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Chinese Company to Build Pulp Factory in Myanmar

Xinhua, Rangoon, 1 September 2000.    A Chinese company has reached a
contract with the Myanmar government to build a pulp factory in the country,
official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported Friday.

The contract for building the pulp factory in Myanmar's Thaboung township,
southwestern Ayeyawaddy division, was signed here on Thursday between
the China Metallurgical Construction (Group) Corporation and the Myanmar
Paper and Chemical Industries of the Ministry of Industry No.1.

The factory will cost 90 million U.S. dollars and will produce 200 tons of 
pulp
per day, the report said.

In the wake of enhanced economic cooperation between China and Myanmar,
Chinese companies have initiated a number of contracted projects in Myanmar
with some in the form of wholly Chinese investment or joint venture. So 
far, more
than 10 Chinese enterprises have already been set up in the country.

[DA asks: I assume this is wood pulp rather apple or military uniforms.
Is it possible to estimate acreage, given the location? Are there tree 
plantations
in Irrawaddy Division? If not, what is the forest coverage?

Here's a report from WRI which while touching on other areas, is worth reading:

LOGGING BURMA'S FRONTIER FORESTS (WRI)
(World Resources International, 1998?)
http://www.wri.org/wri/ffi/burma/

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Chinese Company to Build Pulp Factory in Myanmar <br>
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Xinhua, Rangoon, 1 September 2000.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A Chinese company
has reached a <br>
contract with the Myanmar government to build a pulp factory in the
country, <br>
official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported Friday. <br>
<br>
The contract for building the pulp factory in Myanmar's Thaboung
township, <br>
southwestern Ayeyawaddy division, was signed here on Thursday between
<br>
the China Metallurgical Construction (Group) Corporation and the Myanmar
<br>
Paper and Chemical Industries of the Ministry of Industry No.1. <br>
<br>
The factory will cost 90 million U.S. dollars and will produce 200 tons
of pulp <br>
per day, the report said. <br>
<br>
In the wake of enhanced economic cooperation between China and Myanmar,
<br>
Chinese companies have initiated a number of contracted projects in
Myanmar <br>
with some in the form of wholly Chinese investment or joint venture. So
far, more <br>
than 10 Chinese enterprises have already been set up in the country.
<br>
<br>
[DA asks: I assume this is wood pulp rather apple or military
uniforms.<br>
Is it possible to estimate acreage, given the location? Are there tree
plantations <br>
in Irrawaddy Division? If not, what is the forest coverage?<br>
<br>
Here's a report from WRI which while touching on other areas, is worth
reading:<br>
<br>
LOGGING BURMA'S FRONTIER FORESTS (WRI)<br>
(World Resources International, 1998?)<br>
<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://www.wri.org/wri/ffi/burma/"; eudora="autourl">http://www.wri.org/wri/ffi/burma/<br>
</a></font></u></html>

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