Philip Morris Indonesia plans new factory

Philip Morris Indonesia plans to boost its production and export capacity, reports the Jakarta Globe. The company intends to build a new factory in West Java in 2013 that will produce non-clove cigarettes, especially Marlboros.

Philip Morris Indonesia, which employs some 200 people at its existing factory in Bekasi, also in West Java, plans to hire 100 additional workers at the new factory.

Marlboro has 4.5 percent share of the Indonesian cigarette market.