As a company with its roots in communities and
countries doing business, the DOWA Group is
committed to building relationships in
which society and companies develop sustainably.
Among the Asian countries, Indonesia, which has the world’s fourth largest population, continues to show stability and high economic development. The DOWA Group has two businesses, namely, the Environment and Recycling Business and Heat treatment business in Indonesia, that has many global enterprises; therefore these businesses are indispensable considering Indonesia’s potential for future growth.
DTI (PT.DOWA THERMOTECH INDONESIA) was founded in June 2012 and is located in the Karawang Industrial Park which is in the vicinity of approximately 50 kilometers east of the capital city of Jakarta that takes about an hour by car. This company outsources heat treatment processing to increase the toughness and fatigue resistance of metal for automotive parts and construction machine parts etc.
In March 2015, the third phase of construction work was completed in which the installable space of the furnace grew to three times as large the size when inaugurated. In the Karawang Industrial Park where DTI is located, automobile and related factories concentrates, therefore the root is laid there for the development of heat treatment service.
DTF (PT.DOWA THERMOTECH FURNACES) was founded in the same location as DTI in May 2013. We are doing the installation and maintenance of the heat treatment facility.
Many of the two-wheelers and four-wheelers that have increased the sales in Indonesia recently belong to Japanese manufacturers and it is our heat treatment business that supports the manufacturing. DOWA Thermotech has been delivering a number of heat treatment facilities to automobile and part manufacturers in Indonesia from the past, however, as a comprehensive heat treatment manufacturer with heat treatment processing and maintenance businesses, we are building a system that can be multifaceted to customer's needs, with the cooperation of DTI and DTF.
PPLi (PT.Prasadha Pamunah Limbah Industri) is a waste disposal company that has the final disposal site for hazardous waste one and only in Indonesia. It was established in 1994 in Bogor County which is about 40 km south of Jakarta and was added to the DOWA group in 2009. PPLi does comprehensive environmental projects such as recycling, survey and purification of contaminated soil, apart from collection and transportation of industrial wastes and their intermediate and final treatments.
Waste disposal management is familiar to all industries and as an entity that supports the social infrastructure of Indonesia, the responsibility of PPLi of manages the final disposal site for hazardous waste is critical.
The final disposal site of PPLi has a structure conforming to the US-EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) standard and it carries out regular monitoring of groundwater, surface water, leachate water, final discharged water, etc. based on local rules and regulations. In addition to this, even after completing the filling up work, we are obliged to manage it in the same manner for 30 years.
PPLi collects and transports waste from all the islands of Indonesia and plays a major role in transporting the waste safely and reliably to the waste disposal companies. By gathering various types of trucks and containers, wastes are transported safely according to their varying properties and shapes. Moreover, the trucks owned by PPLi are all equipped with GPS and this system is used to constantly check the position and route of each truck and manage the operation. The route of the truck is tracked from the customer's waste collection site to the PPLi and we are taking initiatives for the safety management of the driver and schedule management in Indonesia where traffic is heavy.
It is very important for the company management to conduct business while gaining the understanding of the local residents, and this is considered particularly important by PPLi which carries out the waste disposal work. PPLi is actively working to improve the living conditions of the neighboring areas and support community activities among the CSR activities. It is also dedicated to overseeing the local community with the person in charge listening to requests from each representative of the local community and providing fair and impartial support after discussion. Specifically, it provides assistance for sending teachers to local elementary schools, support medical sanitation activities for local residents, and support construction of assembling areas etc.