world news - 18.12.2007
Indonesia gains edge in wood panel exports
The Deputy Chairman of the
Indonesia Wood Panel Association, Abbas Adhar, also noted that the rise
in ecofriendly products was giving Indonesian wood panel exports a
competitive edge in the industry. He noted that wood panel exports from
Indonesia were expected to top
US$2 billion next year. The volume of wood panel exports were also
expected to increase, jumping from 1.7 million m³ in 2007 to 2.5
million m³ in 2008. Other countries, such as Malaysia and China, were
expected to experience declines in raw materials availability, which
some attribute to Indonesia’s crackdown on illegal logging activities.
See also:
- — Forest owners prepare for increased demand for domestic timber
- — $253m plan to boost forest cover
- — Deadly plant disease found in Scotland
- — Russians and Finns to invest $US 1.5 billion in timber
- — Illegal logging continues in Indonesia
