Coca Cola responds

We appreciate the interest of Ted and Jea Henning (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 2, 1994) in protecting the natural beauty of Indonesia.

The Coca Cola system in Indonesia is in the process of switching to stay-on tabs for can packages. It was only very recently that the technology to manufacture such packages became available in this country. Now that it is available, we can assure Ted and Jea Henning that such can packages will enter the Indonesia market very shortly. In fact, Coca Cola will lead all local beverage manufacturers in launching this environmentally- friendly packaging.

The Coca Cola system in Indonesia is mindful of environmental issues and in recent years has undertaken a number of initiatives which are playing an important role in protecting the environment.

For example, in the very important area of waste water treatment, the facilities at Coca Cola bottling plants in Indonesia are among the most sophisticated in the world. We have worked with the manufacturers of waste water treatment equipment to help them upgrade their products to world-class standards. A recent article in this newspaper (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 15, 1994) detailed the significant achievements that have been attained in this area of environment protection.

We extend a warm invitation to Ted and Jea Henning to visit Coca-Cola canning facility next time they are in Indonesia, to see for themselves the very extensive and progressive work being done by the soft drinks industry in this country to help protect the environment.

S. WIJONO

Technical Services Manager

PT Coca-Cola Indonesia

Jakarta