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Indonesia: Benders and shapers
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Indonesian benders and shapers look forward to a better 2023
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Indonesia is awaiting a significant increase in production and sales of glass due to inflation and the increase in commodity prices, including energy, following the Russian-Ukraine war. Sources in the industry suggest that a rising trend in demand for processed glass in automotive, construction, and furniture sectors seems to have improved the outlook for the year, writes Jahir Ahmed.
Indonesian benders and shapers in glass industry have recovered greatly from the slowdown impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but due to inflation and rise in prices of commodities, including energy, following Russia-Ukraine war, Indonesia is waiting for a large-scale boost up in production and sales. However, a rising trend in demand for processed glass in automotive, construction and furniture sectors has already improved the outlook for the current year, according to the industry sources.
Indonesia’s automotive glass user industry is one of the largest consumer segments for the benders and shapers. Industry sources believe that the automotive glass sector will rise significantly in 2023 as other automotive component sectors are showing an upward trend. A major automotive component manufacturer PT Dharma Polimetal believes that the component industry will remain promising in 2023. The company’s sales are expected to grow by 20% in 2023. Sales growth is expected to be 20% in 2022, and about 50% in net profit.
Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (GAIKINDO) estimates that in the January-October 2022, total car sales in Indonesia reached 822,013 units, which was 21.4% higher than the previous year’s corresponding period’s sales of 677,346 units.
To exploit the increasing demand, Dharma Polimetal is expanding its production substantially with setting up of three new factories. “As the Indonesian automotive industry is rising faster our efforts are to seize opportunities by making various investments in automotive component industries,” said Irianto Santoso, president director of Dharma Polimetal.
GAIKINDO had previously anticipated that the government-sponsored loan interest relief would help revive the car market following the impact of COVID-19. As Jongkie D Sugiarto, First Co-Chairman of GAIKINDO, explains, the credit mechanism is the first choice for Indonesian car consumers because it is convenient and does not require large amounts of cash up front. He said in Indonesia credit or leasing is an important factor in selling cars as about 70% of the sales depends on such finance.
In Indonesia, the glass processing sector has experienced an improvement in production and demand as a result of the current reduction in natural gas prices.
Chairman of the Flat and Safety Glass Association (AKLP) Yustinus Gunawan assessed that the government’s reduction of gas price in 2020 to $6 per mmBtu, from previous $8-10, had helped increase the competitiveness of glass industry.
“The effect of reducing gas rates has had a positive impact on manufacturers’ performance during the pandemic. In fact, export demand has started to increase,” he said. Yustinus expects that the Ministry of Industry’s efforts to run a 35% import substitution programme in 2022 will boost up domestic demands.
Production
With the relocation and start of PT Asahimas Flat Glass (AMFG)’s second furnace operations in Cikampek, near Jakarta in West Java, the company’s four flat glass furnaces now have a combined annual production capacity of 720,000 tonnes. Cikampek has two furnaces with a combined annual production capacity of 420,000 tonnes, while Sidoarjo has two furnaces with a combined annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes.
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AMFG’s flat glass products are used partly as glass application on buildings, interiors and as raw materials for further processed glass and automotive glass. It produces about 52,000 tonnes of automotive glasses annually and has a growing demand, given the expansion of automobile production capacity in Indonesia and other countries in the region. Asahimas is the largest manufacturer and supplier of float glass, safety glass and curved and automotive glass in Indonesia. Its processed glasses are exported worldwide.
The safety glass division of Indonesia’s other major glassmaker, PT Muliaglass, manufactures various tempered, laminated and curved glasses of some half a million square metres for automotive industries, special vehicles and transports including railcars.
PT Mulia Industrindo, one of the market leaders, operates Muliaglass, a major glass manufacturing facility that produces float glass, glass containers, glass blocks, and safety glass. Muliaglass’ Safety Glass Division has a production capacity of 150,000 car sets annually.
