Faber Castell prepared Rp 30 Billion to Expand Areal Factory in Cikarang: http://www.industry.co.id/read/6/faber-castell-gelontorkan-rp-30-miliar-perluas-areal-pabrik-di-cikarang/15 November 2016
PT Faber Castell International Indonesia allocates capital expenditure of Rp 30 billion to increase the area of ??the factory in Cikarang Barat, Bekasi. The factory land plus an area of ??6,800 square meters, from the previous area of ??7,200 square meters. Thus, the total area of ??the factory currently reaches 14 thousand square meters. Manager Director of PT FCII, Yandramin Halim said, adding the factory area has been carried out by the company since the beginning of last year.

"Since last year, we established a warehouse here as the central warehouses (raw materials) and distribution center Indonesia, in order to evolve over time, for new products that will be produced," Halim said in his official statement on Monday (14/11 / 2016).

Plant Manager FCII Mulyadi Gunawan said, the expansion of 6,800 square meters is not adding the number of production machines, but still focus on the expansion of the warehouse, which is for the raw material (raw material) and finished goods, or the final (finishing goods). Number of machines still remain for injection 21 units, nine for machine assembling.

Application of National Standardization of Stationary Products is Urgent: http://www.tribunnews.com/bisnis/2017/07/27/penerapan-standardisasi-nasional-produk-alat-tulis-mendesak?page=4/27 July 2017
The national industry faces enormous pressure, since the enactment of the ASEAN-China free trade (ACFTA) on 1 January 2010 ago. Not only competing strictly with quality imported products, ACFTA provides a more free space for the import of cheap goods from China. Even local industry is also difficult in facing the inflow of illegal goods to fake branded products.

Local stationery producers became one of the most violent industries attacked by illegal products, especially from China. In fact, foreign investment company (PMA) engaged in the stationery sector is also the target of cheating imported products from China.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani bring along several ministries and agencies to curb high-risk imports by establishing a Task Force on High Import Risk Behavior. And expect cooperation with the Presidential Staff, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the Indonesian Police, the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), the Attorney General Office, and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), thus creating business practices clean, fair and transparent for importers. CEO of PT Standardpen Industries, Megusdyan Susanto said that the government is also expected to immediately improve the rules to encourage the revitalization and standardization of industrial tariffs. This step is needed as an effort to improve the competitiveness of national stationery products. That is, in addition to the local producers are asked to improve product quality, the application of standardization is very important to create a better competition and fair while keeping the entry of non-qualified products to the domestic market.