Joining Forces to Devote to Modern Forestry Mechanization | China Forestry Group Corporation Visits XUVOL Forestry Equipment to Explore Integrated, Science-Based Logging Solutions

On July 18, 2026, Li Liubin, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of China Forestry Group Corporation (CFGC), led the core team of CFGC, together with representatives from the Harbin Forestry Machinery Research Institute (HFMRI), Chongqing Forestry Investment and Development Co., Ltd (CQFL), and Party Secretary and Chairman, Zhougang and other members of Guangxi Forestry Group Co.,Ltd (GXFG), had visited the production base of XUVOL forestry equipment. In-depth discussions were held on core topics about the standardized management of national reserve forests, comprehensive plans for scientific timber harvesting, the modernization of mechanized operations in mountainous forest areas, and improving the quality and efficiency of logging sites. With the same vision, participants together with XUVOL explored a new model for the development of modern forestry operations based on “ecological priority, compliant logging, mechanization, and sustainable management”.

As a national-level and state-owned forestry enterprises, CFGC operates a full industrial chain covering national reserve forest layout, forest tending, logging and cut-over land regeneration. It has built large-scale forest bases across Guangxi, Hunan, Chongqing, Fujian and other regions, and formed a standardized logging management system covering selective cutting, intermediate cutting, tending cutting and low-yield forest renovation. Adhering to the national logging quota system and the green principle of consumption lower than growth, CFGC consistently promotes the standardization, mechanization and safety upgrading of forest logging operations. At the symposium, CFGC introduced the operation design specifications, compartment zoning criteria and classified logging management mechanisms for national reserve forests. Targeted logging modes are adopted for different forest stands: reasonable final cutting for mature timber forests, tending intermediate cutting for young and middle-aged forests, and renovation clear cutting for low-efficiency forests. Post-logging regeneration and ecological restoration are fully implemented to realize sustainable recycling of forest resources.

Based on logging conditions for mainstream tree species such as southern pinus massoniana and fast-growing eucalyptus, and addressing the challenges of logging in complex mountainous terrain, XUVOL systematically shares a comprehensive set of practical logging solutions. These solutions cover the entire chain—from pre-harvest forest survey and planning, and the precise division of logging plots, to the integrated operation of felling machines, log grapples, and transport equipment; log grading and consolidation; closed-loop safety management; and digital management of logging records; For scenarios such as steep-sloped forestlands, scattered small plots, and high-density pine forests, we have customized lightweight, high-mobility machinery combinations to replace traditional manual operations. This significantly improves harvesting efficiency and reduces labor safety risks, while strictly adhering to CFGC’s operational requirements for compliant harvesting, graded material selection, and quality enhancement and value creation.

Both sides of CFGC and XUVOL reached consistent implementation ideas in four core areas. Firstly, implementing standardize compliant logging. Mechanized operations strictly follow design specifications and implement the optimization principle of “retaining straight, large and superior trees while cutting curved, small and diseased ones” to improve forest stand structure. Secondly, improve quality and efficiency while reduce the cost via mechanization. Specialized equipment and accessories adapted to southern hilly woodlands are deployed to optimize the integrated process of felling, skidding and loading. Thirdly, strengthen safety in logging areas and on-site management: standardize operational procedures, personal protective measures, and equipment operation and maintenance systems to mitigate safety hazards associated with forestry operations. Fourthly, integrated management of harvesting, regeneration, and carbon sequestration: simultaneously advancing replanting and site improvement after harvesting to enhance the carbon sequestration value of forest lands, thereby establishing a closed-loop industrial chain encompassing “harvesting and utilization—regeneration and cultivation—carbon sequestration value enhancement”.

At the conclusion of the symposium, both of CFGC and XUVOL reached a consensus on in-depth cooperation. Moving forward, together, using regional national forest bases as pilot sites to implement customized, comprehensive mechanized logging solutions and establish standardized model logging areas; By leveraging equipment to enhance the entire logging process, supporting the modernization and upgrading of logging operations across CFGC ’s major forest management areas; And Strictly adhering to ecological red lines and ensuring compliance with logging regulations, while improving timber yield and overall returns, jointly contributing to the high-quality development of the southern national reserve forests and putting into practice the forestry development path that embodies the “Clear waters and lush mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver” philosophy.