THE din has ceased at the metal workshops in Ceper, Klaten, Central Java. The silence in the village is deafening. Activities of thousands of metal founders have greatly decreased. In the past, Ceper was known as a center for around 350 metal casting businesses with various products, from water pumps, car chains, brake blocks, to other automotive components.

Theyve folded, said Achmad Safiun, President of the Indonesian Association of Metal Casti