Investment in Indonesia's downstream industry exceeded 280 trillion in the first half of the year

In the first half of 2025, Indonesia's downstream industry investment realization amounted to Rp 280.8 trillion, an increase of 54.81 TP3T year-on-year, accounting for 29.81 TP3T of the country's total investment (Rp 942.9 trillion) in the same period; of which, Rp 144.5 trillion was invested in the second quarter, accounting for 30.21 TP3T of the quarter's total investment (Rp 477.7 trillion), which is on a growing trend.The minerals sector leads with 193.8 trillion rupiah, with nickel (94.1 trillion rupiah) at the core, followed by copper (40 trillion rupiah) and bauxite (27.7 trillion rupiah). The nickel downstream industry is at the heart of the ecosystem for electric vehicles (including batteries and recycling systems), and a $9 billion (about 150 trillion dong) industry-wide project (from nickel mining to battery recycling) is being promoted in partnership with state-owned enterprises. The plantation and forestry sector contributed 67.4 trillion rupiah, with palm oil (31.6 trillion rupiah), logs (24.9 trillion rupiah), and rubber (8.2 trillion rupiah) being the main components. Investments in the oil and gas sector amounted to 17.3 trillion dongs, including 7.9 trillion dongs in crude oil and 9.4 trillion dongs in natural gas. Investment in the fishery sector is 2.3 trillion dongs, involving salt, tuna, skipjack tuna,mackerelShrimp, seaweed, pike, tilapia and other commodities. The Minister of Investment and Downstream Industries said that with the entry of new investors and the advancement of several downstream projects in strategic commodities, investment in the downstream industry is expected to continue to grow in the second half of 2025 and become an important pillar in driving the country's sustained economic growth.