Apr 15 13:42 Indonesia to start producing biodiesel fuel next year Batam (ANTARA News) - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said here on Friday he hoped several regions in Indonesia would be able to start producing biodiesel fuel from castor kernel as an alternative fossil fuel next year. Hopefully commercial production of biodiesel fuel could begin next year as a long-term profitable business potential, he said.

Furniture makers urged to widen material base Furniture makers must diversify their raw materials and begin moving away from teak, mahogany and rattan, to cope with acute shortages of these materials, an industry official says.

Local furniture industry sees declining market share Benget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's furniture industry is losing its market share to imported products as it faces increasingly tougher competition on the international market due to the influx of products from other Asian countries, particularly China, which has now become the world's largest producer.