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By Kim Se-jeong
Staff Reporter
Indonesia is looking to widen its global horizon as a bio-fuel crop producer, and is eyeing Korea as a partner.
"We produce abundant palm oil, Jatropa, sugarcane and other plants" that are raw materials for clean and pollution-free energy, Indonesian Ambassador to Korea Nicholas Tandi Dammen told The Korea Times.
"We have many Korean investors, who come to Indonesia to grow Jatropa or other crops. We'd welcome them, because we have the land and you have the technology."
Indonesia, on which Korea relies for its natural gas and coal, has been a strong player in the production and export of fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas. It was a member of OPEC, a club of oil exporting countries, until last year when it became a net importer of oil.
The Southeast Asian country boasts a perfect setting for tropical crop plantations. Situated at the equator, the temperature in Indonesia averages 28 degrees Celsius all year around.
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