Bakrie units receive ISOs

JAKARTA (JP): Two affiliates of publicly-listed PT Bakrie & Brothers, PT Bakrie Building Industries (BBI) and PT Bakrie Corrugated Metal Industry (BCMI) received ISO 9002 certificates on Monday from Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance.

Bakrie & Brothers said in a statement that the certificates were handed over by Lloyd's Country Manager John Catchpole to representatives of the two companies at the Bakrie Industrial Estate here.

BBI produces building materials such as cement fiber with a production capacity of 100,000 tons a year and Arco panels with a production capacity of 60,000 tons a year

BCMI is a corrugated iron manufacturer with a production capacity of 14,000 tons a year, and galvanizing with 12,000 tons a year.

"In 1999 BCMI produced 2,338 tons of corrugated iron, up from 1,370 tons in 1998, and we are confident this year we will produce up to 3,000 tons," A.D. Erlangga, the CEO of both companies, said.

He said that with the certificate it would be easier for the two companies to sell their products in international markets. (10)