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Economy in brief: Epson spends $3m on plant expansion
A local unit of Japanese electronics company Epson, PT Indonesia Epson Industry, has invested around US$3 million in expanding its production plant in Cikarang, West Java
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local unit of Japanese electronics company Epson, PT Indonesia Epson Industry, has invested around US$3 million in expanding its production plant in Cikarang, West Java.
Indonesia Epson Industry senior general manager Emile Pattiwael said during a company visit to the Industry Ministry on Tuesday that his company had expanded its total area to 25 hectares.
'Our printer production capacity will stay the same during the expansion. The expansion is necessary because we need more space to produce more high-end products ['¦],' he said, explaining that his company produced 6 to 7 million printers a year.
Emile added that the expanded plant had begun operation this month, but would not be officially inaugurated until April. 22.
Having operated in Cikarang for 20 years, Indonesia Epson Industry was committed to expanding its business in the country, the company's president director Eichi Abe said, explaining that his company had chosen Indonesia as a production base as the country offered a huge and high-quality workforce.
The company exports worldwide, to destinations including America, Europe, Japan and Asia-Pacific.
Besides a factory in Cikarang, Epson also has another factory in Batam to produce ink cartridges. The Japanese electronics giant also has production bases in the Philippines and China.
