Report on the Indonesian pulp and paper industry settembre 03, 2009
Researchers recently analyzed and questioned the extent to
which Indonesian plantations are used in the Indonesian
pulp and paper industry. A working paper by Romain
Pirard (CERDI, France) and Christian Cossalter (CIFOR),
explored the resources of five major plantations across the
Indonesian island of Kalimantan, which are expected to
have a total standing volume of 1,013,707 m³ to 1,705,027
m³ of pulpwood in 2009 and 1,087,109 m³ to 2,063,189 m³
in 2010. The five plantations are associated with the
following companies: ITCI Hutani Manunggal; Surya
Hutani Jaya; Finnantara Intiga; Korintiga Hutani; and
Hutan Rindang Banua, which has remained a dormant
company. The following provides an overview of each
company’s resources.
ITCI Hutani Manunggal’s plantation consists mainly of
Acacia mangium. The concession also includes an
additional 3,000 hectares of sengon. At least 4,000
hectares of acacia planted are for the furniture market in
Surabaya. The yield of the concession is estimated at
about 80 air-dried tonnes (ADT) per hectare of pulpwood.
Surya Hutani Jaya was last known as a PT Arara Abadi
under the Sinar Mas group. Since 2004, the company has
harvested for 2,878 hectares of plantation harvested at an
average age of 6.7 years. The company had 49,000
hectares of very degraded natural forests in its concession
area. Acacia mangium was the main species planted and
Gmelina arborea was planted on a much smaller scale in
high pH soil areas.
For Finnantara Intiga, initially 157,000 hectares of a total
concession area of 299,000 hectares were not permitted to
be replanted or converted. Three species were planted by
the company for pulpwood. They are Acacia mangium,
(85% to 90% of the total area), Acacia crassicarpa and
Eucalyptus pellita.
The Korintiga Hutani nursery produced sufficient rooted
cuttings and seeds for a yearly planting programme of
7,000-8,000 hectares. Eucalypts may be planted on larger
areas in the future as their wood is considered better for
plywood and as mass production of clones seems to give
satisfactory results. However, Acacia mangium and
Eucalyptus pellita will remain the main species and are
harvested at an average age of seven years for pulpwood
production.
