Pine Needle Processing
Collection, sorting and processing of fallen pine needles in Almora.
Almora • Uttarakhand • India
Turning pine needles into value.
We collect and process fallen Himalayan pine needles — an underutilised forest resource — into useful materials and products.
Climate & environment
A Forest Problem. A Climate Opportunity.
Uttarakhand’s Chir Pine forests shed large quantities of dry pine needles every year. Accumulated on the forest floor, this highly combustible biomass can increase forest-fire risk. Forest fires release greenhouse gases and can damage forest ecosystems.
Estelar collects a portion of this biomass and processes it into useful materials and products. This helps reduce unmanaged biomass accumulation and creates economic value through productive use of an underutilised forest resource.
- Pine needles
- Collection
- Processing
- Useful materials & products
- Environmental + economic value
500+ MT
Pine needles collected
200+ MT
Material processed
50+
Families engaged during collection
Almora & Binsar
Collection areas
What we do
Three areas of work.
PIRUL Growing Media
Pine-needle-based growing media for horticulture and nurseries.
Biomass & Pellets
Pine needle biomass and pellets for suitable thermal applications.
People & field work
Local resource. Local livelihoods.
Families from nearby villages take part in seasonal collection, bringing fallen pine needles into a productive value chain.
Partner With Estelar
For government programmes, research institutions, CSR partners and B2B buyers working on forest biomass.
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