Forbes Asia — December 2017

(Jacob Rumans) #1

10 Indonesia


SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

Indonesia’s leading apparel producer is already the supplier of choice for many of the leading international retail brands.

PAN BROTHERS:


CLOTHING THE WORLD WITH INDONESIAN HEART


PT Pan Brothers Tbk (PBRX) is the larg-
est garment manufacturer in Indonesia
and aims to become the largest apparel
supplier in the world. PBRX is ready to
be part of Indonesia emerging as a
global leader in garment sourcing for
retail brands worldwide as PBRX’s vision
is “To Be An Integrated and Worldwide
Apparel Supplier.”
How will PBRX accomplish this lofty
goal? With continuous improvements in
productivity, efficiency and production
expansion with new technology. The
company’s IT platform in production and
planning has been running since 2010, and
in 2017, PBRX enhances more application
to support the growth and the system.
Revenue growth each year is targeted at
a minimum of 10% to 15% a year for the
next five years.
Growth also comes from upstream
as well as downstream efforts, to create
a fully integrated supply chain. PBRX is
also compliant with standards such as
SA 8000, OHSAS, C-TPAT/GSV and ISO
certification. PBRX is planning to set
up a synthetic woven fabric mills in the
future. On the retail side, PBRX’s retail
business is growing existing brands such
as Zoe Black, Salt n Pepper, Asylum, FTL
and Wastu, with more than 170 stores in
Indonesia beside the online platform.
The company was established in 1980
and went public in 1990. PBRX supports
free-trade negotiation to encourage
global growth and make it easier for

Indonesia to develop its textile, garment
and apparel expertise. The apparel
business is very competitive, but PBRX is
already a “one-stop” shop for brands to
develop, source and make their products.
PBRX’s mission is to improve its
performance and products by continuously
applying the best management prac tice in
order to create the best opportunities for
its employees to develop and achieve their
full potential. It also strives to maximize
shareholder value, while adopting good
corporate governance and disclosure
practices in order to utilize its financial
resources efficiency.
Proof of PBRX’s customer satisfac-
tion is demonstrated in the long-term

relationship with many global brands,
which include Uniqlo, Adidas, The North
Face, Salomon, Arc’teryx, Calvin Klein,
J. Crew, Dillard’s, Belk, Orvis, Stadium,
Gerbing, Spyder, Mavic, Guess, Strellson,
Joop!, Oviesse, Coin, Holy Fashion, H&M,
Lacoste, Geox, Kathmandu, PVH, G2000,
Express, Tom Tailor, Hollister, Tommy
Hilfiger, Armani, Hunter, Descente,
Mizuno, Christopher & Banks, Oakley, Tor-
rid, Speedo, Berghaus, Columbia Sports-
wear, Prada and IKEA.
PBRX produces (i) technical, functional
and activewear jackets suited for snow-
boarding, ski outerwear, activewear,
jogging, hiking, and other sports and
outdoor activities, etc. (ii) woven gar-
ments such as padded and lightweight
jackets, pants, shorts, casual pants, dress
shirts, etc. (iii) cut and sewn knit garments
such as polo shirts, golf shirts, tracksuits,
and sweatsuits. Setup capacity is tar-
geted to increase from 90 million pieces
of garments to 117 million in 2018 and
early 2019.

PBRX currently produces more than 90 million pieces.

The company produces apparel for top global brands. http://www.panbrotherstbk.com
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