Pusri gets ISO-9002

Pusri gets ISO-9002

JAKARTA (JP): State-owned fertilizer manufacturer PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (Pusri) has received an ISO-9002 certificate for quality management.

The ISO-9002 certificate was awarded by Erik Roger, the Indonesian director of the Britain-based international organization for standardization, SGS Yarsley International Certification Services.

Pusri's president, Suhadi, received the certificate on behalf of the company during a ceremony at the company's headquarters in Palembang, South Sumatra, Antara reported.

Suhadi said Pusri started upgrading the management of its ammonia and urea production lines in 1993. In less than a year, he said, the company had made adjustments which allowed it to get the ISO-9002 certificate.

Presently, 120 companies in Indonesia have received ISO-9000 certificates.

Indonesia's fertilizer production up to the end of the year is set at 3.8 million tons, of which 2.05 million tons are produced by Pusri. Ten percent of Pusri's production is exported, while the remaining 90 percent is used domestically. (pwn)