Indonesia Ceramic Industry growing slowly (1/7/2011)

Indonesia, the world's one of the leading ceramic manufacturing country, even though there is no economic downturn, but because of the international financial crisis and the decline in domestic purchasing power and the reduction in credit in recent years the pace of growth slowed.

2009, Indonesia's ceramic tile production was 277.9 million square meters, up by 274.6 million square meters in 2008 an increase of 1.2%.

In 2008 Indonesia's ceramic tile production slowdown, according to the report showed that growth in 2007 compared to 16.8% in 2007 compared to 2006, an increase of 38% (of total 2007 output of 2.35 million square meters, the total output in 2006 170 million square meters).

Nevertheless, ASAKI (National League of ceramic tile production) forecast production will continue to grow, especially be noted that the low per capita consumption of ceramic tiles (about 1.2 square meters) and the construction industry continued to grow. The use of percentage of total production in 2009, more than 85% of all major economic indicators show economic recovery, GDP is expected to grow 7-8%.

Domestic consumption and import and export

Tiles in 2009, domestic consumption 265.7 million square meters (as opposed to 262 million square meters in 2008 basically remained stable.) Imports (about 700 square meters) of tile continued focus on ceramic tile top.

Regional exports are mainly Asian countries, in 2009 exports amounted to 19 million square meters, more than 21 million square meters in 2008 have dropped, in 2008 exports amounted to 88.7 million U.S. dollars.

(Author Mosaic and Tile, China Leiyuan 1/7/2011)

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