In the next two years, Indonesia’s glass industry will add new capacity. South Korea’s KCC Glass Corporation has begun construction of PT KCC Glass Indonesia, its first overseas glass factory, in Indonesia to produce float and various types of processed glass, including bended and shaped architectural and automotive glass. The factory is currently under construction in Batang Industrial Park, Central Java, Indonesia. It is expected to be completed and able to begin production in 2024. The facility will be capable of producing 428,000 tonnes of architectural float glass per year upon completion. The glass will be produced by KCC for the Indonesian and South East Asian markets.
Processing
Indonesia has many architectural, automotive and industrial glass processors, including benders and shapers. One of the best-known processors, PT Roxy Prima Indoproducts, better known by its brand name, Roxyglass, is a prominent bender and shaper of tempered glass used in architectural construction and automobiles. Roxy’s curved glass is tempered and bent with the latest technology. “Roxyglass meets international standards with excellent qualities,” Roxy claimed.
Roxy’s bent glass’ shape is controlled by computer that eliminates mould marks on the glass and provides accurate dimensional tolerances. The maximum size of the bent glass is 5,100mmx2,400mm with thickness of 4mm to 9mm. Minimum radius, 5mm-6mm = R1000, 8mm-12mm = R1500 and 15mm-19mm = R2000.
Roxyglass supplies a comprehensive range of standard bent and shaped glass, as well as custom made-to-size product. Its comprehensive and expanding product range leads the processed glass markets with an established reputation for technical excellence. Roxyglass range is also under constant review, extends and improves by responding to the changing demands of the industry. The company claims “its ability to react quickly and positively places it in a strong position to offer the highest product specification at the most competitive prices.”
The brand named Roxyglass, our curved glass, is manufactured with latest bending and tempering system, said the company. “Our produced glass meets the international standards with excellent qualities.”
Roxyglass was established in 1990 in Jakarta as an export-oriented manufacturer and has a wide range of experience in glass for building and decorative products. According to the company, it “draws its inspiration from the elegance and versatility of this beautiful material.”
“Employing an in-house design team of creative designers and experienced craftsman,” the manufacturer said, “we have the ability to mass produce high quality glass in compliance with international products certifications, such as, ANSI, BS, EN, JIS and ANZ, for local and export markets.”
Indonesian glass benders and shapers
PT Asahimas Flat Glass Tbk (AMG) (Part of Japanese global glass major AGC Group)
Location: Cikampek, near Jakarta, West Java, and in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia Products: Curved safety glass and automotive glass Markets: Domestic and export markets Others: Asahimas is the largest manufacturer and supplier of float glass, safety glass and curved and automotive glass in Indonesia. Its processed glasses are exported worldwide. It manufactures automotive glass for various premier brands of automobiles of different countries. Asahimas float glass, construction glasses, tempered and laminated safety glasses, automotive glasses, figured glass, glass mirrors, heat-reflective glass and Optima brand IGU panels are widely used in Indonesia and abroad, and capturing demand steadily in the emerging markets. Asahimas is one of the biggest in Southeast Asia. It has an aggregate installed production capacity of 720,000 tonnes for flat glass, 5,800,000 square metres for safety glass and 6,800,000 sq metres for mirror.
PT Mulia Industrindo TBK (PT Muliaglass)
Location: Sukaresmi, Cikarang Selatan, Bekasi (near Jakarta), West Java 17550, Indonesia Products: Curved glass and automotive glass Markets: Domestic and export markets Others: Muliaglass is a major manufacturer and supplier of float glass and curved and automotive glass in Indonesia. It manufactures automotive glass for various premier brands of automobiles of different countries. Muliaglass produces 120,000 car sets of automotive glass for home markets and exports. Its float glass is also exported worldwide. It caters to domestic demand greatly for building and industrial uses. Also, it manufactures packaging glass and glass blocks for home and world markets.
PT Sinar Rasa Kencana (SRK)
Location: Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia Products: Curbed glass, automotive glass and other safety glass Markets: Domestic and export markets Others: SRK manufactures a diverse range of architectural and automotive glasses with various thickness and dimensions. Its bent and shaped architectural glass, automotive glass, industrial glass and glass furniture are exported to different countries. It is capable of tempering glass panels of up to 7,000mm long by 2,140mm wide. It processes about half a million sq metres of glass per year.
