China-based Fuling starts production from new Indonesian plant

Fuling Global Launches Production From Its Newest Manufacturing Facility in Indonesia

The company announced that its newest manufacturing facility, based in Semarang City, Central Java, Indonesia, has officially opened and launched production of straws, sauce cups, take-out boxes and paper cups. The new facility is the Company's third manufacturing plant outside of China.

Fuling Global established its first manufacturing facility outside of China in 2014, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which serves as the company's U.S. headquarters. Last year, Fuling Global opened its second manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico.

"Completion of our factory in Indonesia represents an important milestone in Fuling Global's strategy to become a global supplier of foodservice disposable products, offering innovative research and development and high-quality products, with international sourcing capability," said Mr. Xinfu Hu, CEO of Fuling Global Inc. "It is also by far our largest production plant outside of China and will enable us to provide our international clients with a comprehensive line of products."

The new Indonesia manufacturing facility spans nearly 194,000 square-feet. The Company expects to install 64 production lines of manufacturing equipment in two phases during 2020, including 20 straw production lines; 12 cup lid and packing box production lines; eight sauce cup production lines; and 24 paper cup production lines. Later this year, the Company plans to increase production to include paper bags. When both phases are done and fully operational, the Company expects to have approximately 500 employees at this facility and achieve annual production scale of approximately US$60 million, assuming sufficient customer orders.