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PT Carus Indonesia achieves FSC certification

PT Carus Indonesia, a Kalimantan based forest concession of 72,170 ha, achieved FSC certification on September 24th. It is the 12th forest company that achieved FSC certification with the support of The Borneo Initiative. We congratulate management of PT Carus Indonesia with this milestone achievement, as well as TFT who provided the coaching. With this 12th certificate, a total of 1,3 million ha has become FSC certified with the financial support of The Borneo Initiative. Of this, 1,1 million ha has been realised in Kalimatan, Indonesia. PT Carus Indonesia is a sister company of PT Dwimajaya Utama which already achieved FSC certification in December 2012. Combined, these two forest concessions ensure forest integrity in 199,470 ha. PT Carus Indonesia is orangutan home range too. PT Carus Indonesia and PT Dwima produce (red) meranti, keruing, kapur, bangkirai and other natural forest species. Their buyers include PT Sumber Mas, PT Agung Kharisma Jaya, PT Wijaya and PT Integra. Interested buyers can contact these industries directly, or meet them in the sustainable business event that APHI and The Borneo Initiative are hosting in Surabaya on Nov 10-11 (see below).

 

The Borneo Initiative set up a USA representation with the appointment of Alex Gama as USA market links coordinator per March 1, 2014 (alex@theborneoinitiative.org or +1 703 224-8813). Mr. Gama was introduced to Indonesian industries via a small gathering during the IFFINA exhibition in Jakarta on March 17, 2014. As a follow-up, APHI and TBI are organising a sustainable business seminar aiming to boost the international trade in certified wood products from Indonesia on November 10-11 in Surabaya, Indonesia. The focus will be on the USA market but participation from other countries is welcome, too. Indonesian invitees will include forest industries and forest concessions, involved in plywood, decking, flooring, moulding, and garden furniture. A half-day seminar will be conducted on November 10 to discuss Indonesian production capacity, USA market perspectives, and opportunities and bottlenecks. November 11, business-to-business encounters will be facilitated. A definite program and location can be found on our home page.

NEWSLETTER  –  OCTOBER  2014  

USA market links

 

The Borneo Initiative, together with FSC Netherlands, will show the importance and the advantages of the use of tropical timber to housing associations this October in a “Building on Tropical Wood” event. This event will be held in Amsterdam, 16 October 2014. In addition, we will present the results of FSC certification in Kalimantan over the past five years and also introduce new tropical wood products that soon become available on the market. Interested in this event, please don’t hesitate to contact us for more information.

No Management*Unit Area*(Ha)First*year*of*

issueFSC*type Status

TBI*support

Natural*forest*area*(ha)

Plantation*forest*area*(ha)

Province

1 PT$Diamond$Raya$Timber 90.956 2001 FM/COC Valid No 90.956 Riau2 PT$Sari$Bumi$Kusuma 147.600 2002 FM/COC Valid No 147.600 Central$Kalimantan3 PT$Erna$Djuliawati 184.206 2003 FM/COC Valid No 184.206 Central$Kalimantan4 PT$Sumalindo$Lestari$Jaya$Unit$II 267.600 2003 FM/COC Terminated No 267.600 East$Kalimantan5 Koperasi$Hutan$Jaya$Lestari 743 2005 FM/COC Valid No 743 Sulawesi6 PT$Intracawood$Manufacturing 195.110 2006 FM/COC Valid No 195.110 East$Kalimantan7 PT$Xylo$Indah$Pratama 15.036 2007 FM/COC Valid No 15.036 South$Sumatra8 KSU$Alas$Mandiri$KTI 332 2008 FM/COC Valid No 332 East$Java9 Koperasi$Taman$Wijaya$Rasa 122 2009 FM/COC Terminated No 122 Central$Java10 PT$Musi$Hutan$Persada 296.400 2009 CW/FM Valid No 296.400 South$Sumatra11 Koperasi$Wana$Lestari$Menoreh 130 2011 FM/COC Valid No 130 Central$Java12 Perum$Perhutani$Z$KPH$Kebonharjo 17.654 2011 FM/COC Valid No 17.654 Central$Java13 Perum$Perhutani$Z$KPH$Kendal$ 20.390 2011 FM/COC Valid No 20.390 Central$Java14 PT$Riau$Andalan$Pulp$and$Paper 349.957 2011 CW/FM Terminated No Riau15 PT$Suka$Jaya$Makmur 171.340 2011 FM/COC Valid Yes 171.340 West$Kalimantan16 PT$Narkata$Rimba 41.540 2011 FM/COC Valid Yes 41.540 East$Kalimantan17 PT$Sarmiento$Parakanca$Timber 216.580 2011 FM/COC Valid Yes 216.580 Central$Kalimantan18 CV$Dipantara 95 2012 FM/COC Valid No 95 Central$Java19 Perum$Perhutani$Z$KPH$Cepu 33.047 2012 FM/COC Valid No 33.047 Central$Java20 Perum$Perhutani$Z$KPH$Ciamis 29.857 2012 FM/COC Valid No 29.857 Central$Java21 Perum$Perhutani$Z$KPH$Randublatung 32.464 2012 FM/COC Valid No 32.464 Central$Java22 PT$Bina$Silva$Nusa 9.040 2012 CW/FM Valid No 9.040 West$Kalimantan23 PT$Belayan$River$Timber 97.500 2012 FM/COC Valid Yes 97.500 East$Kalimantan24 PT$Roda$Mas$Timber 69.620 2012 FM/COC Valid Yes 69.620 East$Kalimantan25 PT$Kemakmuran$Berkah$Timber 82.810 2012 FM/COC Valid Yes 82.810 East$Kalimantan26 PT$Dwimajaya$Utama 127.300 2012 FM/COC Valid Yes 127.300 Central$Kalimantan27 Perum$Perhutani$Z$KPH$Madiun 31.222 2013 FM/COC Valid No 31.222 East$Java28 Perum$Perhutani$Z$KPH$Banyuwangi$Utara 33.747 2013 FM/COC Valid No 33.747 East$Java29 KSU$Hutan$Rakyat$Sengon$Agung$Bersama 202 2013 FM/COC Valid No 202 East$Java30 PT$Wanasokan$Hasilindo 49.000 2013 CW/FM Valid No 49.000 West$Kalimantan31 PT$Korintiga$Hutani 94.384 2013 CW/FM Valid No 94.384 Central$Kalimantan32 PT$Sari$Bumi$Kusuma$Z$Delang 60.700 2013 CW/FM Valid No 60.700 Central$Kalimantan33 PT$Ratah$Timber 85.261 2013 FM/COC Valid Yes 85.261 East$Kalimantan34 PT$Indexim$Utama 50.734 2013 FM/COC Valid Yes 50.734 Central$Kalimantan35 PT$Gema$Hutani$Lestari 148.450 2013 FM/COC Valid Yes 148.450 Maluku36 PT$Carus 72.170 2014 FM/COC Valid Yes 72.170 Central$Kalimantan

Forest fire

Tropical wood – you can build on it

Status of FSC forest certification in Indonesia

TBI team made an overlay of forest fire hotspots and FSC concessions in 2013. Forest fires were rampant again in Sumatra and West-Kalimantan but we have no reports of any serious damage in any of the TBI supported forest concessions.