Indonesian tire producers start all over again into Africa and the Middle East market

November 16, despite news the U.S. and Europe, a weak export market, but another of China's tire business opportunities in October from the tire manufacturer in China since the beginning of the export market to Africa and several countries in the Middle East.

Indonesia Tire Association (APBI) General Chairman of the Sri Azizan. Barnetta (Aziz Pane) said that the export market to Africa and the Middle East countries, for the United States and Europe to make up for weaker export markets caused by the deficit. "In 2008, the remaining three months, it is difficult to achieve export targets, so we have to transfer."

Initially, APBI set in the year 100,000,000 55,000,000 U.S. dollars to the United States and Europe, export targets, but the face of the crisis, since the 2008 mid-, APBI Amendment to the United States and Europe only to become targets exports 100,000,000 20,000,000 U.S. dollars only.

Between September 2008 and as a result of a more serious global crisis, 2 to the region, only the total value of exports 85,000,000 U.S. dollars, manufacturers more confident that we can not meet the target, since the beginning of October, manufacturers have begun to export to the Middle East and Africa , The export targets set for the total value of 35,000,000 U.S. dollars, as exports to make up for deficits in the United States and Europe, so this year 100,000,000 20,000,000 U.S. dollars to meet sales targets. To the United States and Europe, only the total value of exports 85,000,000 U.S. dollars is very low, usually every year more than the figure in September this year to the United States and Europe, with exports in 2007 100,000,000 10,000,000 U.S. dollars compared to 22.7 percent has been reduced .

Azim said, so far, only China and South Korea to the Middle East tire export market, the market for the amount of 11% and 30% respectively. As Indonesia have just 7% of the amount of the market. "We think that can raise at least 10-12 percent."

Africa and the Middle East to enhance the market is not impossible, as a result of the quality of our products manufactured in China and South Korea than good, so that the factors that manufacturers are confident that the product can be accepted by the region 2.

At the same time, if in accordance with the global, manufacturers agreed to by the end of 2008 under the export targets of 1.2 billion U.S. dollars more than the previous low 1,500,000,000 U.S. dollars. However, the indicators than in 2007 1,000,000,000 U.S. dollars greater exports. APBI set tires this year, output reached 42,000,000 targets set next year 45,000,000 production targets.

Sri Azizan said that while the global crisis facing the attack, but not foreign buyers canceled orders for the contract. The only crisis in the domestic market and abroad, a weak export market, with the result that manufacturers warehouse piled up a lot of tire products.

He called on the Government to intervene immediately to the manufacturer to provide incentives so that the tire industry will not get a better settlement.