Chamber of Commerce Demand Immediate Timber Facility

Wednesday, 18 March, 2009 | 16:37 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Indonesia Chamber of Commerce urged the government to speed up the plan to build timber storage facilities in several provinces in the country, to boost furniture and handicraft industry.

Rahmat Gobel vice chairman of the chamber said, “the plan must be carried out quickly because it could reduce production cost and improve competitivenes.”

Rahmat said the storages planned for East Java, Central Jawa, Sulawesi, and Papua could eliminate illegal levies. While certification on stored timber would lower illegal logging accusations.

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