


Written by Art W. Klassen
Thursday, 29 December 2011 00:00

PT Sari Bumi Kusuma / PT Harjohn Timber - Industry (Location : Pontianak)
PT Sari Bumi Kusuma / PT Harjohn Timber Industri
Integrated industry producing a wide range of plywood and solid wood moulding products, particularly using Bangkirai. This is a major industrial complex belonging to the Alas Kusuma Group. It processes logs from the Group’s concessions across the border in Central Kalimantan.
TFF’s InvolvementTFF provided baseline assessments, training, and technical assistance for the establishment of CoC systems for Legal Verified (2003) and FSC (2006).
Current StatusMajor producer of FSC certified products. This industry processes all certified logs from the company’s concession in Central Kalimantan. TFF assistance on general oversight, training, and technical guidance is ongoing.
PT Erna Djuliawati - Industry (Location : Sanggau)
PT Erna Djuliawati Industri
Major producer for a wide range of plywood products including fancy panels, pre-processed flooring, as well as container and truck flooring. This is the main woodworking complex of the Lyman Group which sources the majority of it’s wood supply for the FSC certified forest concession across the border in Central Kalimantan.
TFF’s Involvement
TFF provided baseline assessments, training, and technical assistance for the establishment of CoC systems for Legal Verified (2004) and FSC (2005).
Current Status
Major producer of FSC certified products. This industry processes all certified logs from the company’s concession in Central Kalimantan. TFF assistance with CoC issues continues on an “as required” basis.
PT Suka Jaya Makmur - Industry (Location : Ketapang)
PT Suka Jaya Makmur Industry
Integrated wood working industry producing plywood products as well as Meranti and Bankirai mouldings. This is the main woodworking complex of the Alas Kusuma Group for its southern concessions located in West and Central Kalimantan.
TFF’s InvolvementTFF has provided baseline assessments, training, and technical assistance for CoC certification.
Current Status
The company received its FSC certification on June 30, 2011.
PT Suka Jaya Makmur - Concession
PT Suka Jaya Makmur - Concession
This is a
171,340 ha concession located in the southern portion of West Kalimantan and is the main concession of the Alas Kusuma Group supplying logs to the company’s industry in Ketapang. Base camp is situated outside the concession at the edge of the forest area.
TFF’s InvolvementTFF has a relationship with SJM dating back to 2002. In 2003, TFF helped the company qualify for a certificate of legality and CoC issued by SmartWood. This was part of a TFF forest-market linking pilot project which demonstrated the feasibility of linking a forest management unit with a specific US market outlet. TFF has conducted extensive RIL training and research in this concession and has conducted a baseline assessment for WWF to qualify this concession for membership in the GFTN.
More recently, TFF has facilitated an HCV assessment and the preparation of draft conservation management plan.
Current Status
SJM's certification efforts with intensive TFF support, resulted in the achievement of FSC certification in June 30, 2011.
CV Pangkar Beggili - Concession
PT Pangkar Beggili - forest nursery
This
30,195 ha West Kalimantan concession is typical of the new concession picture that is evolving out of the Ministry of Forests trend towards smaller concessions. The need to amortize huge initial investments against a relatively small production capacity presents a major challenge for the concept of sustainable forest management. Never-the-less, this new concession has requested assistance in achieving legality verification and meeting the TFF standard for RIL.
TFF’s Involvement
TFF has implemented the first tow RIL training module under the RAFT project.
Current Status
To ensure successful uptake of RIL methods, TFF proposes the delivery of all three training modules in 2012.