The
Government's plan to propose pulp and paper products which were based on
Industrial Plantation Forest as green product in the next APEC meeting was
highly appreciated by producers of national pulp and paper producers. President
Director of PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) Kusman Rahmin stated that
pulp and paper which were already SLVK certified were made of qualified raw
materials so they deserve appreciation by buyers.
“SLVK
is a guarantee of Indonesia’s food legality, which is also the ground of
Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)” Rahmin said on Monday (4/2).
RAPP
themselves already had their SLVK certificate and Sustainable Forest Products (PHPL)
of the forests which they managed since 2010.
Kusnan
stated that if Government’s proposal were approved, they would open fairer
trading gates. He disclosed that a number of pulp producing countries were
imposing import tax to well out import of pulp from other countries.
On the other hand,
Indonesia imposed import tax of zero percent. Kusnan also predicted that that
Government's initiative would bring positive impact on performance of
Indonesia’s pulp and paper exporting. Moreover the APEC market, particularly in
Asia would constantly grow.
Based on analysis of the
Poyry institution, demand for pulp at global stage was estimated to increase by
2.6% per year. Of 26.5 million metric tons in 2010 to become 38.9 metric tons
in the coming 2025.
The greatest growth came
from the Asian market with China as locomotive growing by 6.4% per year. Demand
from Chine might increase by up to 14.3 metric tons in 2025 against the
previous 5.6 metric tons in 2010.
Meanwhile other Asian
countries were projected to grow by 1,8% per annum, from 4,3 million metric
tone in 2010 to 5.7 metric tons in 2025.
Demand for paper products
was also predicted to increase globally at 1.3% per annum tram 58.1 metric
tons in 2010 to 70 metric tons in 2025. Asia dominated in the world’s demand
for paper. Demand for papas in China was predicted to grow by 2.35% per annum
from 14.9 million metric tons in 2010 to 21.2 metric tons in 2025. Meanwhile demand
for paper products in Asia could grow by 3.6% per year from 8.6 million
metric, tons in 2010 to 14.5 metric tons in 2025.
Meanwhile producers of tissue
paper was shocked as they found out they were obliged to be SLVK certified.
Unlike other paper products which used short fibre pulp from wood, most of
tissue papers were based on long fibre pulp.
Most of Indonesian pulp
producers were using short fibre pulp so the prevalent raw materials were
imported long fibre pulp. Therefore pulp producers demanded to be exempted from
the obligation of having SLVK certificates.
Business News - February 08,2013
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