"Raw materials are far cheaper than in Taiwan, so labor-intensive industries using local materials, such as makers of shoes, ceramics, wood carvings, toys, umbrellas, bicycles and furniture, are best suited to start up in Indonesia," says Jack Wu. He buys timber from Indonesian sawmills, saving 40 % on costs over Taiwan.
「至於原料，也比台灣便宜很多，所以，需要很多人手，又能運用當地原料的行業，像是做鞋、陶瓷、木刻、玩具、洋傘、腳踏車、傢具等，都很適合來印尼」，巫能振說，他跟印尼鋸木廠購買木材，成本比台灣低百分之四十。