Roxy Glass (PT Roxy Prima Indoproducts)
Location: Tangerang City, near Jakarta, Indonesia Products: Bended and other shaped processed glass Markets: Domestic and export markets Others: Roxyglass is export oriented. It has markets in many countries in addition to its premier domestic markets. Roxy produces handcrafts, some 10,000 pieces, per month, of quality safety and building glasses and mirrors of classic/contemporary designs. Its triple glazed IGU in lead and brass insert is known as ‘Roxy Glass.’
Roxyglass supplies a comprehensive range of standard products. It also offers custom-made products. Its range, under constant review, extends and improves by responding to the changing demands of the industry.
Sinar Rasa Kencana (SRK) is another major bender and shaper. Located in Tangerang, adjacent to Jakarta in the west, SRK manufactures a diverse range of architectural and automotive glasses with various thickness and dimensions. It has a highly potential export market in the ASEAN bloc. Its maximum curved tempered glass size is 3660mmx2850mm. Its pre-processing machinery includes four CNC cutting machines, six multi-spindled double-edgers, two CNC shape grinding machines and two water jet cutting machines.
By utilising the latest CAD/CAM technology, SRK offers a variety of innovative ways to use glass in any shape or design. A wide range of functional glass furniture, including table tops and display cases, bookcases, and engraved partitions, is available, while in large building projects, it has more than 20 years of bending experience manufacturing tempered curved glass of diverse shapes, which has attracted many leading architects and developers to use their products and services in their extraordinary projects. Among other things, it offers laminated safety glass for automobile windshields.
Since starting up its production of curved glass and windshields, including side-lites in 1982, SRK has successfully made its mark in a number of prestigious projects all over Indonesia and other ASEAN countries, particularly, in Malaysia and Singapore.
“Architects and designers are becoming ever bolder in expressing their visions. As the increasing complexity of contemporary design becomes the mainstream in today’s architecture, so are the demands for special shaped glass,” the manufacturer said.
“SRK’s curved tempered glass is manufactured with Glasstech’s advanced bending and tempering system. The glass produced meets international fracture standards while retaining excellent optical qualities. The shape is controlled by computer, which eliminates mould marks on the glass and provides accurate dimensional tolerances.”
It was established primarily to supply glass to the growing automotive industry in Indonesia. Through the use of the latest Japanese technology, SRK introduced the Fujiwara trademark for its tempered automotive glass. It soon established a dominant position in Indonesia’s carroserie and replacement glass markets.
The innovative spirit that is the hallmark of this company continued in 1997 when SRK offered curved tempered glass into the market. The very first second-generation advanced bending and tempering system from Glasstech was installed and went on-line in May that year. SRK now has the ability to process laminated curved tempered glass, one of the most difficult products to manufacture in the industry.
PT Surya Adhitia Fortuna Glass (previously PT Surya Fortuna Glass)
Location: Batuceper, Km. 23, Tangerang 15121, Banten, Indonesia. Products: Processed shaped glasses for various uses. Markets: Domestic and export markets. Others: Surya Adhitia Fortuna’s tempered glasses are available with ceramic frits (ceramic coated to create desired motifs), usually applied in home appliances, electronic panel, room divider, bus and train windscreen, etc.
PT Aneka Glass Abadi
Location: Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia Products: Curved safety glass and other processed glass Markets: Domestic and export markets Others: The bending glass that Aneka Glass processes has a minimum radius of 2,000mm with sizes, at least 600mmx1,000 mm, and maximum size of 2,000mmx3,000mm, depending on glass thickness.
PT Mayatama Manunggal Sentosa
Location: Singosari-Malang, East Java 65153, Indonesia Products: Processed and crystal safety glasses. Markets: Domestic and export markets. Others: Mayatama Manunggal Sentosa is the holder company of ‘Diamond Tempered’ brand that involves glass processing. Mayatama Manunggal process crystal and normal glasses to make safety glass for building, automotive and industrial uses. It also produces printing glass for furniture, industry, building and automotive.
