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Advertorial: Jababeka

Publication: August 11

Multinational companies join Jababeka's integrated industrial estate

Leading multinational companies have joined Indonesia's only independent, integrated industrial estate equipped with commercial, residential, educational and recreational facilities in Cikarang, Bekasi, just a 35-minute drive east of Jakarta.

"Multinational companies are interested in coming to our industrial estate because it offers easy accessibility, an independent supply of electricity, clean water, an abundant resource of labor and competitive prices," says Setiawan Wiraatmadja, a director of PT Jababeka Industrial Estate.

Developed on a 2,970-hectare area of land in 1989, Jababeka's industrial estate is now home to leading multinational companies, such as the American manufacturer of Barbie dolls, Mattel, Inc. This company, the world's largest doll producer, operates two factories with about 10,000 workers, who live in two five-story dormitories in the industrial estate. Another tenant is Dutch company Unilever, a leader in the domestic consumer goods market. Besides running a number of factories, it also operates a logistic and distribution service center in the estate. The other tenants include French industrial gas producer Air Liquid, Japanese TV screenmaker Nippon Electric Glass, British paint producer ICI Paints, Japanese consumer goods manufacturer Kao and Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's third largest home appliance producer and 15th most wellknown brandname holder.

Jababeka's industrial estate is strategically located merely a few minutes from the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, just 35 km from Jakarta's Central Business District, 55 km from the Tanjung Priok seaport and 65 km from the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The industrial estate is easily reached from the toll road through the Cibitung or Cikarang exits. Public transportation services are available for commuters.

Its location becomes even more strategic with its close proximity to densely populated towns, such as Bekasi, Karawang and Purwakarta, which can provide an abundant supply of labor.

Executives and workers can live in Jababeka's residential estate, equipped with all the amenities that guarantee a convenient life. They include shopping centers, mini markets, banks, restaurants, a hospital and medical center, schools, a star-rated hotel, a swimming pool, tennis courts and a first- class 18-hole golf course designed by champion Nick Faldo.

Plans have been also made for the establishment of President University, which is said to be the premier provider of tertiary education in Indonesia, whose graduates and services will be readily accessible to tenants.

"With such facilities, the Jababeka industrial estate is actually a town within itself," Setiawan said.

He said tenants were free from the worries of an adequate supply of electricity and clean water because power was provided by affiliated company PT Cikarang Listrindo and clean water by subsidiary PT Jababeka Infrastruktur.

Cikarang Listrindo operates a power plant with an installed capacity of 348 MW (expandable to 900 MW), while Jababeka Infrastruktur operates a water treatment plant with a daily capacity of 26,500 cubic meters (expandable to 49,500 cubic meters). The latter company also operates a world-class sewage treatment plant with a daily capacity of 18,000 cubic meters (expandable to 42,000 cubic meters).

Setiawan says Jababeka puts a high priority on the safety and security of workers, executives and residents on its industrial estate by providing well-maintained streetlights for its roads and buildings and assigning guards to work on shifts for 24 hours a day. Jababeka also employs a special team of professional firefighters, while hydrants are made available in its industrial and residential compounds.

"If you want value for money in a quality industrial estate with a competitive price, you have no other choice than moving to Jababeka's industrial estate in Cikarang, West Java," Setiawan said.

He explained that Jababeka's industrial estate, with a full product range of individual facilities and site sizes, could satisfy just about any tenants' needs.

For manufacturers who require unique building specifications, for example, Jababeka allocates industrial land sites, which come equipped with the basic infrastructure for development with specific purposes. The sites, with land areas ranging from 3,000 square meters to 5,000 square meters, are graded and well- structured, and suitable for any manufacturing activities. Tenants are guaranteed an unlimited power supply from Cikarang Listrindo, while industrial water, sewage system and telephone lines are standard features.

Large industrial sites with planned development for specific purposes have attracted multinational companies, including Nabisco Foods of the United States, Chang Chun of Taiwan, Uniplas of Singapore, United Tractors (Komatsu), Nissinmas, Showa, Fuji Seimitsu and Tokai of Japan, Bertel of Australia and Fuchs of Germany.

Jababeka also designs and constructs several types of standard factory buildings ideal for medium and light industries.

Built on a 1,380-square-meter plot of land for the standard size or a 1,740-square-meter plot for the one located on a corner, each building has an area of 831 square meters and an office area of 128 square meters.

For smaller operations, there are convenient turnkey alternatives that are ideal for trading businesses, workshops and light manufacturers.

The three-in-one factory buildings, each with a total area of 456 square meters, for example, are suitable for storage or production activities. Their mezzanine floors can be converted either to accommodation or an administration office. Electricity and clean water are supplied and a sewage system is provided.

Supporting industrial buildings, each with a total built area of 160 square meters, are designed specially for small and medium-sized home industries. They give maximum area utilization with an integrated section comprising production, office and living areas.

Further information can be obtained from calling 62-21- 8934350, faxing 62-21-8934331 e-mailing: marketing@jababeka.com, or dropping by Jababeka's sales and marketing office at Block A 14-15, Ruko Commercial Center, Jababeka Industrial Estate- Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java.

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Advantages offered by Jababeka Industrial Estate include:

* Multinational companies * Prime location * World-class infrastructure * Abundant supply of labor * Support facilities: - Housing - Commercial facilities - Public transportation - Hospital - 18-hole golf course - A town within itself