As a company engaged
in electronic manufacturing services, PT Sat Nusapersada, Tbk. (PTSN),
expressed its commitment that the company has been prepared to face ASEAN
Economic Community (AEC). As stated by President Director of PT Sat Nusapersada
Tbk., Abidin, in facing AEC at the end of this year, although it has been
prepared, the company still needs legal certainty.
“Competing with other ASEAN countries
such as Singapore, Indonesia is quite superior. Precisely among other ASEAN
countries, it is tough when dealing with Thailand and Vietnam. Because Thailand
has a fairly solid supporting industries, such as automotive products, that
have entered Indonesia, and most of them are mostly produced in Thailand.
Likewise, there are some electronic products that are still imported by
Indonesia from Thailand.
Both Vietnam and Thailand have been
prepared by strengthening their local content in their industries. Thailand has
long embarked on local content program, and there is a number of world brands
that have started to make investment, both in Thailand and Vietnam. That is why
Indonesia should already start the rule on the use of local content (TKDN) as
this rule does not violate the regulations of the World Trade Organization
(WTO). A country has the right to protect its interests by reason of increasing
the competitiveness potential of the industry.
Meanwhile, other countries such as
the Philippines, is still below the competitiveness potential of Indonesia in
the fields of electronics, mainly because of its national security. It is
estimated that Indonesia’s strength is almost equivalent to Malaysia, “he told
Business News. Samsung makes Indonesia a Mobile Phone Production Base.
Meanwhile, during the launch of
mobile phone factory of PT. Samsung Electronics Indonesia (SEI) in EJIP
Cikarang Industrial Area, Bekasi, West Java, on Tuesday (June 16). Industry
Minister Saleh Husin expects that with the operation of the plant, it is
expected that PT SEI to continue to make Indonesia its production base to meet
the needs of the domestic and export markets.
The minister appreciated PT SEI who
participated in building assembly plant for the production of mobile phones.
“The seriousness of the company in developing mobile phones in Indonesia is
expected to continue, where at this early stage is assembly process in the form
of semi-knocked down (SKD), and will continue in the form of completely knocked
down (CKD) and also in the form of surface mount technology (SMT), “he hoped.
The minister also believes that the
company’s commitment to develop mobile phone industry in Indonesia in an
attractive option and the right location to invest. In the first stage in 2015,
Samsung invested in the construction of mobile phone assembly plant at USD 23
million.
The production capacity of the plant
ranges from 1 to 1.5 million units per months with 14 production lines that
manufacture smartphones, feature phones and tablet computers. The factory which
occupies an area of 6,000 m2 absorbed 972 workers. This company has given
employment opportunities to quite a lot workers, as well as contributing to
increase of human resource development and social welfare.
In addition, the establishment of
mobile phone factory of PT. SEI provides room for growth of supporting
industries, such as mobile phone parts industry. “It is expected that the
mobile phone industry in the country continues to grow and plays an important
role as well as being part of the supply chain of the world’s mobile phone
products,” he said.
The Minister of Industry urged the
company to continue to increase local content by involving more domestic
industries. “To maintain the continuity of the company, we expect that the
leaders of the company, the management and the employess can work well together
to build a harmonious relationship, so as to create a good working atmosphere
in order to encourage productivity increase,” he said.
Business News - June 19, 2015
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