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Article: Petrojaya Boral still dominated gypsum board market in Indonesia.(Industry)
- Article from:
- Indonesian Commercial Newsletter
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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Gypsum board has gained wider use in Indonesia as a substitute for plywood, which is becoming scarce.
Gypsum board market in Indonesia is presently dominated by three main suppliers which are all connected with foreign companies. These suppliers are PT Petrojaya Boral Plaster Board which is jointly owned by two major multinational companies in building materials i.e. Boral of Australia and Lafarge of France. Two other key players are PT Siam Indo Gypsum Industry which is connected with Siam Cement of Thailand and Knauf Gypsum Indonesia which is connected with Knauf of Germany.
Gypsum board industry started in Indonesia in 1994, with the operation of the ...