Industry Newsletters

The Ministry of Industry facilitates potential investors from China, Germany and Europe who are interested in developing bamboo industry in Indonesia. The Deputy Minister of Industry mentioned this in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Indonesia International Furniture Fair in Jakarta. This ...

The Deputy Chairperson of the Seventh Committee of the Indonesian Parliament urged the government to take immediate and strong measures to save the domestic industry from the onslaught of a large number of imported goods. She emphasized that this issue cannot be handled by the Ministry of Industry alone, but should be nationally addressed by all ministries and relevant...

The Finance Minister has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of nylon film products from mainland China, Thailand and Taiwan, China, as the export prices of the imports in question are lower than the normal value, resulting in losses to the indigenous industry. The provision is effective from 2025 3...

The world trend of investment in nuclear power plants is increasing year by year, and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Komnas HAM) will work with the government to capitalize on this momentum and potential, the Komnas HAM's Vice President for Energy and Mineral Resources said, expressing appreciation for the government's prioritization of the development of the new energy sector. President Prabowo...

PT GNI's nickel smelter is located in North Morovalli, and the company is currently in a transition phase due to the new management being more selective in raw material choices, and production is expected to return to normal in April 2025. Employee capacity will be upgraded during this period, and the public...

Early 2025 members of the Indonesian Liquor Importers Association have expressed difficulties in selling their products due to the fact that liquor import licenses have not yet been fully issued. Currently only 9 out of 17 importer members have been granted licenses, and the association is unaware that the remaining 8...

Luhut, chairman of the National Economic Council, said that Indonesia has become a target for the transfer of textile and footwear industries over the past year. The textile and footwear industry is very strategic, creating a large number of jobs with a short training period for the labor force, as well as...

Sales of high-end cell phones (priced above $600) in Indonesia declined 9.21 TP3T in 2024 due to the banning of the iPhone 16 series in the country. The average selling price of handsets declined by 0.51 TP3T year-on-year.Apple's failure to meet domestic component requirements for the iPhone 16 to...

Indonesia's trade surplus in January 2025 amounted to US$3.45 billion, making it the 57th consecutive month since May 2020 to realize a trade surplus. The trade surplus at the beginning of 2025 was higher than the previous month, December 2024, said the Director General of Fiscal Policy at the Ministry of Finance,...

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources demonstrated at the Mandiri Investment Forum that the value of nickel exports jumped 10 times due to the downstreaming of the nickel industry. He said the value of Indonesia's nickel exports in 2017-2018 was only $3.3 billion. As President Joko stopped the nickel...