Morris to boost production
Morris to boost production
MALANG, East Java (JP): The local subsidiary of the United
States-based cigarette company Phillip Morris will increase
production by 20 percent to 60 million cigarettes a day this year
from 50 million a day last year, a company's senior executive
said.
Joe Kirk, the general manager of PT Phillip Morris Indonesia,
said on Thursday that the company would receive new machines from
the United Kingdom and Germany to boost production capacity.
"We're optimistic that we'll gain a greater market share this
year," he said.
Kirk said that the company, which produces Marlboro and
Longbeach cigarettes, hopes to raise its market share to 3.4
percent from 2.2 percent last year.
He said that the target was realistic as the demand for
cigarettes is continuing to grow in Indonesia and other ASEAN
countries.
Last year, 60 percent of the company's total production were
sold domestically, while the remaining 40 percent was exported,
mainly to ASEAN countries.
PT Phillip Morris operates a cigarette factory in Malang, East
Java, which it took over from PT Tresno in 1998. (05/nur)
MALANG, East Java (JP): The local subsidiary of the United
States-based cigarette company Phillip Morris will increase
production by 20 percent to 60 million cigarettes a day this year
from 50 million a day last year, a company's senior executive
said.
Joe Kirk, the general manager of PT Phillip Morris Indonesia,
said on Thursday that the company would receive new machines from
the United Kingdom and Germany to boost production capacity.
"We're optimistic that we'll gain a greater market share this
year," he said.
Kirk said that the company, which produces Marlboro and
Longbeach cigarettes, hopes to raise its market share to 3.4
percent from 2.2 percent last year.
He said that the target was realistic as the demand for
cigarettes is continuing to grow in Indonesia and other ASEAN
countries.
Last year, 60 percent of the company's total production were
sold domestically, while the remaining 40 percent was exported,
mainly to ASEAN countries.
PT Phillip Morris operates a cigarette factory in Malang, East
Java, which it took over from PT Tresno in 1998. (05/nur)