JFE Steel launches RI?s first continuous galvanizing line
Friday, September 16 2016 - 10:28 AM WIB
Japan?s JFE Steel Corporation announced Friday that its wholly owned subsidiary PT JFE Steel Galvanizing Indonesia held an official launch ceremony to mark the opening of its continuous galvanizing line (CGL)?Indonesia?s first?at its production facility in the MM2100 Industrial Town estate in Bekasi, West Java, on September 15. The line has been operational since January this year.
The company said in a statement the new CGL produces galvanized steel sheet in widths of 800 mm to 1,850 mm and thicknesses of between 0.4 mm and 2.3 mm. Its annual capacity is 400,000 tons.
The ceremony was attended by 300 guests, including Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesian Industry Minister; Yasuaki Tanizaki, Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, and JFE Steel President & CEO Koji Kakigi.
Indonesia, one of the largest automobile producers in Southeast Asia, is a production and export base for many global automakers. The local demand for high-end automotive steel sheet is expected to grow as Indonesia?s auto market continues to expand.
JFE Steel, strengthened by its new CGL in Indonesia, looks forward to supporting the expansion plans of automakers by meeting their growing demand for locally procured materials and sophisticated products and services. JFE Steel Galvanizing Indonesia, headed by President Masato Koide, was established in May 2013 and currently employs 204 people.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak