Fonterra opens in Indonesia

Fonterra Co-operative Group has opened its new blending and packaging plant in Indonesia, marking its first manufacturing facility in the country. The plant is Fonterra’s largest investment in ASEAN and will support the growth of Fonterra’s brands in Indonesia, the company says

Chairman John Wilson says, “Fonterra has been supplying high quality dairy nutrition to Indonesia for more than 30 years and today it is one of our most important global markets. The opening of our new plant is an exciting step forward in our relationship with the country and local dairy industry.”

Fonterra managing director of AsiaMEA, Johan Priem, adds, “The country’s large and increasingly affluent population is looking for highly nutritious foods for all ages. This is fuelling dairy demand growth, which is expected to increase by five per cent every year to 2020. Our new plant has the capacity to pack around 16,000 metric tonnes of dairy ingredients a year – that’s a pack of Anlene, Anmum and Anchor Boneeto every second, or 87, 000 packs every day, which will go a long way in helping Fonterra meet this growing demand for dairy.”

The plant located in Cikarang, West Java is already having a positive impact on the local community and received an A grade rating from regulators during its final stages of testing and commission.