Among Chinese and Hindus, often using incense, as a complement to the ever-present in his worship. Like a meal three times a day, so does the need for them this incense. Bali is one of the greatest places the incense consumption. However it turns out, Malang became incense manufacturers to supply the needs of Bali.
Malang Post trying to trace one of the incense, in Malang. Precisely in Bendo Village Road Subdistrict Moncowarno Pakisaji. There is a home industry producing incense. His name Jaya Light Incense. An incense manufacturers, which markets its products deep into the island.
'' More precisely largely indeed our incense distribution in Bali. We become distributors for suppliers there. The shape is still incense mentahan, '' said owner Jaya Light Incense, Martha Yuliana Siswanto.
Incense still mentahan, because there is no incense packing ready to sell as the market.That is, incense is still grayed out for body parts commonly burned.
'' Still naturally. Form the basic colors obtained from kopyokan or processed calcium, coconut shells, powder and tree cutting residual caustic soda. Later when at suppliers in Bali, those who add color and packing with its own brand, '' he said at length.
According to him, this incense effort has been underway since six years ago. Starting from curiosity when visiting Bali and there are a supplier who says, if in Malang is great potential for producing incense.
Since then, the parents of Martha pursue this business. For, indeed, the availability of raw materials in Malang in particular, are very abundant. For example, bamboo as raw material Bitingan incense. In addition, powder of wood into a mixture of incense itself.
Martha who dare to manage the business three years last mentioned, the availability of this material, making relatively large production. With 16 workers were divided into four parts work, now Light Jaya Incense Incense produce 500 kg per day.
'' The division of workers ranging from Bitingan incense maker of bamboo. Then incense processing, packing section and the general section. But sometimes also can do all, '' he beber.
He admits, the process of making this mentahan incense, still manually. Thus, production capacity is still in the range of 500 kg per day.
In fact, incense-making process is very easy. Start of manufacture Bitingan as a first step.Size according to demand, be 22 cm, 28 cm, 32 cm or 36 cm. Once completed, the bottom Bitingan given color to the limit with gagangya stuffing incense.
'' In this place gagangan consisting only of two colors. Between red or black. Unless there is a request. After colored dried for 6-8 hours depending on the sun, '' explained the women who like traveling this.
After staining the handle is completed, go into the process of making incense body.Through calcium preparations, powders tree until caustic soda which consists of three stages. A word of caution in this process, it will be difficult if not burned incense or it can not be burned. After that dianginkan moment to dry, before going into the final process, the packing.
Packingan containing 40 kilograms of incense. So in a day, can produce 12-13 ball incense. According to women who never took education at the University of Ciputra, after totaling four tons, it is time for delivery.
Women who claim to be Hitaci (Black but China) is mamaparkan, delivery takes place once a week. Within a month on average between 4-5 times the delivery, with a turnover in the range of USD 30-40 million per shipment. '' To be sure each week definitely send to Bali, '' he stated.
Moreover, the demand increases when before the holiday in Bali. For example, in March there will be Nyepi. Demand increased by 50 percent. This makes employees sometimes overtime to chase the target. He said no problem, because employees also come from the surrounding villages. Moreover, if they are reluctant to go home, also available mess at the production site.
As alluded to are not willing is expanded to its distribution, he admitted it could be.Therefore, the existing offerings of incense for delivery to the Asian region. '' From Thailand and Myanmar had offered. But not yet ready production when in the near future, '' he added.
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