Clock needles on the wall almost show 12 hours a day. Ten workers are still solubated in their mothers asking the pintals of the banana tree (abaca fiber) in Non-Engine Weaving Tool (ATBM) in an allam workshop belonging to Djunaedi located on the voluntary Road, Palembang City, South Sumatra. ATBM is one of the major equipment complexes in the process of making crafts made by the abaca fiber produced by CV Natural. All tools there are only capitalize hammers, nails and glues. The noise of the engine's round is unaudible. With manual manufacturing process, the manufacture of one piece of carpet for example, at least time-consuming up to two weeks.
Before him, the abaca fiber must be pinted first by the fifteen workers at the end of the room. A number of products such as carpets, legs to a set of table layouts currently has been marketed to a number of countries, especially the United States, Belgium, England, Turkey and Malaysia. "I import abaca from Philippines and Ecuador. In a month I can import one container or about 11 tons of fiber abaca,Ó The 71-year-old male jar. Djunaedi said, he can get sales turnover about 60 thousand US dollars or about Rp880 million per month. The value of the turnover is obtained in normal conditions. Now market demand for its products decreases due to COVID-19 pandemi. Currently he only receives sales turnover about 40 percent only or 30 thousand Ð 35 thousand US dollars per month. The undergraduate male of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Indonesia claims, the parties are the only manufacturer of handmade carpets made by abaca in the Water Land. The price of the carpet sold varies, depends on the size. "On the bandrol of Rp3 million per meter," he said. According to Djunaedi, production costs by using imported raw materials also need to be added with five percent deposit payment that must be deposited to the country. In one year, he must pay 50 thousand US dollars.
The import and export tips of the Natural CV are now highlighted the Office of Supervision and Service of Bea and Customs Type Madya Pabean B Palembang to be given the facility of Ease of Import Destination Export (KITE). The KITE program facilitates trading and industries in the field of blindness and customs to increase the growth of the industry provided to the IKM that imports raw materials then process it in the country so that it has added value and exports it back. The KITE program will help Djunaidi in pressing capital costs. Photos and Text : Nova Wahyudi
Djunaedi (71) owner of the Natural CV exhibits a banana tree fiber (abaca fiber) that has not been pined into threads in its own aam workshop.
The work of requesting a banana tree fiber (abaca fiber) into a thread in the Djunaedi workshop.
The work of requesting a banana tree fiber (abaca fiber) into a thread in the Djunaedi workshop.
The number of workers hone the thread pintals of the banana tree fiber (abaca fiber) to be used as carpets in Djunaedi nomine workshop.
The work of sharpening the carpet made from the banana tree fiber (abaca fiber) in Djunaedi nomine workshop.
The number of workers hone the thread pintals of the banana tree fiber (abaca fiber) to be used as carpets in Djunaedi nomine workshop.
The work of sharpening the thread pintals of the banana tree fiber (abaca fiber) to be used carpets in Djunaedi’s aqueous workshop.
The number of workers hone the thread pintals of the banana tree fiber (abaca fiber) to be used as carpets in Djunaedi nomine workshop.
The carpet coloring work made of banana tree fiber (abaca fiber) in Djunaedi workshop.
Djunaedi (71) owner of CV Natural posing in his proprietary anyam workshop.
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