Toyota opens new plant

Toyota opens new plant

JAKARTA (JP): Toyota Astra Motor officially opened a stamping-
dies plant yesterday to increase its manufacturing operation in
the tooling, engineering and production preparation.

The company said yesterday the new plant, built on a 1,100
square meter plot of land, would be able to produce 100 tons of
stamping dies a month.

The company spent Rp 33.5 billion (US$11.55 million) on the
project, including the construction of a new poly shop and die
making shop.

The new plant, which will use local raw materials for
stamping-dies, will export part of the dies to other countries in
the region. (das)