Mitsubishi motors in RI

Mitsubishi motors in RI

TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Mitsubishi Material Corp. said yesterday its wholly-owned subsidiary had set up a company in Indonesia to produce small motors for consumer electrical goods, such as air conditioners, next year.

PT Higashifuji Indonesia, set up Higashifuji Manufacturing Co. Ltd. was capitalized at US$1 million, the company said. It is building a factory in suburban Jakarta with investment of about 250 million yen ($2.5 million), Mitsubishi said.

Production is scheduled to begin in January with monthly output of 300,000 units, the company said.

Higashifuji Manufacturing has already begun production of motors for consumer electricals in Malaysia, following a production shift to Southeast Asia by Japanese manufacturers of consumer electrical goods.