Coiled retractable Sharp is planning JOB CUTS Debt, 8,000 employees and Offers 2 Factory TV

Tokyo -TV Producers from Japan, Sharp planning to LAYOFF 8,000 employees, or over 15% of the total employees Sharp throughout the world. Sharp also sell 2 TV factory owns.

As many as 8,000 employees to be fired is composed of 3,000 employees working in 2 factories in China and Mexico TV was sold to the Hon Hai Precision Industry from Taiwan. While 5,000 others have been announced by the employee's Sharp advance.

Japan newspaper Yomiuri said, Sharp fired thousands of employees move and sell TV factory is to reduce costs and pay their debts.

Other newspaper even said, Sharp plans to increase the number of employees who will be laid off 10,000 people.

"We continue to work to form an Alliance of the most good with Hon Hai, but there has been no decision made Hon Hai matter of our plant sales in Mexico and China," said Sharp spokesman quoted from Reuters, Monday (21/12/2012).

Currently has a number of Sharp debt 1.25 trillion yen (US $ 16 billion). The company is also struggling to do the refinancing middle of debentures worth 360 billion yen and a convertible bond issue worth 200 billion yen, which will be due next September.

The company will provide assessment reports its assets to banks to get funding to continue its business. Sharp stock price fell more than the current 35% since August.

(dnl/dnl)

Gita Wirjawan make sure iPhone Factory was built in Cikande

Jakarta -Secretary of Commerce Gita Wirjawan guarantee technology companies from Taiwan, Foxconn Technology Group is ready to invest in Indonesia. Foxconn factory will build positive stage in Cikande, Serang, Banten in the end of this year.

"For sure, but later the news was negative," says Gita on HOUSE Jakarta, Thursday (16/8/2012).

Gita says, for the construction of the first phase, Foxconn will be producing makes 3 million handsets or smart phone (cellular phone).

"It's a small pertamnya Phase, only to build three million handsets, next 10 million handsets and others an awful lot," sebutnya.

On that occasion, former head of the coordinating body (BKPM) Pma professed it, there will be construction of the factory for the next stage in the Foxconn 6 korodor Indonesia's economy.

"In China they build 33 factory, in Indonesia he thought to 6 corridors for each Corridor it could be one or more of the manufacturer," lid.

As known, Foxconn Technology Group is a company manufacturing Taiwan originating in producing electronic components for some of the famous brands like Apple and Nokia.

ModernCikande Industrial Estate (MCIE) became a strong candidate location Foxconn factory development. Today's plan is the Foxconn will decide whether these locations became the location of their factories.

Foxconn will use 5,000 square meters of land for their HP assembly plant. Foxconn will buy with an area of 4000 meters factory and the production was renovated in the ModernCikande Industrial Estate.

(feb/dnl)

There is a Factory in Cikande, INDONESIA iPhone Could Produce 20 million HP in 2017

Jakarta -origin technology Manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group Taiwan are at an early stage is ready to produce handsets or smart phone end of December 2012. As many as 20 million mobile (HP) manufactured ready Indonesia.

Industry Leading technology-based Director General Ministry of industry said the Government Favor Darmadi is targeting 20 million units of mobile phones will be terproduksi in 5 years into the future.

"My target a 20 millions, 5 years into the future," says Bob when found in the Ministry of industry, journalists Jakarta, Wednesday (15/8/12).

He revealed, with the building of factories, Foxconn imports cell phone numbers can be suppressed. Each year, according to Bob, as many as 45 million mobile phone units imported from Indonesia.

The Government is targeting at least 50% of the number of such imports can be suppressed. "There are 45 million units/year, HP nearly all imports. It's US $ 5 billion more, if I could take setegahnya it's already pretty really, "he added.

Budi spoke, further types of cell phones that will be produced from high class. "We want to produce that same medium range smartphone, at US $ 50-100," pungkasnya.

As known, Foxconn Technology Group is a company manufacturing Taiwan originating in producing electronic components for some of the famous brands like Apple and Nokia.

ModernCikande Industrial Estate (MCIE) became a strong candidate location Foxconn factory development. Today's plan is the Foxconn will decide whether these locations became the location of their factories.

Foxconn will use 5,000 square meters of land for their HP assembly plant. Foxconn will buy with an area of 4000 meters factory and the production was renovated in the ModernCikande Industrial Estate.

(Jim/dnl)