PT Multi Arthamas Glass Industry (MAGI)
Location: Surabaya, Propinsi Jawa Timur, Indonesia Products: Processed safety glass. Markets: Domestic and export markets Others: Multi Arthamas produces tempered, laminated and bending glasses for automotive, building and industrial uses.
Abebersa Pratama PT
Location: Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Products: Processed safety glass and building glasses. Markets: Domestic and export markets. Others: Abebersa Pratama manufactures double and triple glass window and curtain wall IGUs, insulating glass panels, architectural and decorative glass panels and tempered/toughened glasses.
The SRK line of curved tempered glass is produced using the latest Glasstech technology coupled with over 20 years of bending experience. SRK’s claim is that as architects and designers become increasingly bold in expressing their visions, and as contemporary design becomes the mainstream in today’s architecture, so is demand for its special shaped glass. The SRK challenge is to dream of new ways to use glass, in any shape or design and now with the added benefit of tempered safety glass as well. The application of the glasses are mainly in spiral staircase, curved glass railings, automotives, shower screens, display cases, glass furniture, shop fronts, pool surrounds, revolving doors, partitions and glass lifts.
SRK claims its tempered safety glass’ shaped interior glass and furniture glass’ timeless quality makes it the perfect medium for interior decorations. Contemporary designers are coming up with new and innovative uses for glass to achieve products that are elegant as well as long lasting.
Multiple units
PT Multi Arthamas Glass Industry (MAGI) has a broad range of products in the Indonesian market. Its development in contemporary architecture and design has promoted exceptional ideas such as the curved shapes of buildings and furniture.
“As this exceptional design needs an exceptional shape of glass, we introduce MAGIBEND, a convenient product to use for the curviest shape possible. Producing this unconventional product obviously needs delicate attention,” said the company. MAGI is the source of various quality tempered bent glass.
Among many others, PT Bintang Mas Glassolutions (BMG) manufactures a diverse range of curved safety glass, primarily used in architectural, both interior and exterior, furniture, and appliances industry. Founded in 2002, BMG was spun off from its parent company, Bintang Mas, a major distributor and processor of safety glass in Indonesia since 1968. Since then, BMG has steadily grown to become one of the major manufacturers of safety glass.
Based on over 10 years of experience and expertise in glass processing, it has achieved the Indonesian National Standard SNI for safety glass, and bended products.
PT Tamindo Glass produces bending annealed curved glass used for revolving doors, banisters, display cases, curtain walls, handrails and furniture.
PT Bintang Mas Glassolutions (BMG)
Location: East Java, Indonesia Products: Curved glass and other processed glass Markets: Domestic and export markets Others: PT BMG also serves export markets worldwide. It has a distribution network covers all major cities and towns in Indonesia.
PT Tamindo Glass
Location: Cikarang lndustrial Estate, Bekasi, lndonesia Products: Bent and shaped glass and other processed glass Markets: Domestic and export markets Others: It manufactures various architectural and furniture glasses, among others.
PT Abdi Rakyat Bakti
Location: Sei Rengas I, Medan Area, Medan 20214, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia Products: Sheet glass and processed glasses. Markets: Domestic and export markets. Others: Abdi Pakyat Bakti markets its flat and processed glasses in Indonesia and neighbouring countries.
Tunggal Majuasri Glass PT
Location: Kawasan Industri Benua Indah, Tangerang 15131, Banten, Indonesia Products: Flat and processed glasses. Markets: Domestic and export markets.
PT Tossa Shakti Group, closed and declared bankrupt
Location: Raya Semarang-Kendal KM 19, 5, Kendal, Indonesia Products: Float, figured/pattered and processed glasses. Markets: Domestic and export markets Others: Tossa Shakti group has two manufacturing factories, PT Tossa Shakti Float Glass for float, and PT Tossa Shakti Figured Glass for figured/patterned glass, with daily production capacity of 900 tonnes and 70 tonnes, respectively.
