Japan DIC Corporation announced that Jakarta-based wholly owned subsidiary PT DIC Graphics plans to build a new blending facility for liquid inks for food and beverage packaging in Ngoro Industrial Park, Surabaya to shift operations from its existing plant. The new facility, investment in which is estimated at around JPY 600 million, is scheduled to begin operating in May 2016, will approximately double the company’s production capacity. DIC Graphics has a main production facility in Jakarta, which manufactures inks from raw materials, and its blending facility in Surabaya, which transforms these inks into commercial products. According to DIC estimates, demand for liquid inks for packaging, approximately 80,000 tons in 2015, is likely to surpass 120,000 tons in 2024. The new facility and its main facility will give DIC Graphics a two-pronged production configuration that will position it to respond to demand growth and will also ensure a level of safety and productivity worthy of the trust of global brand owners and other customers.
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