|
|
Article: Biscuit Producers: Their Population and Production Capacities
- Article from:
- Indonesian Commercial Newsletter
- Article date:
- November 23, 1992
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 P.T. Data Consult, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Indonesia's biscuit industry started quite a long time ago with the establishment of PT Khong Guan Biskuit Factory Industries Ltd. in East Java city Surabaya in 1956. In 1960, this company obtained a BKPM (Investment Coordinating Agency) license to deal in the biscuit industry as well as to relocate its factory to Jalan Raya Bogor KM 26, Ciracas, Jakarta.
Nowadays, Indonesia has a total of 54 biscuit factories with a combined production capacity of 87,992 tons per annum. These factories are geographically spread over 11 provinces. According to a source with the Department of Industry, these 54 biscuit factories have absorbed an investment of Rp 60.2 billion and ...