StoraEnso decided in year 2002 to build a pulp mill in the province of Guangxi, southernChina, and also establish eucalyptus plantations to provide it with raw material. By 2010StoraEnso controls about 90 000 of planned 120 000 ha, out of 75 000 ha is already plantedwith Eucalyptus.By using better genetic material, improve the tending, selecting the sites more careful and byusing a proper fertilization regime StoraEnso hopes to increase the mean annual incrementfrom today?s 25 m3/ha, on bark, to 35 m3/ha. This study is one part in this work to increase themean annual increment in the plantation.This master thesis is the forth in a series, that has followed up a fertilization trial that startedin spring 2006 when the trial was laid out and treatments decided. The aim with the trial is toexamine the production potential of Eucalyptus urophylla in Guangxi, southern China.

The idea for this project was initiated together with one of the leaders in the forest, paper and packaging industry. To get through an A/R CDM process the company is exposed to the risk of failing the process or that the overall costs will exceed the benefits of the project. This would delete the incentives to invest in GHG removals compared to purchasing emission allowances on the carbon market. The questions that have been raised and needs clarification in the thesis are the following:? From a company perspective, what are the incentives for implementing Forest Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects?? What is a likely financial outcome of a reforestation CDM project on degraded land in the Guangxi province of the Peoples Republic of China?? When does an investment like this break even with the cost of buying market based carbon emission allowances? The objective of this master thesis is to carry out a research about the incentives for forest, paper and packaging companies to invest in reforestation through the clean development mechanism.

The idea for this project was initiated together with one of the leaders in the forest, paper and packaging industry. To get through an A/R CDM process the company is exposed to the risk of failing the process or that the overall costs will exceed the benefits of the project. This would delete the incentives to invest in GHG removals compared to purchasing emission allowances on the carbon market. The questions that have been raised and needs clarification in the thesis are the following:? From a company perspective, what are the incentives for implementing Forest Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects?? What is a likely financial outcome of a reforestation CDM project on degraded land in the Guangxi province of the Peoples Republic of China?? When does an investment like this break even with the cost of buying market based carbon emission allowances? The objective of this master thesis is to carry out a research about the incentives for forest, paper and packaging companies to invest in reforestation through the clean development mechanism.

Problem: Samarbetet mellan Sverige och Kina har ökat stadigt för varje år som gått samtidigt som en etablering av svenska företag i Kina kräver att de svenska affärsmännen etablerar nya kontakter med kineserna. Denna uppsats tar upp de kulturella hinder och barriärer som de svenska företagen möter vid en etablering i Kina, etableringsmetoder, samt hur företagen har hanterat allt detta.Syfte: Syftet är att ge en vetenskaplig genomgång för läsaren om vilka kulturella aspekter som svenska företagen bör ta hänsyn till vid etableringsstrategier för att överkomma de internationella kulturella hinder som uppstår vid etableringar i Kina.Metod: Genom att intervjua 4 företag samt göra en enkätundersökning som omfattar ca 50 företag har data samlats in. Med hjälp av tidigare studier samt andra teorier och modeller, har datan studerats och analyserats.Slutsats: Uppsatsen tyder på att de kulturella hindren är verkliga och påtagliga. En negligering av dessa är förknippat med allt från konkurrensnackdelar till totala misslyckanden. Kommunikation och goda nätverk har visat sig vara ett grundläggande krav för att ens få möjligheten att försöka sig på en etablering.

Chinas government has a multifunctional program for a more sustainable forestry since 2000. This six key forest programs goal is to develop a more sustainable forest sector but also take environment consideration. The state forest administration in China has decided to create 5.8 million hectare of fast growing and high yield forest. Eucalyptus has showed to have good properties for pulp and timber production and therefore Eucalyptus plantations are under development in costal areas in southern China. By adding extra nutrients, growth can be enhanced in Eucalyptus plantations.