More than a decade after its heyday, the plastics industry is struggling to survive as it deals with a decline in raw materials and a lack of government support, the Indonesian Olefin and Plastic Industry Association (Inaplas) said Wednesday.

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Local oil and gas companies have begun to suffer from a shortage of skilled workers because many local professionals prefer to work overseas, an oil drilling executive says.

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PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI) is developing jatropha plantations to meet its fuel needs of about 16 million liters a year, the company's senior director says.RNI is a holding company of state enterprises engaged in plantations and the pharmaceutical industry.Noegroho D.

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With high-rise residences popping up all over Jakarta, Agung Podomoro Group, one of the country's major property developers, will soon start the construction of its 17th apartment building in Tebet, South Jakarta.The Lavande, as it is called, will be the first apartment building on Jl. Supomo.

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