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Meanwhile the US Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has
expressed its concerns about Indonesia’s latest import regulations
for scrap. One of the things that are ‘worrisome’, says ISRI, is...
Meanwhile the US Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has
expressed its concerns about Indonesia’s latest import regulations
for scrap. One of the things that are ‘worrisome’, says ISRI, is that
only direct shipments will be allowed, defined as direct from the
United States (or other supplier country) to Indonesia. This means
that trans-shipment via, for example, Singapore would no longer
be allowed.
ISRI has sent a number of messages to government contacts in
Jakarta and the embassy in Washington asking for clarification
and calling for more lead-time but says ‘we have yet to receive a
response’.
ISRI is organising a trade mission to Indonesia and Malaysia in
March. ‘We will use the opportunity to showcase our industry and
the high quality materials that are processed for export to
Indonesia and around the world’. The industry body hopes that a
demonstration of collaboration between its members, potential
customers and the government will lead to ‘a more rational poli-
cy’ in the future.
