INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) will inaugurate its new plant in Banyuwangi and start operations in 2019. It targets the INKA industry in Banyuwangi to absorb up to 1000 workers. In the future Banyuwangi can build SMK train other than existing SMK Perkapalan.

Railway labor does require special specialization. During this time to meet the workforce in Madiun just lack. So we will cooperate with SMK in Banyuwangi to be able to supply manpower for INKA, said Director of Finance and Human Resources of PT INKA Mohamad Nur Sodiq in his press statement on Sunday (22/10/2017)

Meanwhile, Vice Regent Yusuf Widyatmoko welcomed the plan to build a new factory of PT INKA. The local government will provide the support needed by PT INKA for the smooth development of the industry.

We are very pleased Banyuwangi can be the location of PT INKA factory development. Moreover, this industry will absorb a lot of labor son of the regional graduates SMK, of course, with special skills. We hope everything can go smoothly, "said Vice Regent Joseph

For information, PT INKA invested Rp 600 billion in building the second factory. The planned location of the industry to be built in Banyuwangi is on an area of ​​200 hectares. Later the plant is built in Banyuwangi will be made factory-based stainless steel and aluminum wagon.