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Japanese automaker Suzuki will transfer the production of two-wheeled vehicles from Thailand to Indonesia in 2010. It was said President Director of PT Indomobil Suzuki Motor (SIM), Yoshiji Terada, in Jakarta. Some of the reasons that Japanese automakers are transferring production motorcycle to the ground water, namely the large Indonesian market potential, natural resources and non-oil and gas, and transportation needs are still great. Apart from supplying motorcycles in the country, Suzuki currently exports its products to the Philippines. ”If today we export to the Philippines in the form of new assemblies (completely knock down / CKD) as many as 10,000 per month,” he explained.

The plan, Suzuki will export back to two-wheel vehicles to Thailand, Vietnam and even Cambodia, in addition to the Philippines. According to Terada, spare parts export product composition is 90 percent still comes from Indonesia. ”Anyway our goal to ASEAN,” added Terada.  Earlier he said that Suzuki will add investment of U.S. $ 50 million U.S. dollars to increase motorcycle production capacity 40 percent in Indonesia. Increasing production capacity of 500,000 motorcycles to 600,000 thousand units per year to 720,000 units will be conducted in the year 2010.  Most investments will be used to increase motorcycle production capacity of skutik become 50 percent more than current production reached 200,000 units per year. SIM will also be launched at least seven new motorcycles are among skutik. However, most types of motorcycles to be launched is the duck (underbone) and reinforced the motor (backbone).

Indonesia is predicted to become one of the nation’s largest energy importer in 2020, when the national energy system in general still rely on conventional energy sources.

“Power system is still dependent on the use of coal, oil and gas as an energy source,” said Head National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan) after opening a seminar Hastowo Jewish Readiness science and technology infrastructure to support the implementation of nuclear energy systems in Indonesia Solo, Central Java.

The seminar was opened Provost (PR) I University Eleven March Surakarta (UNS), Prof. Dr. MS Ravik Karsidi.

Hastowo said to meet energy needs, Indonesia imports fuel oil (BBM), 350 thousand barrels per day, and subsidies incurred to purchase fuel tetsebut reached Rp70 trillion.

“This condition will be heavier if not looked for other alternatives to meet energy needs,” he said.

In planning the construction of nuclear power generation, Batan has also recommended three places namely Weak Edge Abang, Ujung Watu and end all of whom entered the area of Muria in Jepara regency, Central Java.

To select the location of nuclear power plants has been studied rigorously, including the aspects of safety and comfort of residents. For that expected by society not to feel worried about leakage accident occurred.

“Japan as one of the earthquake-prone countries, 55 nuclear power plants, because it is a choice that can not be avoided, and in Indonesia also would like in Japan. For that from now on must continue to prepare ourselves better people and scientists who will handle this problem , “he said.

The traders in Indonesia apparently still leaves keoptimistisan high enough to trade prospects antartiga countries during the next three months.

This was revealed in a survey of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Trade Confidence Index in the third quarter. The survey, conducted in August-September that produces confidence index traders in 12 countries around the world such as China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Hongkong, United ingdom (UK), Australia, America, Brazil, Singapore, India and the United Arab Emirates.

In the survey, Indonesia is in second position, after China, with a confidence index of 120.Inedks China reached 121.

Senior Vice President, Head of Trade and Supply Chain Indonesia HSBC, Vincent Sugianto, megatakan, with that index can be concluded that the entrepreneur in Indonesia is still optimistic in view the prospects of interstate commerce.

PT Industrial Engineering inaugurated the first piling piling projects Ammonium Nitrate in the industrial area of PT Kaltim Industrial Estate (KIE), Bontang, East Kalimantan.  “When the ammonium nitrate plant was later operated, Indonesia would have the largest ammonium nitrate factory in Asia. That means, the needs of ammonium nitrate in the country will be met as a whole, so no need to import, \” said the CEO of PT Industrial Engineering Triharyo I Susilo in an electronic letter to the Media Indonesia.  Triharyo expressed his pride has been trusted to build the plant would be operated by PT Kaltim Nitrate Indonesia (KNI). KNI is a consortium between Armindo Group Pte Ltd and Orica Australia. The inauguration was attended, among others, the Governor of East Kalimantan, the Mayor of Bontang, East Kalimantan Fertilizer Directors along with the entire staff, CEO of PT Industrial Engineering Triharyo I Soesilo, President Director of PT Kaltim Nitrate Indonesia (KNI) Earring Pandoyo, KNI shareholders, CEO Armindo Group, Winniarlita, and CEO of Orica , Graeme Liebelt.  Construction of this plant has a strategic value and importance to meet the needs of ammonium nitrate in the country from year to year increase, while world demand for these products is also increasing.

