DMSI akan Dorong Kemudahan Ekspor CPO ke Afrika
DMSI will Encourage Ease of CPO Exports to Africa
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Kebutuhan minyak sawit atau crude palm oil (CPO) untuk energi dan pangan Afrika tergolong tinggi, dengan total produksi 1,8 juta ton CPO. Meskipun tergolong tinggi, iklim dengan curah hujan relatif terbatas mengakibatkan biaya produksi kelapa sawit di Afrika menjadi mahal sehingga Afrika perlu mengimpor CPO dari negara lain.
"Kebutuhan CPO yang tinggi memberi peluang bagi Indonesia mengekspor CPO ke Afrika," kata Ketua Umum Dewan Minyak Sawit Indonesia (DMSI) Derom Bangun kepada pers setelah mengikuti Kongres Minyak Sawit Afrika 2013 di Abidjan, Pantai Gading pada 10-13 Juni 2013 lalu.
Derom Bangun menambahkan, pihaknya saat ini meminta dukungan pemerintah untuk memberi kemudahan ekspor. Apabila CPO Indonesia mendapatkan kemudahan ekspor ke Afrika, harga minyak sawit Indonesia akan bersaing serta meningkatkan devisa negara.
"Saat ini bea masuk impor minyak sawit di Afrika tergolong tinggi sekitar 35 persen, salah satu perusahaan Indonesia yang membuka lahan di Afrika adalah Wilmar, yang memilih investasi di Nigeria," ungkap Derom Bangun.
Terkait Kongres Minyak Sawit Afrika 2013 di Pantai Gading, menurut Derom, sebagai Ketua Umum DMSI diundang sebagai salah satu pembicara untuk menyampaikan makalah berjudul ´Quality Procedures and Certification of Production Processes´. Sementara peserta kongres berasal dari negara-negara produsen CPO seperti Liberia, Kongo, Ghana, Gabon, Kamerun, Benin, Nigeria, dan Afrika Tengah.
"Pada 12 Juni keluar pernyataan tekad yang disebut Deklarasi Abidjan sebagai kebulatan tekad negara-negara produsen sawit di Afrika untuk bersama-sama menghadapi tantangan demi meningkatkan produksi minyak sawit," ungkap Derom.
Jakarta (B2B) - Needs palm oil (CPO) for African food and energy is high, with a total production of 1.8 million tons of CPO. Although relatively high, with relatively limited rainfall resulted in palm oil production costs in Africa are expensive, forcing Africa needs to import palm oil from other countries.
"Needs is high to provide opportunities for Indonesian CPO exports to Africa," said Chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Board (DMSI) Derom Bangun to the press after attended in African Palm Oil Congress 2013 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on the 10-13 June 2013.
Derom Bangun added, it is now asking the government to give support export facilities. If the Indonesian CPO exports to Africa get the ease, Indonesian palm oil prices will compete and increase foreign exchange.
"Currently, palm oil import duties in Africa is high around 35 percent, one of Indonesia to clear land in Africa is Wilmar, which select investments in Nigeria," said Derom Bangun.
Related to African Palm Oil Congress 2013 in the Ivory Coast, according to Derom, as Chairman DMSI as one of the speakers invited to present a paper titled ´Certification of Quality Procedures and Production Processes´. While Congress participants came from palm oil producing countries such as Liberia, Congo, Ghana, Gabon, Cameroon, Benin, Nigeria, and Central Africa.
"On June 12, came out willpower statement called the Declaration of Abidjan as the determination of oil-producing countries in Africa to jointly face the challenges in order to increase the production of palm oil," said Derom.
