Industry Newsletters

Indonesia's investment agency takes over debt restructuring of Yavan Express Railway

The Yavan High Speed Rail (HSR), a mega-project under former President Joko's administration, is mainly financed by a loan from China's China Development Bank (CDB), with the remainder coming from the state budget and the capital of a consortium of state-owned enterprises from Indonesia and China. The project ...

Indonesia plans to build solar power plants with Chinese firms

Indonesia plans to cooperate with Chinese companies to build 100 GW of solar power plants, and the related cooperation has advanced during the working visit to China of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, who recently met with Chinese solar panel company Trina Sola...

Chinese Investors Actively Invest in Halal Industrial Parks in Indonesia

The Indonesian government says Chinese investors have lined up to prepare for investments in the Halal Industrial Park (KIH) in Sikang, East Java, mainly in the fields of halal gelatin, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, such as Chinese investor AminBio, which focuses on halal gelatin production, and Z...

China, Indonesia plan to cooperate on nickel smelter acquisition

The Association of Indonesian Nickel Miners (APNI) says that Danantara, the Indonesian investment authority, is expected to form a consortium with Chinese companies to jointly acquire the nickel smelter assets of PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI). The acquisition plan is still developing...

Indonesia to see six large corporate IPOs with total market capitalization of over Rp 3 trillion by 2025

The Managing Director of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) said at a press conference on the 48th anniversary of the capital market held at the BEI Main Hall in Jakarta that two large leading companies are planning to conduct initial public offerings (IPOs) in the second half of the year 2025, and that the 2025...

Indonesia has the potential to lead the change in battery energy transition

The General Chairman of the Indonesian Battery Ecosystem Association (Id Battery) recently pointed out at the opening ceremony of the International Battery Summit 2025 in Jakarta that batteries are rapidly becoming the centerpiece of the energy transition as the world moves toward decarbonization, and Indonesia...

Indonesian companies develop five strategic downstream coal projects

PT Bukit Asam (PTBA) is developing at least five strategic coal downstream projects covering the gasification of coal to produce a wide range of products, some of which are at various stages. These include plans to gasify coal into DME, which is expected to replace liquid fossil...

Indonesia's total coal production this year is expected to exceed 700 million tons

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) expects total coal production to exceed 700 million tons in 2025, and coal production reached 371.66 million tons in the first half of 2025, which is more than half of the target, and the relevant officials are optimistic about the achievement of the full-year...

A number of Indonesian companies are awaiting or have completed their IPOs

The Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) has so far seen 22 companies complete initial public offerings (IPOs), raising a total of Rp 10.39 trillion. There are still seven companies in the queue for listing, three of which are large companies with assets of more than 250 billion rupiah...

China Remains Indonesia's Largest Import and Export Trading Partner

Indonesia's trade with China continues to grow, reaching $70.8 billion in the first half of 2025 (H1), up 15.51 TP3T year-on-year, with China remaining Indonesia's largest import and export trading partner. According to the latest data from Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency (BPS), 2025...
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