Cirebon Becomes Rattan Furniture Raw Material Center: https://industri.kontan.co.id/news/cirebon-menjadi-pusat-bahan-baku-mebel-rotan/25 October 2017
The Ministry of Industry continues to spur the development of the furniture industry because it is an export-oriented labor-intensive sector and also prepares Cirebon to become one of the centers for the supply of rattan as a raw material for national furniture and handicraft production.

Director General of Agro Industry, Panggah Susanto said that Cirebon has a lot of potential furniture and craft industries. In order to integrated with the needs of its raw materials, it needs to be used as a center for rattan stockpile so that farmers and entrepreneurs can be mutually beneficial. The furniture industry must be a national leading sector because it has the power to be competitive at the global level. Nearly 85% of its raw materials such as rattan are supplied from the country. Therefore, for this industry to advance, there is no need to export raw materials, but focus on increasing its added value through the downstream program.

Local Crafts More Exciting, with Advanced Equipment Support, Furniture Industry RI Worthy to Conquer The World : https://www.goodnewsfromindonesia.id/2017/09/29/kerajinan-lokal-semakin-diminati-dengan-dukungan-alat-canggih-industri-mebel-ri-pantas-kuasai-dunia/29 September 2017
Local furniture and handicraft products are not only preferred domestically, but are also in demand by other countries in the world. Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Association (Himki) Abdul Sobur said local furniture and handicraft products are highly favored by consumers from around the world, such as the United States, Japan, Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Australia, Belgium, South Korea, Italy, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates and others. Because it has a very prominent characteristic, which is a blend of environmentally friendly materials, cultural diversity, skills, as well as innovative design that is relatively advanced. So as to create unique Indonesia products, innovative, quality and international standards. Even furniture products made from rattan Indonesia, has become a luxury product and icon in the European region.

However, in fact, Indonesia's furniture and handicraft industries have not been tough yet. This is due to the uneven and sophisticated production tools. Data from BPS, Indonesia's furniture exports in 2016 reached only US $ 1.6 billion from a year earlier US $ 1.9 billion. Meanwhile, Indonesian furniture exports from January to June 2017 are US $ 872 million. To encourage the furniture industry continues to grow, the Ministry of Industry makes a number of sector development programs. Indonesia should be in the top position compared to countries that are able to export more, while lacking raw materials and manpower, such as Vietnam and Malaysia.