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Paper and handicraft industry leaders air technical concerns |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
Leaders from the local paper and handicraft industries recently shared with FPRDI some of the most serious technical problems besetting their sectors. “If these concerns are not addressed promptly, I am afraid that the
paper industry will soon be following the garment industry,” says Engr.
Ray N. Geganto, President of the Technical Association of the Pulp and
Paper Industry-Philippines (TAPPI-Phils). “Before, 20,000 workers were
directly employed in the paper industry, now there are only 6,000. In
the last five years, 15-20 companies have closed. We’re forecasting
Vietnam will overtake Philippines in the next three to five years.”
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