• Relocation Toshiba DVD Production from Vietnam to Indonesia

    Date: 2010.02.01 | Category: Tech News | Tags:

    Toshiba Electric Ltd ensure relocate its plant from Vietnam to Indonesia, especially for DVD products. Even for LCD TV products that had been exported semi loose components (semi-CKD) has stopped the export of intact (CBU) from Indonesia to Vietnam.

    “Starting later on February 3 running soon DVD production,” said Assistant Manager Department Engineering Department PT. Toshiba Consumer Products Indonesia (TCPI) in the event Kuniawan Conny birthday and 15 Toshiba LCD TV production-1.5 million in its factory, Cikarang, Bekasi, on Monday (1/2/2010).

    Initially, DVD production is shifted from Vietnam to Cikarang about 4,000 units per month as a pilot phase. Then the production can be increased production forecasts reached 10,000 DVDs per month.

    “They (the principal) wants infinity, we are being tested first,” he said.

    Thus, he said, slowly, slowly Toshiba plant in Vietnam began pebrik shifted by Toshiba in Indonesia. About the reasons for this relocation, he said more consideration by the ability of the competitiveness of Indonesian migrant workers from Vietnam superior.

    “Indonesia is selected, because labor productivity. More profitable, it also runs into the cost, better margins in here,” he explained.

    The plan with the transfer of this production there will increase the workforce of 200 workers currently reached 750 people. So far, he said, Toshiba production in Indonesia almost 90% exported to other countries like Korea, China, Middle East, Oceania, including Australia and New Zealand.

    Especially on TV-LCD priduksi current Toshiba Cikarang plant can produce as much TV per month, 50,000 units or 600,000 units per year in 2010, which will be increased to 1 million units per year.

    “President (president) still have TV-LCD production to 1 million (per year),” he said.

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