Industry Newsletters

Indonesia's methanol demand is large, with consumption exceeding 1.3 million tons in 2023, but domestic production only meets one-third of the demand, requiring large imports. Indonesia is rich in resources, with natural gas reserves reaching 54.83 trillion cubic feet in 2024 and coal reserves exceeding 39.89 billion tons...

The U.S.-China trade war has led to a massive influx of Chinese products into Indonesia, including clothing, as some Chinese products have found it difficult to enter the U.S. market due to high tariffs. This has triggered concerns among local textile industry players in Indonesia, such as local pajama sellers...

Indonesia's intention to close down coal-fired power plants PLTUs in order to achieve the net-zero emissions target by 2060 is written into the Ministerial Regulation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MoEMR) on the Roadmap for Energy Transformation in the Power Sector. The Indonesian Institute for Essential Services Reform (IES...

China's nickel processing giant Hwayo will join an Indonesian electric vehicle battery consortium, replacing South Korea's LG Energy, which withdrew, the investment minister confirmed. Huayou, which operates in Indonesia through local subsidiaries, is involved in key nickel processing projects and has an interest in the industry...

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) actively participated in the China (Zhejiang)-Indonesia Trade and Investment Conference to encourage investment and trade cooperation with China in the field of fisheries, which involves a wide range of segments such as fishing, aquaculture, processing and logistics. The conference was organized by the Zhejiang Provincial Government and...

Driven by the news of China's plan to build coal-fired power plants, coal prices in Newcastle and Rotterdam rose in different months. For example, Newcastle's coal price rose to $95.5 per ton in April, and Rotterdam's rose to $103.65 per ton in April. The Chinese government announced that it would ...

In January-February 2025, Indonesia's shelled coconut exports reached $30.8 million (about Rp 5.17 trillion) in value and 71,077 tons in volume, with the main export destinations being China and Vietnam. Among them, exports of shelled coconut to China amounted to 68,065 tons, valued at 29...

The Chairman of the Asian Trade, Tourism and Economic Council (ATTEC), in the Indonesia Investment Summit, emphasized that now is the golden time for Indonesia to attract foreign investment and welcomed global investors, especially Chinese manufacturing investors, to invest and set up factories in Indonesia. Indonesia is being seen as...

Booming e-commerce in Indonesia has prompted developers to aggressively build industrial parks and warehouses. According to the e-Conomy SEA 2024 report, the e-commerce business is expected to be the largest contributor to Indonesia's digital economy in 2024, estimated at 65 billion...

Indonesia-China relations continue to heat up in the tech sector, as a delegation from Nanning, capital of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has just concluded an intensive visit to Indonesia aimed at deepening cooperation in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the digital economy. The two sides held...