OREANDA-NEWS. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. announced that wholly owned subsidiary P.T. Ajinomoto Indonesia will invest approximately JPY 900 million (IDR 94.75 billion) to construct a new factory dedicated to SAORI® liquid seasoning in the food products factory at the Karawang Industrial Estate, West Java, Indonesia (Karawang Factory). This will double current production capacity and respond to the ongoing rapid growth of the liquid seasoning market in Indonesia. The start of construction was in February 2013, with operations to start in June 2014.

Liquid seasonings are a blend of various seasonings, spices and other ingredients in a base such as soy sauce. Applications for these highly convenient seasonings range from use as a base for stir frying to use “as is” as a dipping or pouring sauce.

Currently, SAORI® production is handled at both contract manufacturers in Indonesia and the Mojokerto Factory in East Java. P.T. Ajinomoto Indonesia will construct the new factory in the Karawang Factory to prepare for projected growth in demand. This will allow the consolidation of outsourced and Mojokerto Factory production at the Karawang Factory to build an efficient production system for stable supply.

The Karawang Factory is already home to a factory for Masako® flavor seasoning that was constructed with an investment of approximately JPY 3.5 billion and began operating in December 2012, and it has supported ongoing increases in production. It is also positioned as a supply base for Western Indonesia, which accounts for 50 percent of sales, as well as for Islamic countries in the Middle East, North Africa and elsewhere.