Suryacipta offers industrial lots ready for construction and operation
Suryacipta offers industrial lots ready for construction and operation
PT Suryacipta Swadaya, a subsidiary of publicly listed PT Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk., is offering easy-to-implement industrial sites at its strategically located 1,400-hectare industrial estate in Karawang, West Java.
"As all the sites in our industrial estate possess genuine land title, no land acquisition or location permits are required for new factories, and we will provide full assistance in obtaining the local permits required," says Karel Walla, Suryacipta Swadaya's director for estate management and development.
The West Java provincial government and Karawang regency administration have assured their commitment to supporting Suryacipta Swadaya's plan to develop its fully-serviced, integrated industrial estate as a city of industry with a complete industrial area, housing complex, commercial sites, and other supporting facilities, such as banks, a hotel, health clinics, dormitory, schools, a post office, restaurants, recreation centers and green areas.
The peaceful countryside environment of the estate supports the productivity of employees working there as they are far from problems related to political or social upheaval, he says, adding that labor resources are still adequately available.
He says the estate's comprehensive infrastructure guarantees reliable and convenient operations for its tenants.
The infrastructure includes PLN power-sub station with a capacity of 300 MVA and an underground cable network, 3,000 telephone lines (expandable to about 30,000 lines) from PT Telkom Indonesia, international telecommunication facilities -- including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), leased lines, fax- plus and international direct dialing (IDD) services -- from PT Indosat, industrial water supply, with a capacity of 15,400 cubic meters per day, natural gas pipelines from the state gas company (PGN) and waste water treatment, with a processing capacity of 10,800 cubic meters per day. For security and safety, Suryacipta employs its own firefighters and round-the-clock security guards.
"These infrastructure facilities will support reliable, uninterrupted operations of industrial companies in our estate," Karel says.
He adds that to guarantee smooth flows of goods to and from the tenants, Suryacipta Swadaya has located its industrial estate strategically -- only 1,300 meters away from the Karawang Timur toll gate of the Jakarta-Cikampek highway. It is 55 km drive from Jakarta, the government as well as economic capital of Indonesia, and linked to Tanjung Priok seaport container terminal and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Within the industrial estate, the road network is well designed, with its main roads constructed 50 meters wide to accommodate four lanes, and other roads 30 meters wide.
"The smooth flow of goods is essential for export-oriented industrial companies that are highly committed to sustaining their credibility by meeting deadlines for the dispatch of their products to overseas buyers," comments Karel. "For that reason, many multinational companies have chosen our industrial estate for their operational base in Indonesia."
Among the multinational companies operating at Suryacipta Swadaya's industrial estate are Bridgestone, NT Piston Ring, Super Steel, GS Battery and JVC Electronics of Japan, tire rim manufacturer Bekaert of Belgium, electronic component producer CS Indo Technology of Malaysia, yarn filament maker Kohap of South Korea, electronic component manufacturer Chiyoda Integre of Singapore and Molds & Dies of Italy. Japan's Bridgestone runs production facilities and operates Indonesia's only tire test track in the industrial estate. The country's prominent ceramic tile producer Keramika Indonesia Assosiasi (KIA) also operates in the estate.
Based on the initial masterplan study by Jurong Environmental Engineering Ltd. of Singapore and basic design by Pacific Consultant International of Japan and Dacrea of Indonesia, Suryacipta Swadaya's industrial estate has been developed and constructed by Indonesian-Japanese consortium PT Jaya-Obayashi, together with Nusa Raya Cipta to assure convenient and secure operations of the tenants. The access road linking the estate to the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road was constructed by Kumagai Gumi of Japan and PT Kadi International joint operation.
Suryacipta offers developed industrial land lots in a variety of sizes, ranging from 6,000 square meters to 100 hectares, which are ready for construction to meet investors' requirements.
The company also offers two types of standard factory building (SFB) -- detached and semi-detached ones. Detached SFBs are each built on a land lot of 3,724 square meters, with a total building area of 1,426 square meters, including a 1,242-square-meter production site and 184-square-meter office area.
Each of the semi-detached SFBs, constructed on a 2,040-square- meter lot, has a building area of 1,012 square meters, including a production area of 828 square meters and office area of 184 square meters.
For sales information, Suryacipta Swadaya has appointed Sumitomo Corporation of Japan as its exclusive marketing agent for Japanese buyers and ERA Commerce as independent agent for other customers.
Further information can be obtained from General Manager Singgih Pratista through phone number(0267) 440088 or fax number (0267) 440077, or at Graha Surya Internusa, 11th floor, Jl. Rasuna Said Kav. X-0, in Jakarta. On-line information is available at suryacipta.com.
BRIDGESTONE: MORE SECURE THAN OTHERS
PT Bridgestone Tire Indonesia's deputy factory manager, Asep Hadiyana, gives his comments on his company's operations in the Suryacipta City of Industry.
When did your company build its production plant in this industrial estate?
It started constructing the plant on a 36-hectare area in 1997.
Why did you need so large an area?
Because we needed to establish large production units with a high capacity and to employ a large number of employees. We also needed a vast area, about 62,500 square meters in size, for the construction of a proving ground facility, which is now the only track in the country to test the quality of newly developed tires.
Where do you sell your products?
We sell some of our products domestically and export others to Japan, Australia and some African countries.
What do you think about security and services in this industrial estate?
As far as I know, operations in this estate are relatively more secure than the others. On services, the estate's management company is usually proactive in helping its tenants overcome their problems for the sake of smooth production.
SUMITOMO: OFFER HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICES
Sumitomo Corporation of Japan has been appointed as Suryacipta Swadaya's exclusive marketing agent for Japanese buyers. An officer for its overseas industrial park department gives some remarks. Could you describe the relationship between Sumitomo and Suryacipta?
Sumitomo has been acting as Suryacipta's exclusive agent for Japanese companies since 1996. Japanese companies have been dramatically expanding the overseas operations since the mid- 1980s. To support manufacturers' expansion into Asia -- and contribute to the economic development of host countries -- Sumitomo has long been energetically promoting businesses relating to developing, marketing and managing overseas industrial parks.
East Jakarta Industrial Park (EJIP) was the first among many industrial parks Sumitomo developed in Southeast Asian countries. Because it was fully occupied in 1996, Sumitomo initiated cooperation with existing industrial parks it could trust. We chose Suryacipta because it had superb infrastructure as well as good access to Jakarta. The fact that the then top management of Sumitomo knew Mr. Benjamin Surjadjaya well as a reputable member of Astra's top management, plus Mr. Basroni Rizal as successful president director of PT Surabaya Industrial Estate Rungkut, was another important factor in the decision. Does it mean that Sumitomo is responsible only for assisting in the sale-purchase stage for the industrial sites?
Not at all. Sumitomo assists all clients before, during and after the sale-purchase process. We believe we provide the Suryacipta tenants with the same level of services we do at EJIP. Do you think the flow of Japanese investment into Indonesia will recover to precrisis levels?
It depends on how the Indonesian government will be able to improve the investment climate here. I believe Indonesia would have huge potential as a destination for foreign direct investment if the government could solve such problems as law enforcement, labor disputes, security and so on.