Industry Newsletters

September 2025 Eight international retail brands have announced their presence in Jakarta's high-end malls, covering a wide range of sectors including food, fashion and lifestyle, reflecting the confidence of international brands in Indonesia's consumer market. The incoming brands and their locations are Han...

The Kendal Special Economic Zone (KEK Kendal) is developing into a global center for the production of battery materials for electric vehicles, the secretary-general of the Ministry of Economic Coordination has announced. As of the second quarter of 2025, the special zone has attracted investments of 90.12 trillion rupiah (about 5.8 billion...

In September 2025, Indonesia's PT Maharaksa Biru Energi Tbk (OASA) and China Tianying (CNTY) established a joint venture to develop the South Tanggelang Waste-to-Energy (PLTSa) project. The project has a total investment of 2.65 trillion...

The Indonesian government has announced that the price of electricity sold for waste-to-energy projects will be standardized at $0.2/kWh (about 3,000 rupiah) and will not be subject to investor bargaining. The policy, which was announced by the Economic Coordination Minister at the Presidential Office recently, is aimed at accelerating the resolution of the country's 33 provincial...

Indonesian investment group Danantara has announced two major nickel investment plans, including the HPAL project with Chinese company GEM, the signing of a US$1.42 billion agreement to join forces with Brazil's Vale Indonesia to build a 66,000-tonne per annum mixed hydroxide...

The Jepara regency government in Central Java province has signed a cooperation agreement with China's Zhejiang Jinjiang Environmental Group, which plans to convert household waste into renewable energy from 2026. The project aims to solve the problem of overloaded local landfills and push...

PT Samator Indo Gas (AGII), Indonesia's leading industrial gas company, has announced a strategic partnership with Chinese companies to develop the industrial gas and clean energy sectors. They have partnered with China IG Member Alliance (CIGM...

Forbes has released its list of the 100 Companies to Watch in Asia in 2025, and eight Indonesian startups have been selected, covering a wide range of sectors such as green building materials, fintech, and environmental services. India led the list with 18 companies, with Singapore and Japan...

Data from the Ministry of Industry showed that as of August 2025, a total of 1,690 companies are building production facilities nationwide, with a total investment of 930 trillion dong (about $42.2 billion), expected to create 332,000 jobs. Among them, the food industry invested...

Indonesia recently announced that it will continue to enforce existing ethanol import regulations, but said it will consider revising them if they adversely affect the domestic industry. The policy aims to balance domestic industry protection and international trade requirements between...