Kimia gets ISO certificates

JAKARTA (JP): State-owned pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma received on Tuesday certificates of ISO 9001, ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 for its production units in Central and East Java.

The certificates were handed over by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd. for ISO 9001, SGS Yarsley International Certification Services Ltd. for ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 from TUV Berlin.

The company's president director Darodjatun said that the ISO 9001 was certified for the company's manufacturing production unit in Semarang, Central Java while ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 were granted for the manufacturing production unit in Watudakon, East Java.

PT Kimia Farma, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in this country, has other six factories in Indonesia located in Jakarta, Bandung, West Java and Tanjung Morawa, North Sumatra in addition to the three production units in Central and East Java.

The company also produced raw materials and chemical substances for medicine.(hdn)