Three companies to develop sago plantations in Riau and West Papua

Three domestic companies are ready to develop sago plantations in Riau and West Papua Provinces to meet demand for raw materials to make bio ethanol as alternative energy, an Agriculture Ministry official said. The three companies are PT Nasional Timber, PT Nusa Ethanolasia and PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya, Director General of Plantations at the Agriculture Ministry Achmad Mangga Barani said. He said PT Nasional Timber planned to develop 10,000 hectares of sago plantation in Riau after developing 10,000 hectares of sago plantation in the province. Both PT Nusa Ethanolasia and PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya would develop sago plantations in West Papua, he said. (http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/4/5/three-companies-to-develop-sago-plantations-in-riau-west-papua/