Astra units get ISO 14001

Astra units get ISO 14001

JAKARTA (JP): Three subsidiaries of publicly listed Astra
International -- namely PT Pulogadung Pawitra Laksana, PT
Sumalindo Lestari Jaya and PT Gaya Motor -- received yesterday
International Standard Organization (ISO) 14001 certification for
quality environmental management.

Astra's president T.P. Rachmat said the certification bestowed
by the international certification network KEMA of the
Netherlands and France's Afaq proved Astra's commitment to
becoming an environmentally friendly corporation.

"We will improve our efforts to implement a quality management
system as more and more of Astra's subsidiaries implement the
system."

He said that this year at least 17 Astra subsidiaries had
received quality certification, comprising of one QS 9000
certificate and three ISO 9001, 10 ISO 9002 and three ISO 14001
certificates. (gis)