Friday, 14 April 2017

Tegalwangi village Weru Subdistrict Cirebon: Largest Rattan Crafts Business Centers in Indonesia

A house is not complete without having the means of household furniture such as desks, chairs, cupboards, beds and others. Appliances household furniture are generally made of plastic, wood or iron. But for homeowners who have the soul of art, tools, household items made of rattan could be one option.
Rattan or in English is Rattan is a type of root crops that grow wild in the tropical rain forest. Indonesia can be said to be the world rattan for nearly 30% of rattan in the world can be produced by Indonesia. Producers of raw rattan terbesardi Indonesia is the island of Sulawesi and Borneo.


But to get the tools products household items made of rattan,
then in Cirebon Java Baratlah appropriate destination to visit. In this district, precisely in the village of Weru Subdistrict Tegalwangi a rattan handicraft centers world-wide who have since been able to meet export requirements. This village is the center of the most famous rattan among several other nearby locations such as village Tegalsari Plered, District Plumbon, Source, Depok and palimanan. From the sub-districts, at least 80% of national exports rattan handicrafts produced. Not excessive in case when the center of Cirebon rattan cane classed as the center of the largest in Indonesia with a total export of rattan 47.7 tons, or $ 121, 66 million according to data from the Association of furniture industry and handicraft premises (Asmindo) in the year 2007. In its heyday, rattan centers in Cirebon capable of exporting about 3000 containers a month. At that time, Cirebon rattan own 90% of the world market. Now, this center is only able to export about 75 to 150 containers a month. Despite coming under adversity during the economic crisis of 1998, due to increased raw material barga, rattan craft is now back to become a mainstay of the industrial sector of Cirebon. In addition to support for export, is currently marketing rattan in the form of shophouses and some show room located along the road Tegalwangi Cirebon. During the existence of raw cane can still unexplored and not exported, it will continue to work Cirebon produce goods of quality rattan furniture.


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