Indonesia's downstream industry investment reaches Rp 136.3 trillion in Q1

In the first quarter of 2025, investment in Indonesia's downstream industry realized significant growth, with its investment amounting to Rp 136.3 trillion.It increased by 1.041 TP3T compared to the previous quarter and 79.821 TP3T year-on-year compared to 75.8 trillion rupiah in the first quarter of 2024.The Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry and Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board pointed out that the downstream industry investment has great potential and the year-on-year growth of 79.821 TP3T is significant and can bring significant benefits to the Indonesian economy. In terms of investment composition, investment in this sector contributed 29.3% to total investment in the first quarter of 2025, up from 24% in the past three years, thanks to the optimization of downstream product processing. Among them, investment in mineral commodities realized 97.6 trillion rupiah, mainly focused on nickel, steel, copper, etc.; 31.13 trillion rupiah in the plantation and forestry sector, covering oil palm, rubber, etc.; 6.55 trillion rupiah in the oil and gas sector; and 1.03 trillion rupiah in the fishery and marine commodities sector, including salt, tuna, etc. In the past, investment was focused on nickel and its downstream industries, but now the copper industry has also begun to develop, and in the future, it will promote the development of oil palm and other industries into deep processing, creating more jobs and added value, while also continuing to promote the diversification of downstream industries in the marine sector, such as seaweed and fish.