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NOKIA, SAMSUNG MULLING CELL-PHONE PLANTS IN RI
Jakarta, June 16 (ANTARA) - Electronic companies Nokia of Japan and Samsung of South Korea are now exploring te possibility of building handphone manufacturing and assembling plants in Indonesia, a spokesman said.
"Nokia is conducting a feasibility study to build a full-manufacturing or semi-assembling handphone factory in Indonesia. Samsung is also doing the same thing," director for telematics affairs of the Ministry of Industry Ramon Bangun said here on Tuesday.
Ramon said if the two companies, holders of two well-known cellular phone trademarks, realized their investment in Indonesia, it would be very positive for the nation and the government would fully welcome them.
The government would welcome it because it would enable consumers in Indonesia to obtain cheaper products. It would also provide jobs and save state foreign exchange.
He said Nokia was serious with its plan to build a factory in Indonesia owing to the fact that so far the company controlled over 50 percent of the cellular phone market in Indonesia.
Samsung in the meantime saw good prospects in developing a factory in Indonesia because the company had previously built an electronic factory in the country.
"Samsung will only apply for a factory business expansion license from the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) because they already have an electronic factory in Indonesia," Ramon said.
He said the government, in this case the ministry of industry, would assist foreign companies in obtaining a license for their investments.
In the meantime, the cellular phone market in the country continues to increase every year with an average growth of 15 percent per annum.
At present, it is estimated that about 80 million cellular phone units are now in circulation. Ramon estimated that new cellular phones circulating every year reached 20 million units.
He said cellular phone industries would continue to grow in the future with phone numbers estimated to reach 130-140 million, or about 60-70 percent of the population which reached 230 million.***
"Nokia is conducting a feasibility study to build a full-manufacturing or semi-assembling handphone factory in Indonesia. Samsung is also doing the same thing," director for telematics affairs of the Ministry of Industry Ramon Bangun said here on Tuesday.
Ramon said if the two companies, holders of two well-known cellular phone trademarks, realized their investment in Indonesia, it would be very positive for the nation and the government would fully welcome them.
The government would welcome it because it would enable consumers in Indonesia to obtain cheaper products. It would also provide jobs and save state foreign exchange.
He said Nokia was serious with its plan to build a factory in Indonesia owing to the fact that so far the company controlled over 50 percent of the cellular phone market in Indonesia.
Samsung in the meantime saw good prospects in developing a factory in Indonesia because the company had previously built an electronic factory in the country.
"Samsung will only apply for a factory business expansion license from the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) because they already have an electronic factory in Indonesia," Ramon said.
He said the government, in this case the ministry of industry, would assist foreign companies in obtaining a license for their investments.
In the meantime, the cellular phone market in the country continues to increase every year with an average growth of 15 percent per annum.
At present, it is estimated that about 80 million cellular phone units are now in circulation. Ramon estimated that new cellular phones circulating every year reached 20 million units.
He said cellular phone industries would continue to grow in the future with phone numbers estimated to reach 130-140 million, or about 60-70 percent of the population which reached 230 million.***
