Friday, October 5, 2012

Five More Years Of Indonesia Stop Imports Of Mobile Phones

guardian.co.uk Foxconn factory worker at iPad in China, pemanufaktur.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com Foxconn Technology Group investment plan to Indonesia is expected will bring economic growth for the country. Investment was expected to be hit the import mobile phones that are always increased every year.

Minister of industry, to MS Hidayat said Indonesia currently has to import as much as 45 million mobile phones per year. "But with the Foxconn plans to go to Indonesia, we can stop importing phone. At least in the next 5 years, we don't need to import mobile phones anymore, "said Hidayat as found after a meeting in the Office of the Ministry of Finance Provided the economy, Friday (17/8/2012).

Based on talks with Foxconn this week, giant manufacturing from Taiwan showed their earnestness to invest in the country. On December 25, 2012, Foxconn is rumored to have been ready to release 3 million mobile phones have been made in Indonesia.

According to Hidayat, making cell phone branded local it will cooperate with locally owned company that currently has made cell phones. One with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Industrial (INTI), Persero, the company will focus on red plates create a local cell phone return succeed. "Later we will also employ other companies to be able to produce a local mobile phone with Foxconn," he said.

Foxconn Technology Group is a manufacturing company in Taiwan which currently serve the Assembly belongs to Apple products such as the iPad and iPhone,. So also with the vendor Motorola has acquired by internet giant Google.

In Taiwan, Foxconn has an area of land for the Assembly of 3,000 acres of phones. With an area of land that could be contributed by Foxconn, 7 per cent of the total exports of the country China at this time. "While in Indonesia, they will put on 400 acres. But this project should immediately so that we are also proud to have a mobile phone from our own country, "said Hidayat with energetically.

Just a note, the Ministry of industry (Kemenperin) will start production ensures the Foxconn for assembling (Assembly) in December 2012. In one to two months, with the realization of investments concentrates Foxconn assembly plant that will produce later this year.

In July next year, Foxconn asks the inauguration of the first stage of investment. The first stage of investment development requires an area of Foxconn factory 50 acres. Foxconn factories will be laid out around Jakarta and Banten. For the second and third stages each membutuhan area 200 acres.

Hidayat, the third location is added at each stage it can be different, but the province remained on the island of Java. Project origin has Foxconn Taiwan investment value reached 10 billion US dollars in a period of 5-10 years. The plan, the project will be carried out in three stages. This project will absorb 300,000 labor of all levels of expertise. Specifically for engineer, Foxconn needs 60,000 people.

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