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)