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Article: PROFILE - INDONESIA'S CERAMIC INDUSTRY (MARCH 2002).
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- AsiaPulse News
- Article date:
- March 6, 2002
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A PROFILE OF INDONESIA'S CERAMIC INDUSTRY
PREPARED BY ASIA PULSE ANALYSTS (MARCH 2002)
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OVERVIEW:
The gradual revival of Indonesia's construction industry recently, partly due to the government subsidy for low cost housing, has spurred an increase in the country's consumption of tiles and ceramics.
In 2000, ceramic tile consumption in the country rose 10 per cent to 153 million sq.m or almost level with the consumption of 159.3 million sq.m in pre crisis year of 1996.