S. Kalimantan's pulp plant

S. Kalimantan's pulp plant

JAKARTA (JP): Local company PT Menara Hutan Buana (MHB) will
build a pulp-processing plant in South Kalimantan with an annual
capacity of one million metric tons.

The company's commissioner, Surachmadi Suratman said on
Saturday Menara Hutan Buana has acquired 268,585 hectares of
industrial forest estates in the area to meet the capacity.

The 268,585 hectares, Surachmadi said, are located in the
districts of Kintap, Sebamban, Teluk Kepayang, Riam Kiwa and
Pamukan in the eastern part of South Kalimantan.

Surachmadi told Antara that 86,200 hectares of the acquired
land has been cultivated since 1994. Of which 69,700 hectares are
planted with Akasia Mangium trees and the remaining hectares
with, among others, Meranti, Ulin, and Jabon, he added. (02)