Jamu maker exports<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Traditional jamu (herbal medicine) producer PT
\nSido Muncul receives Rp 300 million (US$111,000) per month in
\nexport earnings from other Association of Southeast Asian
\ncountries, the company's executive said.<\/p>\n
President of the Central Java-based Sido Muncul, Irwan
\nHidayat, said in Semarang, Central Java, over the weekend, that
\ndemand for jamu in other ASEAN countries had increased
\nsignificantly.<\/p>\n
ASEAN comprises Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the
\nPhilippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.<\/p>\n
"We are targeting to expand exports to the Middle East and
\nKorea. The demand for jamu there is also high," he was quoted by
\nAntara as saying.<\/p>\n
Hidayat said that Sido Muncul would double its production
\ncapacity to 360,000 tons from 120,000 tons per month.<\/p>\n
"To increase the capacity we are constructing a new facility
\nin Klepu near Semarang with Rp 16 billion investment," he said,
\nadding the facility would operate by the end of 1998.<\/p>\n
He said that Sido Muncul had to improve the quality of its
\nproducts to enable it to compete with other herbal medicine
\nproducers from China, the United States and Australia. (icn)<\/p>",
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