Industry Newsletters

The domestic refractory industry will be a catalyst for the country's industrial growth, supporting President Prabowo's goal of 8% economic growth by 2029, the chairman of the Association of Indonesian Refractory and Insulation Materials (ASRINDO) said recently. The industry, through...

Indonesia has officially launched the construction of its first soda ash (soda ash) plant in the industrial area of Bontang City, East Kalimantan Province. The project, with an investment of 5 trillion rupiah, covers an area of 16 hectares and is expected to create 800 jobs, and is scheduled to be built in March 2028...

Indonesia's hotel and hospitality sector has become a popular target for foreign investors in the post-epidemic era, with investment deals expected to reach nearly US$150 million (approximately Rp 2.4 trillion) in 2026. This growth is attributed to Indonesia's strong macroeconomic base...

The Minister of Communications and Information recently said at the FEKDI & IFSE event in Jakarta that Indonesia has made significant progress in the construction of data centers, with 180 data centers of different sizes now operating across the country, eight of which meet the highest standards of tie...

China's energy policy adjustments are putting structural pressure on Indonesia's coal industry, according to a report released by the Energy Transition Institute (ESI). By increasing domestic coal production, optimizing energy logistics and accelerating the clean energy transition, China has reduced the need to enter...

China South King Technology Co. Ltd.'s holding subsidiary factory in Central Java province has gone into full production, which occupies an area of 12,000 square meters and specializes in environmentally friendly packaging products such as eco-friendly paper bags, non-woven bags and label paper. The company earlier held ...

Singapore's Equator Renewables Asia (ERA) and CRE International (CREI), a subsidiary of China's China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), have signed a framework agreement to jointly develop 900 megawatts (MW) of solar power in the Riau Islands of Indonesia and 1.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity...

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced that the Coal to Dimethyl Ether (DME) project will start in 2026, aiming to reduce liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports. Currently, Indonesia's LPG consumption is 8.5 million tons per year, with only 1.3 million tons of domestic production, and the annual import...

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), through the Directorate General of Law Enforcement (DGLE), has completed the geo-mapping of illegal and unlicensed mining activities across the country, with the DGLE's director announcing in Jakarta recently that it has identified a number of hotspots for illegal mining. The focus of the monitoring...

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has revealed that Indonesia's 90% downstreaming projects by 2040 will be focused on minerals and coal. This plan is based on the roadmap of the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming, which aims to increase the added value of raw materials. Nickel exports from...