The factory will produce ammonium nitrate prilled of 300,000 tons per year is focused to support the needs of the domestic market ranging from 350,000 tons per year.
Currently the production of ammonium nitrate in the country is only 40,000 tons per year from only one manufacturer, namely, PT MNK, which is located in Cikampek, West Java.  With the operations of ammonium nitrate plant owned by PT KNI in the year 2011, dependence on the mining industry a very high level of ammonium nitrate products imported from abroad will be much reduced. In addition, foreign government that has been used for ammonium nitrate imports amounted to about U.S. $ 180 million per year will be saved.  Ammonium nitrate plant using ammonia as the main raw materials available and produced in huge quantities by some industries in the industrial park environment KIE, so the added value of ammonia that had been enjoyed by producers of ammonium nitrate in foreign countries will be able to move to Indonesia.  Availability of manpower in Bontang experienced or at least who are familiar with the petrochemical industry is an important consideration in choosing the location of the factory, besides of course the availability of adequate facilities and infrastructure within the industrial area of IEC.  The number of workers to be absorbed ammonium nitrate plant construction project is approximately 1000 workers at the time of surgery, while approximately 200 people.  Ammonium Nitrate is an explosive raw materials to meet the purposes of the mining industry in Indonesia.

WAVES bankruptcy papers in the United States also worried about the print media industry players in the homeland. The question arises would the newspapers in Indonesia will experience the same thing?  “To answer that see what the cause of the collapse of newspapers in the U.S.. But in essence, is still far was Indonesia will experience it. Very unlikely,” said Dahlan Iskan, the chairman of the U.S. newspaper publisher (SPS) in a seminar titled Learning Center from bankruptcy in U.S. newspapers in Jakarta, yesterday.  Dahlan believes that the main cause of bankruptcy of the newspapers in the United States is not as the impact of mass media presence online. ”What is the cause rather mismanagement newspaper itself,” said Dahlan. According to Dahlan, the offender management in the U.S. newspaper companies are not doing a case study in response to the decline in their circulation figures. It has also been seen from the bankruptcy of almost 60 percent of U.S. newspaper about 40 years ago.

“The behavior of their management, such as trade management and tofu. They do not use case studies to deal with declining circulation, but rather cover it up with financial solutions,” said Dahlan, who also serves as CEO of Java Pos. Further, Dahlan explains the cause of bankruptcies in the U.S. newspaper when online media is starting to bloom. ”The newspapers so completely unprepared for the arrival of online media,” said Dahlan. Asked the possibility of “infectious” what is experienced by the newspapers in the United States to Indonesia, Dahlan replied with an optimist. ”Very unlikely Indonesian newspapers will wind up as U.S. newspapers. For instance occurs, the impact will be very small,” Dahlan asserted. Several leading newspaper published a “bankrupt” in the U.S., among others, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, The Miami Herald, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, until The Boston Globe.  Newspapers generally have been standing more than 100 years, and has a print run sold more than 300 thousand copies per day. The main reason for bankruptcy they are advertising that continues to decline, circulation also decreases, causing their debt grow. ”It causes a very unusual complication,” Dahlan added.

The value of coffee exports in Indonesia in 2009 is estimated to decrease up to 40% when compared with last year. Executive Secretary of the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters (AICE) Rachim Kartabrata, said in 2008 the value of coffee exports reached U.S. $ 900 million. But now to around U.S. $ 630 million. He explained that the falling value of Indonesian coffee exports this year due to financial crisis the world and has made Indonesian coffee prices in international markets plummeted. ”Coffee prices tumbled since October 1, 2008 and the current price of robusta coffee fell from U.S. $ 2.2 to U.S. $ 1.1 per kilogram (kg). For this type of arabica fell from U.S. $ 2.8 to U.S. $ 2.3,” he said.

Rachmin said the decline in coffee prices due to bad weather in coffee-producing area center, so the quality of coffee production from the area tend to fall. In addition, the decline in prices was influenced by three factors, among other fundamental factors are the physical conditions of coffee beans are offered, namely the market sentiment factors yields decreased as a result of disaster or bad weather, and the factor of two terminals in London and New York because the players commodity exchanges in the international market. Meanwhile, the volume of coffee production this year also decreased in comparison to the previous year. ”In 2008 the volume of coffee in Indonesia reached 420,000 tons, is now the year 2009 fell 20 percent to 350,000 tons with 80% coffee robusta and arabica coffee rest,” he said.