Plywood exports expected to rise<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's plywood exports are expected to
\nincrease slightly this year due to rising demand from Japan,
\nTaiwan, the United States, the Middle East and European
\ncountries, an industry executive said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The chairman of the Indonesian Wood Panel Association,
\nMohammad (Bob) Hasan, told reporters that plywood exports are
\nlikely to reach 8.9 million cubic meters this year, as compared
\nto 8,7 million cubic meters in 1995 and 8.9 million cubic meters
\nin 1994.<\/p>\n
\"The most prospective market at present is Japan, which is
\nbuilding or restoring 1.5 million houses in Kobe, a city affected
\nby earthquakes in January 1995,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He contended that Indonesian plywood, which has met the Japan
\nAgricultural Standard in quality, can compete against Malaysian
\nproducts, which has not meet the standard, in the Japanese
\nmarket.<\/p>\n
\"Our exports to Japan will be three times as much as Malaysian
\nexports,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's plywood exports to Japan are projected to increase
\nto 3.2 million cubic meters this year, from 3 million cubic
\nmeters last year, he said.<\/p>\n
Hasan said Indonesia's plywood exports to the United States
\nand Canada exceeded 400,000 cubic meters in the first half of the
\nyear, as compared to 793,489 cubic meters for the whole of 1995.<\/p>\n
He acknowledged that demand in China and South Korea is
\ndeclining in line with the weakening of their economies.<\/p>\n
South Korea imported 950,370 cubic meters of plywood from
\nIndonesia last year, he said. (jsk)<\/p>",
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