Two companies get ISO-9000 certificates

JAKARTA (JP): PT Nalco Perkasa, a producer of specialty water treatment chemicals, and PT Pertafenikki Engineering, a construction and engineering firm, have won ISO-9000 quality certificates in recognition of their management.

Nalco Perkasa, an affiliate of the Napan group, has been awarded an ISO-9002 certificate from the Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) International Certification Services of Singapore in recognition of its management for the production of quality water treatment chemicals.

The ISO-9002 certificate was presented by Erik Roger, SGS International Certification Services' manager for Indonesia, to a Nalco director, Daniel Ng, at the company's compound in Citeureup, West Java, on Thursday.

"For the chemical business line, the award is the first to be received by an Indonesian company," Nalco's director for finance, H. Wardana, said.

Nalco now produces over 3,500 tons of specialty water treatment chemicals per year.

Pertafenikki Engineering has also won an ISO-9001 certificate from Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd. (LRQA) of Britain for their professional management in the oil, gas, petrochemical and chemical industries.

The ISO-9001 certificate was presented by D. Prananta, LRQA's principal surveyor for Indonesia, to Pertafenikki's president, George The, here on Wednesday.

"By this, Pertafenikki has become the first Indonesian Engineering contractor in the field of oil, gas, petrochemical and chemical to be awarded a ISO-9001 certificate from LRQA," The said.

According to The, his company has so far expanded its engineering services to Singapore, Algeria and Thailand. (fhp/rms)