Indonesia’s wood panel exports are
expected to rise as a result of declining raw materials in competitor
countries, according to Antara News.
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.
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