevant standards are carried out separately by FSC or PEFC management institutions.