The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin Indonesia) has targeted Indonesia to be the number one on forestry industry of 2030 as Indonesia has a high competitiveness. The Vision of Kadin in 2030 is to be the global and number one player in forestry industry, according to the Vice President of Kadin Indonesia, Rachmat Gobel, on the Discussion of 2010-2015 Roadmap and 2030 Vision held in Jakarta, on 1 July 2009.
Kadin has been doing the efforts to increase the growth of forestry industry and to clear the image of sunset industry on that sector through road map and 2030 vision that will be submitted to the next government. Rachmat was optimistic that Indonesia could be the leading player in the world referring to the fact that Indonesia had dominated plywood market in the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan until 2001. According to the data verified by the Indonesian Association of Wood Panel (Apkindo), since 2002 the position of Indonesia as the leading player in plywood export to the three countries has been shaken. Even more, since 2005, the position of Indonesia was shifted by Malaysia, China, and Brazil. According to Apkindo Committee, I Ketut Kaler, the export value of national plywood has continuously decreased and reached only US$ 1.3 billion in 2008. In fact, the last ten years export value of plywood reached US$ 2.2 billion. The decrease happened after Indonesia exported logs in 1998. Though the export of logs stopped in 2001, the market and demand have been created and it started illegal logging and wood smuggling that affected the competitiveness of Indonesia’s wood panel industry.
Apkindo has pointed out that illegal logging caused woods from Indonesian forests were sent to the border of Malaysia. No wonder if Malaysia could be the leading player in plywood. In fact, in 2004 Malaysia had a wood deficit of 5 million cubic metres. For the next five years, Apkindo has set a target to export plywood by US$ 3.5 billion with production volume of 9.3 million cubic metres and export volume of 8.3 cubic metres. Meanwhile, the Board of Raw Material of the Indonesian Association of Pulp and Paper (APKI), Subarjo, said that Indonesia had a potency to be a leading player in pulp and paper industry. Nowadays, the development of the world pulp and paper industry has moved from North America and Scandinavia to Latin America and Asia, especially China and Indonesia. The area of Indonesian production forest is 59 million hectares that could be the source of raw material of pulp and paper. Indonesia could be the fourth or fifth player in the world pulp production, and eighth player in the world paper production in 2015. Indonesia could even be the number one in pulp production to replace United States in 2030 if the government supports the growth of pulp and paper industry.
Apkindo has pointed out that illegal logging caused woods from Indonesian forests were sent to the border of Malaysia. No wonder if Malaysia could be the leading player in plywood. In fact, in 2004 Malaysia had a wood deficit of 5 million cubic metres. For the next five years, Apkindo has set a target to export plywood by US$ 3.5 billion with production volume of 9.3 million cubic metres and export volume of 8.3 cubic metres. Meanwhile, the Board of Raw Material of the Indonesian Association of Pulp and Paper (APKI), Subarjo, said that Indonesia had a potency to be a leading player in pulp and paper industry. Nowadays, the development of the world pulp and paper industry has moved from North America and Scandinavia to Latin America and Asia, especially China and Indonesia. The area of Indonesian production forest is 59 million hectares that could be the source of raw material of pulp and paper. Indonesia could be the fourth or fifth player in the world pulp production, and eighth player in the world paper production in 2015. Indonesia could even be the number one in pulp production to replace United States in 2030 if the government supports the growth of pulp and paper industry.
Source:
www.okezone.com
As published on www.indonesia.go.id
3 July 2009
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