{
  "id": 12565373,
  "title": "KT&G launches new Indonesia plant, completes 5-country production network",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kt-g-launches-new-indonesia-plant-completes-5-country-production-12565373",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261007/ktg-launches-new-indonesia-plant-completes-5-country-production-network"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KT&G, the South Korean tobacco company, has inaugurated a new cigarette production facility in Indonesia, solidifying its presence in a five-country global manufacturing network that spans Korea, Indonesia, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkey. The opening ceremony for the plant took place on Monday in Pasuruan, East Java, a key tobacco market and export hub in the Asia-Pacific region.\n\nKT&G entered the Indonesian market in 2011 through the acquisition of a local company. Since then, it has introduced two of its leading brands, Esse and Juara, to the local market. The company currently holds the fourth position in Indonesia's cigarette market.\n\nTo meet the increasing demand, KT&G constructed the new plant, signing a partnership agreement with Indonesia's Ministry of Investment and the Investment Coordinating Board in September 2023. Construction commenced in April 2024, and the facility began trial operations during the first half of 2026. Upon the completion of all nine production lines, the plant will be capable of producing up to 21 billion cigarettes annually. Combined with KT&G's existing Indonesian facility, which currently produces 14 billion cigarettes per year, the company's total cigarette production capacity in Indonesia will reach an impressive 35 billion cigarettes annually.",
  "summary": "KT&G has begun full-scale operations at a new cigarette plant in Indonesia, completing a five-country global production network spanning Korea, Indonesia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey. KT&G said Wednesday that it held an opening ceremony for the plant in Pasuruan, East Java, on Monday Indonesia is one of the world's major tobacco markets and a key export hub in the Asia-Pacific region. KT&G…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "KT&G launches new Indonesia plant, completes 5-country production network",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kt-g-launches-new-indonesia-plant-completes-5-country-production",
        "published": "2026-10-07T06:17:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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