Wed, 15 May 1996

Progress of pulp, paper industry

1. The development of Indonesia's pulp and paper industry in the last five years:

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Installed capacity (ton p.a.)

- Paper 2,374,000 3,304,000 3,580,600 3,862,100 4,627,900

- Pulp 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,334,700 2,054,700 2,788,400

Total 3,474,000 4,404,000 4,915,300 5,916,800 7,416,300 2. Production (tons)

- Paper 1,749,000 2,262,800 2,572,100 3,054,000 3,425,800

- Pulp 850,000 870,000 900,000 1,314,300 2,022,120

Total 2,599,000 3,132,800 3,472,000 4,368,300 5,447,920

- Waste paper recovery 410,000 430,000 526,300 630,000 700,000 3. Import (tons)

- Paper 114,000 114,600 111,400 171,300 140,110

- Pulp 242,300 447,700 705,700 687,000 511,850

Total 356,300 562,300 817,100 858,300 651,960

- Waste paper 549,100 882,500 872,400 1,009,500 1,054,150 4. Export (tons)

- Paper 384,800 533,000 591,800 862,200 924,520

- Pulp 107,200 111,000 123,600 243,200 576,200

Total 492,000 644,000 715,400 1,105,400 1,500,720 5. Consumption (tons)

- Paper 1,479,100 1,844,400 2,091,700 2,399,100 2,641,390

- Pulp 985,100 1,206,700 1,482,100 1,758,100 1,957,770

Total 2,464,200 3,051,100 3,573,800 4,157,200 4,599,160

- Waste paper 959,100 1,312,500 1,398,700 1,639,500 1,754,150

*) temporary figures

Source: Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association's Indonesian Paper Trade Directory, 1995; Ministry of Industry and Trade.

2. Export value for pulp and paper, 1993-1995 (in millions of US$)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -------------------------------------------------------------------------- '93 36.7 37.3 27.8 61.3 48.3 40.7 31.6 34.7 69.7 55.7 47.9 44.0 '94 34 33.3 45.7 45.3 51.3 51.6 64.5 75.7 71.7 88.5 71.1 99.8 '95 60.3 117.7 108.5 110.1 101.7 106.2 100.6 162.6 157.8 135.1 143.0 147.1

Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade

3. Average international pulp prices, 1994-1996 (in US$/ton):

1994 1995 1996

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 ---------------------------------------------------------- BSK 595 680 860 855 910 900 525 520 BHK 545 630 840 805 865 835 450 375 Eucalyptus 535 650 800 805 860 880 525 450 UBSK 545 630 820 820 875 910 540 500 Diss. Pulp 600 705 950 915 1025 925 875 825 DIP 590 685 656 900 910 740 575 350

BSK: Bleached Softwood Kraft BHK: Bleached Hardwood Kraft UBSK: Unbleached Softwood Kraft Diss. P: Dissolving Pulp DIP: Deinking Pulp

Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade