Tile consuming nations: Indonesia(7/29/2011)

Indonesia, mainly to the domestic ceramic production

Indonesia's ceramic tile production in 2009 reached 278 million square meters, ranking the eighth largest, compared with 2008, an increase of 1.2%. The same year, Indonesia's consumption of ceramic tiles, take the fourth in the world, reaching 297 million square meters, compared with 2008, an increase of 11.3 %, less only to China, Brazil and India.

Ceramic tile production in the 2010 World Business Forum news conference, Indonesian Ceramic Industry Association (ASAKI) chairman Achmad Widjaja was introduced, according to association statistics, Indonesia's production of floor tiles 243 million sqm, 150 million sqm of roof tiles; ceramics up to 253 million; bathroom products up to 5 million. He said that China and Malaysia with the implementation of free trade policy, despite the cheap tiles from the region of impact, but because of the local government attaches great importance to the protection of the industry, his growth in the ceramic industry in Indonesia remains sufficient confidence . "Domestic sales of ceramic products an average of $ 1.62 billion a year."

Indonesia ceramics in domestic and export, with an area of relatively small, the main export markets include the United States, Europe and Latin America. Ceramic tile production in the 2010 World Business Forum news conference, Achmad Widjaja of Indonesia has expressed the hope that the end of 2010 the export of ceramics can be increased more than in 2009, reaching $ 330 million. "

Chinese ceramics in Indonesia

According to Achmad Widjaja, Indonesia introduce, China, has a price advantage in the tile, but there is still quality to be improved. China ceramic tile price advantage is obvious to 600mm x 600mm tiles, for example, China's exports to $ 6.5 for Indonesia, and Indonesia's own production of similar products priced up to $ 8. In this regard, the Government of Indonesia to the local ceramics industry to take the relevant policies and regulations to be protected.
(Author Mosaic and Tile, China Leiyuan 7/29/2011)

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