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… Plywood demandsBy Leonard GildarieThe local supply of plywood, which took a heavy blow, recently, with the closure of the factory operated by Barama Company Limited, is expected to resume normal production from June, according to officials.Yesterday, executives of BCL met with Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud,NFL Jerseys Supply, and forestry officials and disclosed that the company is now looking at a smaller boiler that will see operations resuming in June to meet local market demands.According to BCL’s Chief Executive Officer,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Clement Ooi, the Malaysian-owned company is aiming for full operations by December next year with either the damaged boiler replaced or repaired.In the meantime,NFL Cheap Jerseys, the company says that it is exploring several options of meeting market demands, including importing, but several logistical and other critical issues need to be addressed first.The meeting took place at the Minister’s office, Regent Road, and included Commissioner of Forestry (ag), Edward Goberdhan.According to Persaud,Wholesale Jerseys, the company was asked to indicate how long it would be before its plywood factory resumes operation.In early October, BCL announced that it was closing down the factory and sending home 274 employees, some of whom had served for over a decade.This was after a boiler, a critical component of the Land of Canaan factory, went down, due to carelessness of staffers, BCL had said. Four persons, including a supervisor, were blamed.According to the Minister yesterday, the expectations now are that BCL will take all the necessary steps to restart the operations at the factory within a practical timeframe.This timeframe, he stressed,China NFL Jerseys, will have to be practical enough so that the company will not face suggestions that it is unwilling to restart.The company’s CEO has disclosed that the company has found an alternative to replace a smaller boiler to ensure that local supplies are met.Recently, President Bharrat Jagdeo met with the sacked Barama employees and indicated that Government will be giving them a three-month stipend of $25,000 per month, provided they attend computer classes.Yesterday, the classes began at the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana on Woolford Avenue and at Eccles Youth Training Centre,NFL Jerseys Authentic, East Bank of Demerara.The President had also announced a review of BCL’s tax concessions which were granted for the plywood and veneer operations at Land of Canaan and Buck Hall, Essequibo River.Yesterday, Minister Persaud said that with BCL’s announcement and other information, the President will now be updated.The CEO also noted that the installation of the smaller boiler is the best alternative for the company at the moment, taking into account the local market and its heavy demands for an insatiable housing sector.The closure of the plywood factory would have had been felt not only by the staffers but also by the local market with plywood being a popular choice used not only to construct homes,Adoree Jackson Authentic Jersey, but for the furniture industry.BCL had indicated last month that it had only a month’s supply left and there were fears that prices would have been jacked-up by retailers. |
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