Indonesia's durian exports to China worth $8 billion
Indonesia, one of the world's leading producers and exporters of durian, aims to increase the value of durian agriculture across the country, especially for the Chinese market. To achieve this goal, Indonesia plans to make the durian, nicknamed the "king of fruits,"...
Huagang Group Launches First Overseas Factory Project in Indonesia
On June 21, 2024, Huagang Group launched its first overseas factory project in Semarang, Indonesia. This marks a new progress in the group's overseas market layout, and will also fill the Indonesian high-end functional elastic chemical fiber fabric...
World's largest single-line copper smelter officially inaugurated in Indonesia
The government has initiated a downstream industrial policy, which is expected to be able to support the national economy in increasing value addition and is one of the keys to maintaining the resilience of the national economy. To support this downstream policy, the role of domestic offtakers is important, including...
Various unregistered BPOM cosmetics found to contain carcinogens in Indonesia
Recently Indonesian social media platforms appeared to discuss the list of foreign-made cosmetics containing carcinogens, which are substances that are harmful to the body because they trigger the growth of cancer cells. A TikTok user posted the list of cosmetics containing dangerous...
Indonesia's trade ministry plans to tighten imports of Chinese ceramic products
Trade Minister (Mendag) said he will tighten ceramic imports due to the large number of illegal ceramic products entering from China. The Trade Ministry recently confiscated 4.57 million ceramic products, worth nearly Rp 80 billion, because they did not meet SNI standards....
Indonesia to become world's fourth-largest copper producer next year
Indonesia is set to become the world's fourth-largest producer of copper cathode by 2025, following the full commissioning in July 2024 of the new PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) smelter in Gresik. The Minister of Investment/Investment Coordinating Board (B...
PetroChina takes multiple measures to ensure gas supply to Indonesia
Cooperative Contractor (KKKS) PT PetroChina International Jabung Ltd (PCJL) continues its efforts to secure the supply of natural gas in Indonesia, especially to meet industrial demand and household gas network (jargas). This was made by PetroChina ...
This Chinese company was not allowed to enter the Indonesian market.
The Director General of Domestic Trade at the Ministry of Trade has revealed that e-commerce platform Temu has not yet received a license to operate in Indonesia. The e-commerce platform from China is considered to have the potential to disrupt the market and affect the country's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME...
Chinese firms invest Rp 13 trillion in East Kalimantan
A Chinese company is ready to invest Rp 13 trillion in East Kalimantan, said the Acting Governor of East Kalimantan (Kaltim), who is also on an official visit to China from June 19 to 22, 2024 . The company interested in investing comes from China...
Indonesia's trade ministry seizes illegal imports of Chinese ceramics amounting to Rp 79.8 billion
Minister of Trade (Mendag) revealed that millions of ceramic products worth Rp 79.8 billion illegally imported from China were seized from PT Bintang Timur warehouse in Surabaya totaling 4,565,597 pieces. Millions of from China...