Indonesia likely to stop salt import in 2020 (Illustrative image. Source: Antara) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan has called for a stop to the import of salt for industries in 2020, according to the ANTARA news agency.”In the next two years, we may no longer import salt for industries,” he said while delivering his general lecture on “the development of Indonesian maritime industries and services to create the vision of the world`s maritime axis” at the University of Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) Veteran here last week. To stop the country`s dependence on imported salt, the government has prepared 30,000 hectares of land to produce salt in East Nusa Tenggara province, he said.He believed that by employing better technology, the country can meet its domestic salt needs without imports. “We will use better technology to produce better salt with a salt content of 98 percent,” he said.The country`s coastline of 99,093 kilometers serves as a strong asset to meet domestic salt needs, yet it has not been used optimally, he added.If the domestic salt industry is managed seriously, the country does not need to import salt for industries, he said. In January 2018, the Indonesian government decided to import 3.7 million tonnes of salt in immediate stages to meet demand of industries.-VNA
An urgent meeting on salt imports was held on March 10 th by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, amid a sharp fall in domestic salt prices. The Ministry has decided on the salt import quota for the whole year of 2010 of 260,000 tones, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Bien said as the meeting. Prices of salts on the world market have dropped to US$ 30-35 per tone while domestic salt production is high, which could have negative impacts on lives of local salt producers. To tackle the problems, the Ministry affirmed that it will stop granting salt import quotas…... [read more]
Salt imports to be limited By Thai Hang - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - A quota will be imposed on importers from June 1 allowing them to import only three varieties of salt including unrefined, refined and salt used in the food and chemical industries. Other varieties will be imposed with tariffs two to three times higher than the allowed salts. In addition, imported salt must comply with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's quality regulations. The ministry announced in January 2010 that Vietnam would need 260,000 tons of salt. Of that figure 180,000 tons was for industrial…... [read more]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have discussed and approved this year import quotas of over 600,000 eggs from many types of poultry and 102,000 tons of salt, saying businesses can start import from April 17. The quota approval has raised public concern that local poultry breeders and salt makers will meet with difficulties because of current price plunge in the domestic market. Talking to Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper, deputy head of the Livestock Production Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Trong said that domestic egg…... [read more]
Industrial salt is produced by the Vinh Hao Salt JSC in the Tuy Phong District of Binh Thuan Province. Halting salt imports would encourage enterprises to use domestic salt and push up domestic prices. — VNA/VNS Photo Anh Tuan HA NOI — Enterprises have called for an increase in salt imports in order to maintain production output. However, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, after considering a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development proposal, has decided to halt salt imports temporarily in order to adjust domestic salt prices. Halting salt imports is expected to encourage enterprises to use domestic salt…... [read more]
  Doan Van Kien, chairman of Vietnam&rsquos top miner-Vinacomin, said coal reserves in northern Quang Ninh province is likely to reach 10 billion tons, much higher than 3.5 billion tons which was surveyed previously.   In addition, Vietnam has 7 billion tons of brown coal, which is located in the Red River Delta, Kien said.   With such reserves, Vinacominx is capable to raise its annual production to 70 million -80 million tons, from 43 million this year, Kien said.   Vinacomin has recently inked two framework agreements to import between 3.5 million and 5 million tons of coal from…... [read more]
