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Saturday, 07 July 12
INDONESIA-JAPAN RELATIONS TURN SOUR - THE JAKARTA POST
 The Jakarta Post, the one of the leading Indonesian English new papers reported that, Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan have recently become marred by unabashed exchanges of threats between government officials.
Rudi Rubiandini, the newly appointed deputy energy and mineral resources minister, said Japan had sent a letter stating that it would ban photocopy paper imports from Indonesia should the country go ahead and tax metal ore exports.
Japan, the world’s second-largest nickel consumer, previously threatened to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to new changes in Indonesia’s mineral trade policy.
On May 6, the government issued a regulation that introduced tougher requirements on the exportation of 65 types of raw minerals — excluding coal — and imposed a 20 percent export tax. The regulation is deemed necessary to curb overexploitation of resources ahead of the full implementation of a ban on raw mineral exports in 2014 as demanded by 2009 Minerals and Coal Mining Law.
The government has encouraged companies to either build smelters, either individually or through joint ventures, or make other plans for processing raw minerals.
In response to Japan’s threat of barring photocopy paper imports, Rudi said Indonesia could easily retaliate by cutting supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan.
According to ministry data, last year, Indonesia produced 362 LNG cargoes. Japan was the largest buyer, purchasing 172 cargoes, followed by Korea with 68 cargoes, the US (55), China (35) and Taiwan (32).
Other data show that in the first four months of this year, Indonesia exported 2.72 million tons of gas worth US$2.43 billion or 18.65 percent less than the $2.99 billion in the same period last year.
Based on Trade Ministry data, between January and April 2012, Indonesia exported more than 173 tons of photocopy paper to Japan. Total exports were valued at US$207.07 million, up 15.52 percent compared to the same period last year.
Trade Ministry director general for foreign trade Deddy Saleh said on Friday that the ministry had not decided to take any action in response to the photocopy paper threat.
“Japan has not filed an official complaint with us. So we are just going to wait and see,” Deddy said.
Experts say that Japan’s desperate response to the new Indonesian policy was an indication of Japan’s high dependence on raw materials to sustain both exports and the lifestyles of Japanese people.
Toshio Nakamura, the general manager of stainless raw materials at Mitsui & Co., was quoted by Bloomberg news service recently as saying that no other countries could immediately replace Indonesia in terms of raw material supplies.
Takayuki Ueda, the director general of the manufacturing industries bureau of Japan’s Trade Ministry, said that Japan would prefer to negotiate a solution to prevent a full ban on mineral exports.
However, he said, Japan might file an objection with the WTO should Indonesia proceed with a complete ban.
Utama Kajo, head of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Kadin) standing committee on investment, human resource development and small and medium enterprises, said he was not worried that the rift would affect other sectors in the trade relations between the two countries.
“This is only a small-scale argument. It will not matter much if Japan stops photocopy paper exports because Indonesia can send it elsewhere, for example, to China or South America,” he said.
Utama suggested that Japan build smelters in Indonesia to process metal ore. Furthermore, he reminded the Indonesian government to think twice before making threats about cutting off the gas supply as it would only harm Indonesia.
“We can’t just cut off the supply because the countries have signed long-term contracts. We would risk being reported to the WTO,” he said.
Avilian, an economist at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) who is also a commissioner at one of the country’s biggest lenders, Bank BRI, said she doubted that the bickering between state officials would damage the long standing relations between Indonesia and Japan.
“We have had good relations so far. This is a small problem and can be addressed by the officials. Indonesia and Japan need each other,” she said.
Source: The Jakarta Post
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Thursday, 03 January 13
DRY BULK DEMAND TO KEEP RISING IN 2013, DRY BULK SHIP PRICES TO KEEP FALLING SAYS ANALYST - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
In a recent report on the future of the shipping markets, DVB bank said that dry bulk demand is expected to keep on growing in the coming years, mai ...
Wednesday, 02 January 13
NEWCASTLE PORT SHIPPED 23.61 PERCENT MORE COAL W-W
COALspot.com - Newcastle port in Australia has loaded 3,533,183 MT of thermal and coking coal for week ended 0700 hours 31 December 2012, Newc ...
Wednesday, 02 January 13
DRY BULK MARKET TO STAY ELEVATED IN START OF 2013 BUT THE NEW YEAR WILL NOT BE WITHOUT TURBULENCE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
In its regular update on the dry bulk market, BIMCO forecasted, that Capesize time-charter rates are expected to stay elevated in the following six ...
Monday, 31 December 12
KOSEP IS LOOKING FOR 280K MT OF 4600 NCV COAL FOR APRIL - JUNE 2013
COALspot.com : South Korean state-owned utility Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd. (KOSEP), has issued an new tender for prompt supply of 280,00 ...
Monday, 31 December 12
VALE CELEBRATES ARRIVAL OF "VALE SOHAR" BULK CARRIER TO SULTANATE WITH MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY
'Vale Sohar', one of the largest bulk carriers in the world, was welcomed to Oman by members of the North Al Batinah community headed by H.E. Shei ...
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- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Planning Commission, India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
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- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- MS Steel International - UAE
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- The University of Queensland
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
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