PT. DJITOE Indonesian Tobacco Company WAS FORMED IN 1969, INITIALLY TO PRODUCE HAND MADE KRETEK CIGARETTES.IN 1980 THE COMPANY PURCHASED THEIR FIRST MK 8 CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINE WHICH WAS FURTHER DEVELOPED IN HOUSE TO PRODUCE FILTER TIPPED KRETEK CIGARETTES.IN 1983 THE COMPANY VENTURED INTO THE MACHINERY BUSINESS BY RECONDITIONING CIGARETTE MAKING AND PACKING MACHINERY FOR THE INDONESIAN DOMESTIC MARKET.IN 1993 PT.DJITOE ITC INTRODUCED REBUILT MACHINERY INTO INTERNATIONAL MARKET.IN 1998 THE REBUILD BUSINESS WAS EXTENDED TO BATAM ISLAND TO KEEP PLACE WITH THE INCREASING EXPORT MARKET. TODAY PT. DJITOE ITC IS THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF REBUILT CIGARETTE MAKING AND PACKING MACHINERY IN ASIA